Today there are 70 days until kickoff. 70 was the number of games coached by Lou Holtz at South Carolina.  Holtz was a legend before he came to South Carolina, and he was hailed as a savior when he arrived here.  He brought immense national attention and a new excitement to the program.  He led […]

Today there are 71 days until kickoff. 71 is the most points scored by a Gamecock last season.  Not surprisingly, it was the kicker, Jay Wooten.  Second on the team was Marcus Lattimore with 66 in only a few games played. Wooten has moved on and will need to be replaced.  He wasn’t called on […]

Today there are 72 days until kickoff. 72 points were given up by USC in the first quarter last season.  That was the only quarter in which USC was outscored.  In fact, every team South Carolina played scored in the first quarter, except one.  Do you know which one?  Answer after the break. Clemson.  The […]

Today there are 73 days until kickoff. 73 is the largest margin of victory by the Gamecocks in the modern era.  On September 13, 1980 South Carolina stomped poor Wichita State 73-0.  Coach Jim Carlen tried to keep the score down.  He used 90 different players, including one who came out of the stands.  George […]

Today there are 74 days until kickoff. 74 is the percentage of successful 4th downs for the Gamecocks last season.  USC tried to convert on 4th down a whopping 31 times.  Carolina was successful 23 times.  They were going for it almost 3 times a game. The Gamecocks’ opponents only went for it 19 times […]

Today there are 75 days until kickoff. 75 was the number of yards receiving for Ace Sanders last season against Vanderbilt.  Sanders led the team with 4 catches and 75 yards.  The Gamecocks rolled up 236 yards passing and 131 rushing but only scored 21 points.  Luckily the defense held the Commodores to 3 points, […]

Today there are 76 days until kickoff. 76 means very little in the Gamecocks history books, but 176 earned a spot last season.  Marcus Lattimore continued his tradition of carving up Georgia’s defense by rushing 27 times for 176 yards.  He also scored the touchdown that gave USC the lead for good.  Carolina won 45-42 […]

Today there are 77 days until kickoff. 77 was the total number of yards gained by Vanderbilt last season against Carolina.  The Commodores gained 73 through the air and a total of 4, count them 4, on the ground.  Vandy was hailed last season as a team on the rise who was changing their historical […]

Today there are 78 days until kickoff. 78 times last season the Gamecocks successfully converted 3rd downs.  They had 181 attempts for a 43.1 % rate.  That rate was 3rd best in the SEC (behind LSU and Alabama) and a big reason the Gamecocks were able to hold the ball so much last season.  An […]

Today there are 79 days until kickoff. 79 represents the total number of rushing yards for Kentucky last season against the Gamecocks.  The Wildcats were able to amass all of those yards on just 27 carries.  Though they were unable to quite break the 3 yards per carry barrier, their rushing attack won’t soon be […]

Nick St. Germain, who is committed to play for the South Carolina Gamecocks, has quite a leg. Check this out:

Today there are 80 days until kickoff. 80 is the number of tackles by one particular defensive player.  80 was the 2nd most on the team, and this player is the leading returning tackler.  Who is it?  Answer after the jump. D.J. Swearinger had 80 total tackles last year.  He is an under appreciated player […]

Today there are 81 days until kickoff. 81 was South Carolina’s red zone scoring rate last year.  Taken without context, it isn’t a very good percentage.  In fact, it was 9th in the league.  However, when the Gamecocks did score they got touchdowns and no field goals.  They had 32 red zone TDs and 2 […]

Today there are 82 days until kickoff. 82 used to be the 3rd most games coached by a USC coach.  Jim Carlen holds that record, but he was passed last season by Steve Spurrier.  Spurrier now holds the distinction of coaching the 3rd most games in South Carolina history, 90. He is also moving up […]

Today there are 83 days until kickoff. 83 represents the total number of yards Clemson gained through the air against USC last season.  The Tiger faithful regaled us with stories of a new high flying offense that featured an aerial attack and a wunderkind freshman receiver.  Then we were treated to hype surrounding their ‘genius’ […]