Gamecocks take field in annual spring game
By Danny Garrison | April 13, 2014Throughout spring practice, redshirt freshman Connor Mitch and redshirt sophomore Perry Orth have battled for the right to back up starter Dylan Thompson this fall.
Throughout spring practice, redshirt freshman Connor Mitch and redshirt sophomore Perry Orth have battled for the right to back up starter Dylan Thompson this fall.
Yes, as a Gamecocks fan, I am a little biased. But despite being influenced by seeing Jadeveon Clowney shred through opponents at Williams Brice over the past two years, and being in the stands in Tampa when he delivered the now infamous hit on Michigan’s Vincent Smith, I think he is the best choice for whatever team ultimately ends up with the top pick in May’s NFL Draft.
Saturday’s temperatures in the high 80s served as proof that spring is in full swing. But the boys of fall hit the field at Williams-Brice Stadium over the weekend for their last tune-up scrimmage before the annual Garnet and Black Spring Game.
Representatives from 30 of the NFL’s 32 teams, 125 credentialed media members and a number of South Carolina football fans gathered at Williams-Brice Stadium Wednesday to watch 10 Gamecocks perform on their home turf for one last time.
South Carolina offensive lineman Na’Ty Rodgers was charged with disorderly conduct and consuming alcohol underage just past midnight on Sunday. The redshirt freshman has been suspended from the football team.
It might be chilly out, but that didn’t keep the Gamecock football team’s spring practices from getting underway. The weather forced the team to move its second practice of the spring indoors on Tuesday.
A prize recruit in South Carolina’s 2014 recruiting class, defensive end Dante Sawyer, will be headed to junior college instead of Columbia for his freshman season.
The South Carolina men’s basketball team has struggled this season, to say the least. With a 1-9 SEC record, the Gamecocks aren’t coming out of the league basement anytime soon, as has been the case the last few years.
The signing of four-star linebacker Bryson Allen-Williams on national signing day highlighted a South Carolina recruiting class that is set to address many defensive needs for the Gamecocks next season.
After an 11-2 season, the head ball coach is taking a $700,000 raise, bringing his total salary to $4 million.
In one of the most exciting BCS championships ever, as well as the swan song for the BCS era, Florida State was able to hang on to complete its perfect season and claim the title.
Clemson used an opportunistic interception with a little more than a minute left to play to power past Ohio State in a 40-35 shootout.
Standing on stage, Connor Shaw was straight-faced as ever. The senior quarterback had just finished his last collegiate game and was being named its most valuable player.
When South Carolina took on Wisconsin in the 2014 Capital One Bowl, the question was whether the prolific Gamecock passing attack could put up more points than the Badgers’ punishing run game.
The South Carolina football program has broken yet another school record with the release of the final Associated Press Poll of the 2013 season, finishing at No. 4.
Shaw, Ellington trade roles, connect for 3 touchdowns
Shaw, Ellington connect for 39-yard score