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Jacksonville Jaguars Draft Ace Sanders

The Jacksonville Jaguars selected former South Carolina football player Ace Sanders in the fourth round of the NFL Draft. Sanders set a record in 2012 with 429 yards on 28 punt returns. He also caught 45 passes for 531 yards and nine touchdowns. He should work out well for Jacksonville as they took him as […]

Gamecocks Football: 5 Observations from the Spring Game

The South Carolina Football team held its' annual Garnet and Black Spring Game at Williams-Brice Stadium and put on quite the show with a final score of 44-30. The Black squad won thanks to 393 yards of offensive production. All being said, it was a great Spring Game for the team and also for the […]

Gamecocks Football: 10 Observations From Spring Ball

The South Carolina Gamecocks football squad has gone through 10 practices so far this Spring Football session and here are some 10 quick observations: 1. What would spring football be without Coach Spurrier poor-mouthing the play of the offensive line? It is a fact that success in the SEC begins with this unit but we have full […]

Gamecocks Football Coaches Get Deserved Raise

The South Carolina Gamecocks Football coaching staff got some good news yesterday as their checks should look a little nicer. Guess that is the cost of winning and keeping up with the market. In our view, these raises are justified and deserved. It also keeps the staff together which helps to sustain a program. Here […]

Gamecocks Football: University Of South Carolina NFL Draft Prospects

There's no question the Southeastern Conference is a football powerhouse, and this includes the South Carolina Gamecocks. The team opened the 2012 season with six straight wins, including a 35-7 shellacking of number five Georgia, before suffering their only two losses of the season, number one to LSU and number two Florida. It's hard to […]

Gamecocks Football: Seven Former Members Receive NFL Combine Invites

Good luck to seven former South Carolina football players as they will be representing the Gamecocks in the upcoming NFL Combine. The seven Gamecocks that were invited are: Justice Cunningham – TE DeVonte Holloman – LB/SPUR T.J. Johnson – OL Marcus Lattimore – RB Ace Sanders – WR D.J. Swearinger – S Devin Taylor – DE Ace Sanders […]

What Can the SEC do to Boost Attendance?

Lost in shuffle of seven consecutive BCS titles, dominating recruiting, dominating the NFL draft, and anticipated television networks a funny thing happened. Attendance at SEC football games dropped.  The SEC continued to lead the nation at 75,444 fans per game, but that was its lowest average since 2007. SEC crowds are down 2 percent since […]

Gamecocks Football: Loss of Coach Brad Lawing Stings

According to many reliable reports, South Carolina defensive line coach Brad Lawing is vacating his position under Coach Steve Spurrier to become part of Will Muschamp's defensive staff at the University of Florida Gators. Not fully sure of the reasons for the departure but on the surface it does not make a lot of sense. For Lawing, he is giving […]

Gamecocks Football: A (very) Early Look at 2013 Schedule

The 2012 South Carolina Gamecocks football season has officially ended, so we might as start focusing on the 2013 season.  Here is a (way too) early look at the schedule and how things look now….   NORTH CAROLINA The Tar Heels were unable to find a way to back out of the return game of a […]

Ace Sanders Going Pro ?

Last Monday South Carolina junior receiver Ace Sanders indicated he would be coming back to school for his senior year.  Last night he indicated he is going to turn pro.  Yesterday, January 15, was the last day underclassmen could declare for the NFL draft. There is now a second deadline looming.  January 18th is the […]

SEC Football: Balance of Power Shift?

Remember 2010? At the time, it seemed the SEC West was set to reign supreme. Nick Saban had won the 2009 BCS title. Auburn won it in 2010. LSU won in 2007 and had an NFL pipeline of talent. Bobby Petrino had elevated Arkansas to a contender. The SEC East on the other hand was as bad as it […]

Reviewing 2012: The Best and Worst Games

During the season some games seemed great, while others seemed disappointing, and at the time we knew that we were only looking at a sliver of the season and would really know the good and bad performances in hindsight.  Now that the season is over we can look at our opponents' season averages and compare […]

South Carolina Football Finishes In Top 10

It is official, the South Carolina football team is a Top 10 team. The Gamecocks have finished in the top 10 of the Associated Press poll for only the second time in school history. The Gamecocks (11-2) were ranked No. 8 in the country in the final AP poll of the year and finished ranked […]

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