Longtime South Carolina State head football coach Buddy Pough is hanging up his whistle at the end of this season. According to the Times and Democrat newspaper in Orangeburg, Pough informed the team of his plan following Thursday morning’s practice in preparation for Saturday’s season opener against Jackson State in Atlanta. “I wanted to let …
We’re off and running with our annual Palmetto Pigskin tour around the state of South Carolina. Tuesday, we made our traditional first stop at South Carolina State where coach Buddy Pough is entering his 22nd season. And he’s feisty over the fact his team under achieved last season with a 3-8 mark and is anxious …
One year removed from winning the Celebration Bowl and the HBCU National Championship, South Carolina State struggled in 2022 going 3-8 and 1-4 in the MEAC. Coach Buddy Pough believes his guys weren’t as focused on the job last season, and he vows to change that for 2023. Tuesday night Pough joined us on SportsTalk …
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Road weary South Carolina State makes the 40-mile drive to Columbia tomorrow night for their second so-called “money game” of the season. The Bulldogs opened the season with a 56-10 loss at UCF. Since then, they have defeated Bethune-Cookman and lost to North Carolina A&T, both on the road. Their first home game won’t come …
Expectations are running sky high at SC State this month as the Bulldogs are looking to defend their MEAC Championship and make a return trip to the Celebration Bowl in Atlanta, site of their impressive win over Jackson State last season. The Bulldogs return the bulk of their starters including quarterback Corey Fields (2320 yards …
National champions! That’s how SC State will be remembered coming off its 31-10 win over Jackson State in the Celebration Bowl last December. So with that as a backdrop, the HBCU national champs wrapped up spring preparation for the 2022 season in late April. The Bulldogs were 7-5 last season, winning the MEAC with a …
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Clemson had the first player selected from the state in this year’s NFL Draft, but USC had the most players taken with three. The Tigers and Coastal Carolina each had two players drafted and South Carolina State had one player taken. And following the draft, several players with state ties signed free agent contracts. Here’s …
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Clemson and USC next week will play in their bowl games to cap the football season in South Carolina. Two other Palmetto State teams have already notched their bowl wins this month, Coastal Carolina in the Cure Bowl and SC State in the Celebration Bowl. Those wins put the finishing touches on historic seasons for …
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SC State entered Saturday’s Celebration Bowl as double-digit underdogs to the masters of the SWAC, 11-2 Jackson State. But coach Buddy Pough and the Bulldogs stole the show, leaving Atlanta with a shiny new trophy as HBCU national champions and hard-earned respect in a decisive 31-10 victory. Jackson State head coach Deion Sanders dominated the …
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SC State might have been overlooked by many after losing their first three games of the season, though two of them were to FBS opponents. But the Bulldogs have rebounded nicely from that start with five wins in their last six games. That includes a 4-0 mark in the MEAC. After Saturday’s non-conference home game …
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Over the last two seasons, South Carolina State has been one of the state’s most successful teams. Combining the 2019 fall season with the 2020 spring seasons, the Bulldogs were 11-4. Going into this season, they have won eight of their last ten games. Buddy Pough is State’s all-time winningest coach, and as he enters …
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South Carolina State head football coach Buddy Pough is gearing up for his 20th season with the Bulldogs. Pough currently owns a 136-75 record at SC State, where he is the school’s all-time winningest coach. As his team gets ready to open preseason camp on Friday, Pough recently joined SportsTalk to recap SC State’s challenges …
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