Phil Kornblut

Long ball and long relief.  That was the difference for USC in the 5-4 win over Clemson Friday night at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.  A two run homer by Andrew Eyster and a three run blast by TJ Hopkins in a five run second inning rallied the Gamecocks from a 2-0 deficit.  And three relievers made […]

Clemson continued with spring practice Friday, the third of the 15 for the Tigers.  Following practice co-offensive coordinator Jeff Scott and receivers Justyn Ross and Amari Rodgers were among those to meet with the media. Jeff Scott Justyn Ross Amari Rodgers

Three practices are in the book for the USC football team.  Friday morning the Gamecocks went thru another two hour workout in helmets and shorts.  Next week the full pads will be added and Will Muschamp can start to get a more definitive feel for his team.  Friday he gave the media a detailed look

USC  commitment OL Issiah Walker of Miami was offered by Ohio State. He’s also getting a strong push from Florida and Miami. 2021 OL Prestin Hawkins (6-5 290) of Indian Land will visit USC  Friday according to his high school team’s Twitter. DE Jordan Burch of Hammond visited LSU Tuesday and attended the basketball game

WR Jaheim Bell (6-3 204) of Valdosta, GA torched secondaries last season, according to his estimate,  for 70 catches, 800 yards and 14 touchdowns.  He’s considered an athlete by recruiting analysts but schools like USC like him for his offensive skills. Bell visited USC in January and he’s kept in regular contact with head coach

SportsTalk Thursday night was held at Seawell’s in Columbia in conjunction with a fund raiser featuring former USC basketball star A’ja Wilson. Among the celebrities in attendance was former Gamecock quarterback Connor Shaw.  He came over and spent a few minutes with us to talk about his days now out of football.

Clemson baseball coach Monte Lee joined us Thursday night on SportsTalk and analyzed both sides of this weekend’s series with USC. First game is Friday night at Clemson.  Saturday’s game will be at Fluor field in Greenville.  And the finale is set for Sunday at USC.  Of course, all of this is contingent on the

Second year USC baseball coach Mark Kingston got his first taste of the Clemson rivalry in 2018.  It started well with a 3-2 win at Founders Park, the winning run scoring in the bottom of the ninth.  But it was down hill from there for the Gamecocks, a 5-1 loss at Fluor Field in Greenville

TE Braiden McGregor of Port Huron, MI picked up a Clemson offer in December and the Tigers have continued to make their interest known.  McGregor also is interested in return and plans to see the program up close on a visit March 14th. “I hear from them all the time. If it’s not every day,

USC and Clemson target LB De’Rickey Wright of Atallah, AL was offered by Texas A&M. He visited USC in January and plans to visit Clemson March 9th. Clemson and USC target RB Kobe Pryor of Cedartown, GA was offered by Syracuse. Byrnes RB Rahjai Harris plans to visit West Virginia this weekend. Clemson target WR

Clemson won for just the second time this season on the road in the ACC with a 62-48 victory at Pitt Wednesday night.  With their second straight win, the Tigers move to 17-11 overall and 7-8 in the ACC with a date with North Carolina coming up Saturday at Littlejohn Coliseum.  It’s Clemson’s sixth straight

Defending national champion Clemson opened spring practice Wednesday afternoon.  Among the comments made by head coach Dabo Swinney was quarterback Trevor Lawrence has to “earn” the starting job again this spring. Here’s the full Swinney post-practice press conference Wednesday evening.