Gamecocks

2015 National Champs Seeking Second Team Title, Third-Straight for Gamecocks

FLORENCE, Ala. (May 31, 2017) – The University of South Carolina team of Patrick Walters of Summerville, South Carolina, and Gettys Brannon of Gaffney, South Carolina, took the early lead Wednesday after Day One of the 2017YETI FLW College Fishing National Championship on Wheeler Lake presented by Lowrance C-Map Genesis . The Gamecock duo weighed a five-bass limit totaling 17…

McCaskill With U.S. U-23 Team For Nordic Tournament

By: Bryson Allen-Williams

South Carolina women’s soccer standout Savannah McCaskill has been named to the U.S. U-23 National Team that will travel to Sweden for a trio of matches in next week’s Nordic Tournament. The Gamecocks’ rising senior is one of 12 collegiate players named to the 22-person roster. The Chapin, S.C., native boasted a historic junior campaign for the Gamecocks last fall….

South Carolina announces time for Missouri Game

By: Stephen Wise

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) – South Carolina announced Wednesday that it will open its SEC schedule in Columbia, Missouri at 7:00, September 9th. The game against the Missouri Tigers will be televised on ESPN2. South Carolina’s first game will be at Bank of America Stadium against the N.C. State Wolfpack at 3:00, September 2nd, and televised on ESPN. The last time…

Stephen Davis Jr. to join Gamecocks

By: Stephen Wise

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) – Stephen Davis Jr., a native of Dutch Fork, S.C., is set to join South Carolina this season as a walk-on. Davis, a standout player at Dutch Fork, left Auburn during the offseason. At Auburn, Davis redshirted his freshman year due to a knee injury suffered during his senior year of high school. Davis was a former three-star recruit…

Holbrook confident he can lead USC baseball

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Chad Holbrook is confident he’s the coach to lead South Carolina back to its NCAA Tournament success, despite missing the postseason for a second time in three seasons. “I met with the team,” Holbrook said Tuesday. “We’re making progress and making plans to make sure that this doesn’t happen again in 2018.” Because it has already…

Kirk Botkin leaves S.C. State

By: Stephen Wise

 Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) – South Carolina State has confirmed that defensive coordinator Kirk Botkin is no longer with the football program. Botkin was the linebackers coach at South Carolina under Steve Spurrier for four seasons, and left after the hiring of Will Muschamp. Botkin spent one season as the defensive coordinator before leaving SC State. Per the Baytown Sun, he…

Dylan Thompson signs with LA Rams

By: Stephen Wise

Los Angeles, CA (WOLO) – Dylan Thompson is set to rejoin the Los Angeles Rams after signing with the team. A native of Boiling Springs, South Carolina, Thompson was signed by the team in June 2016 but was released during roster cuts in August. Going into minicamp, Thompson is listed as the third-string quarterback behind incumbent starter Jared Goff and…

Update: Connor Shaw to stay with Bears

By: Stephen Wise

Chicago, IL (WOLO) – On Tuesday morning, the Chicago Bears cut former South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw. The move was made to clear roster space after the team signed wide receiver Victor Cruz. Shaw was projected to be the fourth quarterback on the roster behind newly signed starter Mike Glennon, second overall pick Mitchell Trubisky, and Mark Sanchez. An undrafted…

Graduate Transfer Lindsey Spann Signs with Gamecocks

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina head women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley announced that Lindsey Spann (Laurel, Md./Good Counsel/Penn State) has signed a financial aid agreement to attend the University and play for the Gamecocks. As a Penn State graduate, she will have one year of eligibility beginning in 2017-18. “We are incredibly excited and fortunate to add Lindsey…