COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina looks for its ninth SEC win of the season on Saturday when Georgia travels to Columbia (2 p.m. ET/ESPN2). The Gamecocks won the first meeting in the border rivalry earlier this season, posting a 67-61 win in the league opener for South Carolina in Athens on Jan. 4. The Gamecocks look for their…
According to Will Muschamp on Friday, two linebackers are leaving the Gamecocks. Sherrod Pittman and Jalen Dread will transfer out of the program. “After meeting with both Jalen and Sherrod, we mutually agreed to part ways,” Muschamp said in a press release Friday afternoon. “We wish them both the best in the future. Pittman, a redshirt freshman from Jacksonville, played…
For Irmo High grad Justin McKie, time with the Gamecocks is moving too quickly. Four years ago, McKie signed with the Gamecocks out of Irmo, hoping to build the Gamecocks into a national powerhouse. While his offensive numbers aren’t stellar, McKie has certainly added a weapon to the Gamecock attack. In the last three games, he’s scored 22 points and…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Justin King, a 2010 University of South Carolina graduate, will be returning back to his alma mater as Associate Athletics Director for New and Creative Media, Gamecocks’ athletics director Ray Tanner announced today. “We are excited to bring Justin back ‘home’ to Carolina,” said Tanner. “As we continue to grow the Gamecock brand, Justin’s name rose…
Photo: USC SID Bishop, Ga. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina opened the spring portion of the regular season on Friday and fell to No. 7 Georgia, 14-5, at the UGA Equestrian Complex. The loss drops Carolina to 3-4 (1-3 SEC). Despite the setback, Carolina won MOP honors in both western disciplines, with Paige Stopperich and Paisley Roberts leading the way. With the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Jalen Dread and Sherrod Pittman have left the Gamecock football program, head coach Will Muschamp confirmed today. “After meeting with both Jalen and Sherrod, we mutually agreed to part ways,” said Coach Muschamp. “We wish them both the best in the future.” Dread, a 5-10, 220-pound sophomore linebacker from Foley, Ala., did not see any…
Photo: USC SID COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The regular season resumes in full force this weekend for the University of South Carolina equestrian team, as the Gamecocks take part in a pair of contests. Eighth-ranked Carolina faces No. 7 Georgia on Friday before taking on Delaware State Saturday. Both meets begin at 2 p.m. ET at the UGA Equestrian Complex in Bishop,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina swimming and diving program will compete in its final meet of the regular season as they head to the Janis Hope Dowd Carolina College Nike Invitational co-hosted by North Carolina and Duke. Preliminary sessions will be held at UNC’s Maurice J. Koury Natatorium on Friday morning, February 3 and Sunday…
Will Muschamp spoke to a Gamecock group in Greenville Thursday night just one day after signing day. Muschamp detailed this year’s class, but after his talk, the head coach admitted to WHNS that the 2016 season “wasn’t great”. Muschamp thanked the Gamecock fans for their support through a 6-7 season. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks Tags: Gamecocks
South Carolina’s A’ja Wilson (22) shoots while defended by Kentucky’s Evelyn Akhator during the first quarter of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017, in Lexington, Ky. (AP Photo/James Crisp) LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Alaina Coates had 20 points and a season-high 18 rebounds, and No. 4 South Carolina used an 18-point run in the second quarter to…
