Football

Gamecocks Introduce Mini Ticket Plan

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina Athletics announced today the Mini Helmet Mini Plan for the 2016 Gamecock football season. The Mini Helmet Mini Plan provides fans the opportunity to attend the Texas A&M game on Saturday, October 1, plus at least two additional games, with fans choosing from among the UMass, Tennessee, Missouri or Western Carolina…

Clemson Leads with 10 Preseason All-ACC Selections by ACC Kickoff Media

GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Defending league champion Clemson leads all schools with 10 selections to the 2016 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Preseason Football Team announced on Wednesday. The team was selected by a vote of 191 media members who were credentialed for last week’s ACC Football Kickoff in Charlotte. Clemson junior quarterback Deshaun Watson, who was voted to repeat as ACC Preseason Player…

Fry Makes Groza Award Watch List

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina senior Elliott Fry was named to the 30-player preseason watch list for the Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award, the organization announced today. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the award’s 2016 preseason watch list includes 19 former semifinalists, including Fry, who earned the honor in 2014.   Fry has been Carolina’s placekicker in…

Clemson Season Tickets Sold Out

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — With 78 days remaining before its home opener on Sept. 10, Clemson has announced it has sold all available 2016 football season tickets for the upcoming campaign. With 57,059 season tickets sold, the Athletic Ticket Office is no longer taking orders for full seven-game packages.   The athletic department will make available a non-renewable, six-game package…

ESPN3 To Broadcast Newberry-Catawba Game

INDIANAPOLIS (NC SID) — The South Atlantic Conference football game between Newberry College and Catawba College will be broadcast on ESPN3 as part of the 2016 NCAA Division II Football Showcase, as announced by the NCAA office Thursday. Kickoff is slated for 6 p.m. on Saturday, October 1, at Newberry’s historic Setzler Field as the culmination of Family Weekend and the…

Moore Hosting 4th Annual Eat2Win Camp

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Former Gamecock Langston Moore knows he can’t help all young football players make it to the NFL like he did.  But Moore can help make those kids more aware about the importance of keeping their bodies healthy. For the fourth straight year, Moore and a host of former Gamecock football players will put on a one-day…

9 Tigers Make Preseason All-American Teams

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Led by quarterback Deshaun Watson, Clemson has nine different players named to various preseason All-American teams released  over the last month.  A look to the teams released by Sporting News, ESPN the Magazine, Lindy’s Sports, Athlon, and Phil Steele, Clemson has six offensive player and three defensive players on at least one All-America team.   Watson, who…

Game Times Set For First Three USC Games

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Game times have been set for South Carolina’s first three football games of the 2016 season, it was announced today. The Gamecocks will open the 2016 season at Vanderbilt on Thursday, September 1, with an 8 pm ET (7 pm CT) start on ESPN. The Gamecocks lead the all-time series against Vanderbilt by a 21-4…