Lawson scored seven points in the first nine minutes after halftime, including a pair of fast-break dunks off of his own steals, but South Carolina was unable to shake the Rattlers. There were five ties and four lead changes in the second half.
The Gamecocks have a severe need at wide receiver, an already-thin position group from 2020. Top receiver Shi Smith announced earlier this month that he would be forgoing his senior season and entering the NFL Draft.
Former Gamecock and current Panthers punter Joseph Charlton earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors for Week 16, the NFL announced Wednesday.
Erik Kimrey is one of the most decorated high school football coaches in South Carolina history, and now he's hoping that success translates at the college level.
The No. 5/4 Gamecocks are next scheduled to play on Mon., Jan. 4, at Alabama. They will be back at Colonial Life Arena for a 7 p.m. tipoff against Georgia on Thu., Jan. 7.
Joining the Carolina staff for the first time in 2021 are Will Friend, who was named the offensive line coach, former Gamecock quarterback Erik Kimrey, who will serve as the tight ends coach, and Pete Lembo, who will be the Gamecocks' associate head coach/special teams coordinator.
South Carolina's initial COVID struggles began Dec. 8 when the team announced it was pausing all activities and canceling its home opener against Wofford.
According to a source close to the Gamecock football program Tuesday, the Gamecocks' matchup with UAB in the Gasparilla Bowl Saturday is in jeopardy of not being played after what's being described as a "COVID related" incident on Carolina's roster.
South Carolina football team had five players selected All-SEC by the league's 14 head coaches, the Southeastern Conference announced today (Tuesday, Dec. 22).
After South Carolina men's basketball received Monday's COVID-19 test results, Wednesday's scheduled contest vs. South Carolina State has been canceled.
Oregon State’s four-year run in the Top 25 ended Monday when the Beavers fell out of The Associated Press women’s basketball poll for the first time since 2016.
The Gamecock baseball team is ranked No. 21 in the nation in the Collegiate Baseball's Fabulous 50 NCAA Division I preseason poll, it was announced Monday morning.
Gamecock redshirt senior quarterback Collin Hill has been named one of 14 Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year Award semifinalists, the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced this afternoon (Monday, Dec. 21) in association with the Associated Press (AP) and the Fiesta Bowl Organization.
The Gamecocks will be facing a UAB Blazers team that finished 6-3 and beat Marshall to win the Conference USA championship, their second in the last three seasons.