Written by James Gray Last Saturday started a new era for the South Carolina Gamecocks as they played their first game in over a decade without the HBC, Head Ball Coach, calling the shots. South Carolina hosted the last place Vanderbilt Commodores and were victorious in a 19-10 defensive battle. As expected the Gamecocks left the tunnel with a new […]
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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 Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA On Tuesday the University of Missouri released a statement announcing the suspension of two players for their Week 5 showdown against SEC East foe South Carolina. The press release did not give clarification of why the players were suspended but the repercussions for the Tigers could have an effect on the 2015 college football […]
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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 Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The Gamecocks went into Tobacco Road on Thursday for a third time in the 2016 recruiting class landing Asheville offensive tackle Peter Leota. Leota, 6’5”, 300 pounds, is a two-way star for the Cougars also lining up at defensive tackle. The results have been tremendous thus far with Asheville jumping out to a 4-0 […]
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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 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 The Tigers 2016 recruiting class got a little bit stronger on Friday with the verbal commitment of Whale Branch High School defensive tackle Nyles Pinckney. Pinckney burst onto the recruiting scene as a sophomore coming up with 91 tackles, 16 tackles for a loss, and seven sacks. The 6’3”, 290 pound, athlete proved his stats in […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Les Miles has built a football institution at LSU and now has no one else to blame but himself for the high level of success and expectations that come with being the main man in Baton Rouge. Miles has three SEC West titles under his belt (2005, 2007, and 2011), two SEC Championships (2007 and 2011), […]
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Written by Ryan Wright South Carolina went into the talent rich recruiting waters of Dutchtown High School in Louisiana on Thursday to land offensive lineman Lloyd Cushenberry. Cushenberry helped drive the Griffins into the first round of the Louisiana high school playoffs in 2014 before falling to Barbe 14-10. Charged with the task of protecting Southern Miss quarterback commit Jared […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Recruiting efforts for the South Carolina Gamecocks have picked up over the last 14 days seeing their commitment total jump from five players to 13 by Wednesday with the commitment of prized defensive end Jordan Smith. Smith, 6’5”, 225 pounds, has picked up 20-plus offers after coming up with 71 tackles, 18 tackles for a loss, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright The beginning of every high school football season brings hope along with an endless amount of high expectations and uncertainty across the U.S. The expectations heading into the 2015 season is no different for Allendale-Fairfax High School. Another common thread woven into the fabric of the game is the hundreds if not thousands of high school […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Crest High School linebacker Justin Foster is hands down one of the top players at his position for the 2017 recruiting class. As a sophomore the 6’2”, 220 pound, North Carolina prospect started coming into his own at outside linebacker coming up with 57 tackles, 7.0 tackles for a loss, and 2.0 sacks helping the Chargers […]
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Former South Aiken High School wide receiver/cornerback D’Najee Whosendove is on the move. Well, that is an understatement. Whosendove is always on the move whether on the field or not he is from Point A to Point B in a hurry, and usually faster than any other South Carolina high school player while on the field. But now the 6’0”, […]
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Exclusive interview with Shaquille Quarterman Each year recruiting classes are stocked full of soon to-be difference makers on the collegiate field. How each player takes a hold of the college football game becoming an All-Conference or All-American selection varies from God given physical tools, football IQ, or the product of a system. For Class of 2016 linebacker Shaquille Quarterman […]
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