The No. 15 South Carolina football team will head to Orlando, Florida, for their third-ever appearance in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl, which will take place on New Year's Eve, against No. 20 Illinois. The Gamecocks are 2-0 all-time in the bowl game and are seeking their first 10-win season since 2013.
The No. 16 South Carolina football team is set to take on arch-rival No. 12 Clemson in the two teams' first top-20 matchup against each other since 2013. Despite the high stakes and outside noise surrounding the pivotal rivalry week game, both teams are treating the matchup like any other game.
No. 18 South Carolina closed out its home schedule at Williams-Brice Stadium in a dominant win over in-state FCS school Wofford. South Carolina rode its 343 total passing yards to create a large separation on the scoreboard before closing the game with efficient running in the fourth.
South Carolina entered the College Football Playoff Committee's top 25 for the first time this season ahead of its matchup against No. 23 Missouri. ESPN Analyst Rece Davis said the Gamecocks could be higher if a couple plays go the team’s way, but head coach Shane Beamer wants his team to ignore the noise.
The South Carolina football team, after a field-storming upset over then-No. 10 Texas A&M, is hitting the road to Nashville to play the No. 24 Vanderbilt Commodores. Aidan Rutman, the sports editor of The Vanderbilt Hustler, expects the Commodores to spoil the Gamecocks' happy mood and end the team's losing streak to South Carolina that dates back to 2008.
Junior forward Ashlyn Watkins had first-degree assault and kidnapping charges dismissed against her on Nov. 1, according to the South Carolina Fifth Judicial Court public index. Watkins had completed pre-trial intervention at the time of dismissal, according to the court records.
South Carolina's men's basketball team opened its season with a 74-71 upset loss to North Florida at Colonial Life Arena Friday night. A slow start and missed free throws held the Gamecocks' offense from maximizing its opportunities in the defeat.
South Carolina's men's basketball team features eight players from the state of South Carolina. For special assistant to the head coach Carey Rich, the ability to recruit from the home state is imperative to the success of the program, while the players said the in-state connection creates a tighter bond between them.
Fans of No 1. South Carolina got their first look of the defending national champions at Colonial Life Arena in a 126-42 exhibition win over Clayton State. Emerging talent in Joyce Edwards and returning players like MiLaysia Fulwiley led the way for the Gamecocks in their final tune-up before team's regular season starts on Nov. 4.
The No. 1 South Carolina women's basketball team will lean on its returning players as it looks to defend its undefeated national championship from a season ago. Even with some newcomers on the roster, the team sees itself as further along in its preseason preparations as it was last year.