Written by James Gray Honestly I had always hoped this day would never come. As the news broke my eyes didn’t leave the screen of my phone. Before I was intently watching the MNF game, after the news I didn’t see a play until the fourth quarter. For several minutes I couldn’t even process the news. It couldn’t be real, at least I […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The post-Steve Spurrier era is not even a full day through and South Carolina has already landed a commitment to their 2016 recruiting class. On Tuesday, St. Paul Episcopal DT/DE Darius Whitfield became the first recruit to verbally commit to the Gamecocks after Spurrier’s retirement. Whitfield helped his St. Paul Saints to a 17-0 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The inevitable but still the unbelievable happened on Monday when South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier announced he was retiring – immediately. Rumors had swirled at the end of the 2014 season that the Head Ball Coach was going to step down but he decided to battle forward seemingly hoping he could end his […]
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Written by James Gray Last Saturday wasn’t pretty but it more than got the job done as the Gamecocks defeated a winless Central Florida team 31-14 in Columbia. This was an ugly first half that was pretty much dominated by Carolina but the Gamecocks entered the locker room down 14-8 after star wide receiver Pharoh Cooper muffed the ball near the […]
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Written by James Gray II There’s no other word to describe last Saturday’s beat down other than embarrassing. It’s one thing to go down swinging in a loss and another thing to go down humiliated. The Gamecocks were spanked in Athens in front of national audience on ESPN. It was brutal to watch as the Carolina defense wasn’t able to […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Since starting his coaching career in 1978 as the Florid Gators quarterbacks coach and then taking over as head coach for the Tampa Bay Bandits in 1983, one can assume South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Steve Spurrier has always been a top of the world kind of guy. Even after a mediocre 7-6 season […]
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Written by James Gray II Last Saturday South Carolina’s attempted comeback fell short in their home opener in front of a sellout crowd against the Kentucky Wildcats. Things did not go as expected for the Gamecocks as they have now been embarrassed two years in a row by the underdog Wildcats. Here is a brief breakdown of the good, the bad, and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Replacing 2014 record setter Dylan Thompson in the pocket was never going to be easy for South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier but after the loss of starting quarterback Connor Mitch on Saturday, life on the gridiron just got a little bit tougher. The Gamecocks were dealt injury with insult on Saturday losing 26-22 […]
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Written by James Gray II Last Thursday wasn’t pretty, but it was a step in the right direction for the South Carolina Gamecocks. The Gamecocks were able to win a tight game against the North Carolina Tarheels 17-13. After struggling mightily last season on defense, it was the defense that won the game for the Gamecocks in their season opener. The […]
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Written by James Gray II Kickoff is nearly here and there will be a huge sigh of relief from football fans come Thursday. The South Carolina Gamecocks and the North Carolina Tar Heels kick off the college football season live on ESPN at 6:00 p.m. ET. This border rivalry goes all the way back to 1903 with North Carolina owning […]
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Written by James Gray II Twitter: @JGray1221 Last season, by many fans, was viewed as a huge letdown. The South Carolina Gamecocks started the season ranked No. 9 in the AP poll only to get embarrassed at home 52-28 by Texas A&M in their first televised game of the season on the SEC Network. It was a long season for the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright In December of 2014, after a long tough season that saw the Gamecocks finish 7-6 after an AP preseason ranking of No. 9 in the nation, South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier muttered the worst sentence a coach his age could put out there, “two to three-year plan” in reference to how much longer he would […]
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