Liverpool F.C. and Manchester United are playing in Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 3. Columbia has been preparing to host the two teams for months – from themed coasters in restaurants to coffee and tea stations set up in the locker rooms, it has been a group effort to get the city ready.
USC's Parking and Transportations Services increased its price for parking permits for the first time since the 2016-17 academic year. The department is hoping to create a smart campus with technological upgrades and is working closely with Student Government to improve student life and safety.
The University of South Carolina was honored as one of three colleges to win the 2024 Percussive Arts Society International Percussion Ensemble Competition. This marks USC's third win and makes it part of a distinguished group that has won the award three or more times.
Redshirt sophomore diver Sophie Verzyl has spent the past 13 months in Indiana training for the Olympic Trials. She took the past year away from school to spend more time honing her craft and focus solely on diving.
The South Carolina softball team has hired a new head coach for the first time since 2010. Ashley Chastain, a former player and graduate assistant for the Gamecocks, will now take the helm following the departure of former head coach Beverly Smith on June 8.
The South Carolina board of trustees met on Thursday to approve the contract of Shawn Elliot, the new tight ends coach and run game coordinator for the football team. The hire marks the Gamecocks' fourth coaching change of the offseason.
Third-year exercise science student Meredith McFadden became the first bullpen catcher for a Power Five conference baseball team when she joined South Carolina's team in 2022. Since then, McFadden has used her childhood love of the game and dream of being a Gamecock to motivate her. She's now become a major support system to the team and someone who is consistently giving feedback, head coach Mark Kingston said.
The Gamecock football team is bringing in a tight-knit group that's ranked 19th in the country and consists of 16 signees from the early signing period in December.
Name, image and likeness have somewhat changed the landscape of college athletics. Now, universities can partner with NIL collectives to help student-athletes build their brand or gain sponsorships. Gamecock Athletics named Garnet Trust as the school's official NIL partner in July 2023. But what does this mean for student-athletes as well as fans who donate money to the trust?
Senior guard Te-Hina Paopao spent three years of her collegiate career playing for the University of Oregon. Now, Paopao, who transferred to South Carolina, is using her past experience to help guide South Carolina to victory.