Arden Key still has two seasons of football left to play at Martin Luther King, Jr. High School in Lithonia, Georgia, but the 6-foot-5, 200-pound defensive end has already created a furor with comments made in the wake of his early verbal commitment to the University of South Carolina.
Key – who gave his non-binding commitment to [...]
USC Football Recruit’s Comment Sparks Furor
Carolina And Clemson: Believe The Hype
Both the University of South Carolina and Clemson University’s football programs are ranked in the Top Ten of an “early preseason” poll released this week by Fox Sports. Head coach Steve Spurrier’s Gamecocks – one of only four programs in the nation to put together back-to-back 11-win campaigns – are ranked No. 8, while Clemson checks [...]
Clemson Football Is Really Into Twilight
So here’s the 2013 national signing day pic blowing up Twitter …
Pictured? Clemson University running backs coach Tony Elliott. Snapping the pic? Tigers’ recruiting coordinator/ wide receivers coach Jeff Scott. The occasion? Clemson’s receipt of a national letter of intent from five-star defensive back Mackenzie Alexander of Immokalee, Florida.
All that’s well and good …
What’s a little [...]
Gamecock Football: Top Ten Again
CLEMSON ALSO IMPROVES ITS NATIONAL STANDING
During its first 118 years of football competition, the University of South Carolina never finished a season ranked higher than No. 11 – and recorded ten wins just once.
How times have changed …
The Gamecocks – who knocked off Michigan in the 2013 Outback Bowl – finished the 2012 season ranked [...]
D.L. Moore Won’t Bowl
WIDE RECEIVER’S CAREER AT SOUTH CAROLINA IS OVER
University of South Carolina wide receiver D.L. Moore will not play in the 2013 Outback Bowl due to an unspecified violation of team rules – ending his career as a Gamecock. Sources close to the program tell FITS Moore failed a drug test.
The 6-foot-5, 198-pound senior wideout from [...]
Steve Spurrier Inks Two Year Contract Extension
GAMECOCK HEAD FOOTBALL COACH SIGNED THROUGH 2017
University of South Carolina head football coach Steve Spurrier has received a two-year contract extension from the school’s board of trustees, a deal which will keep him coaching the Gamecocks through the 2017 season. Spurrier – who makes $2.9 million a year – did not receive a pay raise [...]
Where Will Gamecocks Go Bowling?
BACK TO OUTBACK? OR GATOR?
The University of South Carolina football team will likely play either Wisconsin or Northwestern in the 2013 Outback Bowl – no matter who wins next week’s Southeastern Conference (SEC) championship game between Alabama and Georgia. Or the Gamecocks could wind up in Jacksonville, Florida at the Gator Bowl – depending on [...]
USC vs. Arkansas Preview
LATTIMORE-LESS GAMECOCKS LOOK TO SNAP THREE-YEAR LOSING SKID AGAINST THE HOGS
By John Loveday || Since defeating Arkansas at Williams Brice Stadium four years ago, the University of South Carolina football team has struggled mightily when it comes to competing against the Razorbacks. In fact Arkansas has flat out owned the Gamecocks these past three years [...]
Connor Shaw Named SEC Offensive Player Of The Week
JUNIOR QUARTERBACK HONORED FOR PERFORMANCE AGAINST TENNESSEE
COLUMBIA, S.C. (October 29, 2012) — University of South Carolina junior quarterback Connor Shaw was selected as the Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts in the Gamecocks’ 38-35 win over Tennessee on Saturday.
Shaw, a 6-1, 207-pound junior from Flowery Branch, Ga., had his most productive [...]
Marcus Lattimore Knee Injury: The Latest
DISLOCATED KNEE DIAGNOSIS CONFIRMED, BUT SPURRIER OPTIMISTIC SUPERSTAR TAILBACK WILL PLAY AGAIN
University of South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier confirmed on Sunday that star running back Marcus Lattimore suffered a dislocated knee during the second quarter of the Gamecocks’ win over Tennessee this weekend – confirming the diagnosis originally reported here on FITS.
And while the [...]
We Hail Thee Carolina …
… BUT IT’S TIME TO FIX A FEW THINGS
We’ve struggled for several weeks regarding how we should address this issue. In fact there have been many times over the last few weeks that we’ve been literally consumed determining the best way to handle it.
This probably isn’t the best way … but here goes:
For those of [...]
GameDay To Gainesville
LATEST SEC EASTERN DIVISION SHOWDOWN DRAWS NATIONAL COVERAGE
For the second time this month the University of South Carolina will participate in college football’s biggest game of the week – or so say the producers of ESPN’s College GameDay (who would be correct).
The popular pigskin prognostication program – which broadcasts live for three hours on Saturday [...]
