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Shane Beamer Sunday Night Conference Call (AUDIO) #Gamecocks

USC coach Shane Beamer Sunday night reviewed the game effort his Gamecocks displayed as 27.5-point underdogs to Georgia Saturday in Athens. Leading 14-3 at the half, the Gamecocks could not maintain their high level of play in the second half eventually falling to the top-ranked Bulldogs 24-14. Beamer announced freshman offensive lineman Markee Anderson would …

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#STRecruiting Notebook 9-15

Clemson made the final five with DE Solomon Williams (6-2 250) of Tampa. The others are Alabama, Oregon, Texas and Texas A&M. He was at Alabama last weekend and plans to be at Texas this weekend. He took official visits last summer to Alabama, Oregon and UCF and is scheduled for an official visit to …

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#STRecruiting: Receiver prospect plans return visit to see #Gamecocks for Mississippi State game

Mazeo Bennett and Zy’Marion Lang are the two receiver commitments for USC in their 2024 class, and position coach Justin Stepp is looking for more. Last week Stepp had in for an unofficial visit Jaylen Hampton (6-2 190) of Savannah. Hampton committed to Western Kentucky in early August but is very interested in the Gamecocks …

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#STRecruiting: #Gamecocks make a move with Upstate forward Hayden Assemian

2025 6-8 power forward Hayden Assemian made an unofficial visit to USC last weekend and Monday he announced an offer from the Gamecocks. Assemian said Gamecock coach Lamont Paris and staff started following him during the summer circuit and from there the interest continued to grow until they made the offer after the weekend visit. …

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Gray Collegiate coach Adam Holmes states his side on the controversy embroiling high school football in South Carolina (AUDIO)

The athletic programs at Gray Collegiate in West Columbia, in particular football, have come under fire from public school coaches, parents and supporters for their perceived freedom to recruit athletes and thus win at a disproportionate rate compared to their region rivals. Things have gotten so bad, nearly all of Gray’s region opponents in football …

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Shipley, Woods impacting #Clemson early, as expected (AUDIO)

There’s no surprise at Clemson that through two games running back Will Shipley and defensive tackle Peter Woods are heavy influences. Shipley was a known commodity coming into the season based off his previous two seasons. Woods was not an unknown since he was so highly recruited out of Alabaster, AL, but freshman don’t always …

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#Gamecocks baseball learns 2024 SEC schedule

The USC baseball team Wednesday was handed their 2024 conference schedule by the SEC. The Gamecocks will play 30 league games with five series at home and five on the road. The Gamecocks are coming off a season in which they reached the Super Regional portion of the NCAA Tournament where they lost in two …

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Coordinators Corner: #Gamecocks have eye on the prize in top ranked Georgia (AUDIO)

USC gets a shot at number one again this Saturday afternoon in Athens, GA. The Bulldogs will be the 8th #1 ranked team in the AP poll the Gamecocks have faced. They went 1-6 in those previous encounters. Georgia, gunning for a third straight national championship, is an overwhelming favorite to beat the Gamecocks for …

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Talking Tuesday: Dabo Swinney previews #Clemson vs FAU (AUDIO)

Clemson and FAU will meet Saturday night at Death Valley for the second time. The Tigers won the previous meeting in 2006 by a 54-6 score. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney, speaking at his weekly press conference Tuesday, hinted that this game will be much more competitive. The Owls opened their season with a 42-20 win …

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#STRecruiting: #Gamecocks baseball commitment WR Micah Matthews updates status following Saturday visit

OF Micah Matthews (6-2 185) is one of the top commitments in the USC 2025 baseball class. But Matthews also is an emerging football prospect as a wide receiver with offers in that sport from North Carolina, West Virginia, East Carolina and Virginia Tech among others. The Gamecocks have not yet offered in football, and …

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#STRecruiting: The latest from #Clemson OT target Daniel Akinkunmi

Clemson has just one offensive lineman committed for the 2024 class, so the search for talented big guys by offensive line coach Thomas Austin has stretched far and wide, and even across the big pond. Austin recently offered OT Daniel Akinkunmi (6-5 320) of the NFL Academy in London. The two had set up an …

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#STRecruiting Notebook 9-11

OT Daniel Akinkunmi of London said today he has cancelled his scheduled visit to Clemson for this coming weekend because he needs to focus on his own team. He has camped at Clemson and feels like he has good knowledge of the program. He will announce a commitment on October 12th with Clemson, Oklahoma, Baylor, …

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