Former #Gamecocks QB Phil Petty dies at age 43

Former USC QB and current assistant coach at Gray Collegiate, Phil Petty has died. The 43-year-old became ill on Wednesday and was hospitalized. He passed away on Thursday morning around 9:00 AM. The Boiling Springs standout was a three-year starter at quarterback and led the Gamecocks to back-to-back Outback Bowl victories against Ohio State in …

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Michigan baseball coach Erik Bakich reportedly headed to #Clemson

Clemson Athletics Director Graham Neff has decided on Erik Bakich of Michigan as the Tigers’ new baseball coach according to reports both locally, in Michigan and nationally. Bakich will replace Monte Lee who was fired at the end of this season. Columbia sports radio personality Teddy Heffner broke the news of the hiring Tuesday morning. …

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Talented #Clemson Wide Receiver set for operation, then NFL Draft

Story provided by Digital Content Zone Justyn Ross is heading for surgery to fix a stress fracture in his foot. Ross will miss the remainder of the college football season, and work to rehabilitate from the injury before preparing for the 2022 NFL Draft. Health concerns have impacted Ross’ draft pedigree. While he had the …

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#Gamecocks coaching search spit-blog December 6th and final

The University of South Carolina officially commenced the search for its 36th head football coach November 15th with the announcement that Will Muschamp had been relieved of his duties after 58 games. So, let the spit-balling begin. There’s nothing more common to a coaching search than the media and fans spewing out the names of …

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Dale Jr. set to get back behind the wheel at Darlington (AUDIO)

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. met with the media Friday at Darlington Raceway for the first time since he and his family were involved in a fiery plane crash in mid-August. Earnhardt said, “It’s good to be doing something normal. We’ve been taking some time to ourselves. Things have been very good. My wife loves to be …

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#Gamecocks lose tight end Pollard to neck injury

Senior tight end Kiel Pollard, who was expected to be a major contributor for USC again this season, announced today on Instagram he is having to give up the sport due to a neck injury he suffered in practice last week. Pollard stated in his post he thought he would be able to return within …

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#ACCKickoff: Dabo Swinney previews #Clemson (AUDIO)

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney has been all smiles throughout yesterday’s Clemson Media Outing and Wednesday’s #ACCKickoff. He has everyone reason to be confident about repeating a the conference champions and pursuing his third national championship. Swinney did spend some time, however, discussing the trouble that divisional foe Syracuse has given his team the last …

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#ACCKickoff: Tanner Muse and John Simpson (AUDIO)

Clemson safety Tanner Muse and guard John Simpson joined Dabo Swinney Wednesday in Charlotte at the ACC Kickoff. Muse is entering his senior season with the Tigers and is expected to be one of the team’s defensive leaders while Simpson is anchoring an offensive line absorbing the loss of Mitch Hyatt. Since Muse was last …

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ACC Network will feature #Clemson Championship documentary

ACC Media Days in Charlotte kicked off with announcements regarding the new ACC Network. The network will launch August 22nd and will feature a Clemson documentary as part of its programming. Greatest Ever: The 2018 Clemson Tigers, a 30-minute recap of the National Championship winning Tigers will be a part of the programming exclusive to …

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Swinney and Radakovich look ahead to the Fall (AUDIO)

Clemson head football coach Dabo Swinney and Clemson athletic director Dan Radakovich met with the media at the conclusion of the Clemson Media Outing and Media Olympics, Tuesday. Coach Swinney echoed his defensive coordinator’s thoughts on linebacker James Skalski from earlier in the day. Both Swinney and Brent Venables are excited to see Skalski in …

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#STRecruiting: #Clemson pulls TE away from Florida State

Long time Florida State fan TE Sage Ennis (6-4 225) of Tallahassee camped at Clemson earlier this month, earned an offer from the Tigers, and that changed his entire approach to his recruiting. Florida State is is rebuild mode, and Clemson is on top of the college football mountain. That’s too much for Ennis to …

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#STRecruiting Weekend Notebook (UPDATE Saturday Night)

USC commitment OL Issiah Walker visited UCF Saturday. He was at Florida Friday. 2022 WR Jaleel Skinner of Greer camped at USC Saturday and said he’s “real close” with USC. However, he doesn’t plan a commitment anywhere until his senior season. 2023 QB Raheim Jeter of Greer was offered by USC Saturday. He was in …

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#STRecruiting: Huge offensive lineman commits to #Gamecocks

OL Jazston Turnetine (6-8 340) of Hutchinson JC, KS and Ellenwood, GA has given USC an answer for its left tackle position for 2020 and ’21 with his commitment to the Gamecocks Sunday while on his official visit. Gamecock offensive line coach Eric Wolford offered Turnetine in February and the Gamecocks were the team to …

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Coastal Carolina’s Gary Gilmore tells SportsTalk 2024 season will be his last #CCU (Updated w/Gilmore Audio)

Legendary baseball coach Gary Gilmore has told SportsTalk next season will be his last at the helm of Coastal Carolina. Gilmore has been the head coach of the Chanticleers since 1996 and led Coastal Carolina to the 2016 College World Series. Gilmore has won 1,079 games at Coastal, the most in school history, and was …

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64 team field is set for NCAA Baseball Tournament (AUDIO) #Clemson #CCU #Gamecocks

2023 NCAA Baseball Tournament Bracket Clemson, Coastal Carolina and USC learned Sunday night they would be hosting NCAA regionals this coming weekend. Monday afternoon they learned who will be coming to their locations as the entire tournament field was announced. Clemson (43-17) is the #4 overall tournament seed and as such would host a Super …

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#STRecruiting Notebook 5-29

The first weekend in June is coming up and that means the return of official visits to Clemson and USC. For the Tigers, this coming weekend will be their lone official visit weekend of the summer. They have earmarked most of their top uncommitted targets with the hope that many of them won’t leave uncommitted. …

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My Three Hosts: #Clemson, #CCU, #Gamecocks

The news couldn’t have been better Sunday night for Clemson, Coastal Carolina and South Carolina. Each of the Palmetto State programs was chosen by the NCAA Baseball Tournament Selection Committee to serve as a regional host starting Friday. For the Tigers and the Chants, their selections were not surprising. Clemson won the ACC Tournament Championship …

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ACC Championship: #Clemson rides Riley’s blast to 11-5 win over ‘Canes, claims 11th ACC title (AUDIO)

DURHAM, NC: Clemson never flinched. Despite blowing an early lead and falling behind Miami (FL) and facing the prospect of dropping their first game in a month, Clemson never flinched. Two relievers entered and didn’t have their best stuff, but Clemson never flinched. Instead, Clemson did what their fans have become accustomed to, and kept …

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ACC Tournament: #Clemson wrecks UNC 10-4 to set up title showdown with Miami (FL) (AUDIO)

Photos by Clemson Athletics DURHAM, NC: Clemson wasted little time in exerting its dominance over North Carolina and punching its ticket to the ACC Championship Game. The Tigers’ lineup blistered UNC pitching early, putting up eight runs in the first three innings on their way to a 10-4 victory, Saturday. It would be tough to …

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ACC Tournament: Grice and Gordon lead #Clemson into semis with 4-1 win over BC (AUDIO)

DURHAM, NC: Following some early fireworks, a pitcher’s duel broke out between Clemson and Boston College at the ACC Tournament, Friday. Fortunately for the Tigers, Caden Grice and Jack Crighton had provided an early cushion that kept Clemson comfortable on its way to a 4-1 victory over the Eagles. With the win, the Tigers claimed …

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#STRecruiting: #Clemson looking forward to hosting priority OL target Westphal

Clemson is bringing in its A-list of recruits next month, with numerous top prospects in the 2024 class set to arrive on campus during the first weekend of June. One of those is a priority target on the offensive line that recently placed the Tigers among his top schools. Leesburg (VA) OT Fletcher Westphal (6-8 …

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#STRecruiting Notebook 5-26

USC quarterbacks coach Dowell Loggains Thursday offered three quarterbacks in the 2025 class, two on the national level and one on the local level. Loggains joined the large group of quarterback recruiters to offer Ryan Montgomery (6-3 212) of Findlay, OH. The offer came a day after Loggains watched Montgomery throw at his high school. …

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#STRecruiting: SAF Jarvis Boatwright set to take first official visit with #Gamecocks

South Carolina was one of the first major offers for SAF Jarvis Boatwright (6-1 175) of Clearwater, FL and the early interest paid to him by secondary coach Torrian Gray and head coach Shane Beamer paid off. Boatwright included the Gamecocks in his top five and he will commence his official visits with a stop …

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#Gamecocks make quiet exit from SEC Tournament with 5-0 loss to Texas A&M (AUDIO)

USC will not have 40 wins on their resume when the NCAA Baseball Tournament Selection Committee finishes their work over the weekend. A 40th win would have gone a long way toward impressing the committing and perhaps cementing a home regional for the Gamecocks. They may still host, but they’ll have to sweat a little …

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Hall announces return to #Clemson for a final season

Clemson basketball coach Brad Brownell Thursday got the best news of his offseason when All-ACC Forward PJ Hall announced that he had withdrawn his name from the NBA Draft and will return to school for his senior season. Hall’s decision had to be a big exhale moment for Brownell and staff as his departure would …

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