The Gamecock women's soccer team claimed a 1-0 victory over the LSU Tigers at Stone Stadium on Oct. 5, 2023. The match was the team's "Pink Out" game for Breast Cancer Awareness and two survivors were honored, one prior to the start of the match and one during halftime. The team is now 9-1-3 overall for the season.
The USC men's soccer team earned a 1-0 victory over the Jacksonville Dolphins on Oct. 3, 2023. The Gamecocks recognized the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a Pink Out game. The team wore pink sweatbands at the match and honored a breast cancer survivor at halftime. The team is now 3-5-2 on the season.
On Oct. 1, 2023, the annual JerryFest celebration took place in Five Points. Patrons flocked from Columbia and beyond to drink, listen to live music and socialize. The festival is meant to commemorate the life and music of Jerry Garcia, the lead guitarist for Grateful Dead. This year marks 9 years since the first JerryFest. Since then, JerryFest has remained a popular event for Columbia natives and other visitors alike.
South Carolina defeated Mississippi State 37-30 Saturday in a back and forth game at Williams-Brice Stadium. This victory puts the Gamecocks at 2-2 for the season.
The Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center held the South Carolina Horror Convention from Sept. 16-17, 2023. This event marks the first Horror Convention in South Carolina. The two-day event featured local and regional vendors, special guests and a short haunted house from the Dark Castle Haunted Attractions company. According to pre-sale ticket sales, more than 2,500 horror fans attended the event. Many attendees cosplayed as their favorite horror villains, with some competing in the cosplay contest on the last day of the convention. The South Carolina Horror Convention is set to return in 2024.
The University of South Carolina celebrated its 60th anniversary of desegregation with the groundbreaking for a new monument on Sept. 11, 2023. The monument will stand outside of McKissick Museum and honor Henrie Monteith Treadwell, Robert G. Anderson and James L. Solomon Jr., the first three Black students to enroll at USC. After the commemoration at McKissick Museum, the College of Arts and Sciences revealed a plaque in memory of James L. Solomon Jr. in LeConte College.
The South Carolina Gamecocks took down the Furman Paladins 47-21 in its first home game of the season on Sept. 9, 2023. The Gamecocks worked in several freshman and evened up its record to 1-1 in 2023.
The University of North Carolina and the University of South Carolina met at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, for the 2023 season's opening game. The Tar Heels defeated the Gamecocks 31-17 and now lead the series between the two teams 36-20-4. Redshirt senior quarterback Spencer Rattler was 30-39 with 353 yards in the season opener.
ESPN's College GameDay broadcast came to Charlotte, N.C., on Sept. 2, 2023. Fans of both the South Carolina Gamecocks and the North Carolina Tar Heels filled Romare Bearden Park in anticipation of the game between the two schools, with some arriving as early as 3 a.m ahead of the 9 a.m. show and 7:30 p.m. game.
Carolina Productions held its “Country at Koger” event at the Koger Center on Aug. 27, 2023. The free event for students featured performances from country artists Jordana Bryant, Vincent Mason and Will Cullen. Heavy rain and thunderstorms caused the event to move indoors where each artist performed their hit songs and covers of popular country artists including Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen and others. Will Cullen performed mashups of popular songs and various genres during his headlining act.
Sisters of the University of South Carolina sororities celebrate Bid Day on Aug. 27, 2023. Bid Day marks the end of a four-stage recruitment process that potential new members complete to join a sorority on campus. More than 2,100 potential new members signed up for recruitment this year, marking the highest number in the history of USC sorority life. Potential new members receive an invitation to a sorority during Bid Day, and all of the sororities celebrate with their new pledge classes.
The South Carolina men's soccer team lost its first home game of the season to Gardner-Webb by a 2-0 score and is now 0-1-1 on the season. The Gamecocks totaled three shots on goal to the Bulldogs' six and surrendered one goal in each half. South Carolina will hit the pitch again on Sept. 1 against the Clemson Tigers.
Students kicked off the fall semester Wednesday night with USC's annual First Night Carolina Event. Students first gathered on the Horseshoe to kickstart the event, hearing speeches from head football coach Shane Beamer and university President Michael Amiridis. Throughout the night, students enjoyed live music from rock band L.A. Maybe and DJ iAM, free food and fireworks.
On Aug. 18, 2023, the University of South Carolina officially celebrated the opening of Campus Village. Campus Village is composed of four new dorms on the south side of campus that house over 1,800 students.
Hidden City Music Festival returned to Columbia for its second year of Electronic Dance Music at the Columbia Historic Speedway on April 22, 2023. Headliners included Steve Aoki, NGHTMRE and Champagne Drip.
South Carolina baseball swept its three-game series against Florida on April 20-22. The Gamecocks run-ruled the Gators 13-3 in seven innings on Thursday and continued to balance offensive firepower with effective pitching, beating the Gators 5-2 on Friday and finishing out the series 7-5 on Saturday.
The South Carolina softball team hosted Charleston Southern at Beckham Field in a doubleheader on April 19, 2023. The Gamecocks took both games 5-0 and 11-2 and end their non-conference play with a record of 25-4.
Gamecock beach volleyball hosted the Palmetto Invitational tournament during "Big Gamecock Weekend" on April 14-16. The team competed against Coastal Carolina University, College of Charleston, Florida Gulf Coast University and Jacksonville University. The Gamecocks defeated College of Charleston 4-1, Jacksonville 5 -0, Coastal Carolina 3-2 and FGCU 3-2.
The University of South Carolina Gamecocks and the University of Iowa Hawkeyes competed in one of the two semifinal games at the 2023 Women’s Final Four matchup at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, on March 31, 2023. The Gamecocks fought hard to continue its 42-game winning streak but ultimately fell to the Hawkeyes, led by junior guard Caitlin Clark, who scored 41 points.
In 2022, South Carolina took home its first ‘Palmetto Bowl’ trophy since 2013 after the 31-30 upset against Clemson at Memorial Stadium on Nov. 26, 2022. However, the Gamecock-Tiger rivalry goes beyond football. In the past year, South Carolina has defeated Clemson across six sports in the Palmetto Series, including both men’s and women’s basketball, football, baseball and men’s tennis. The Tigers, however, were able to beat the Gamecocks in men’s soccer, women’s tennis, volleyball and most recently, softball, while tying 2-2 in women’s soccer. The rivalry continued with a volleyball match between the two teams on April 2, 2023, and a second round of softball on April 11, 2023, both in Columbia.