http://www.realfootball365.com South Carolina Gamecocks Football News, scores, analysis and discussion. College Football News. en-us info@realfootball365.com Copyright (C) 2005-2008 www.realfootball365.com http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/southcarolina/11588 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/southcarolina/11588 Quin Smith, a 6-foot, 206-pound outside linebacker from Hibriten High School in Lenoir, N.C., has verbally committed to play for the South Carolina Gamecocks in 2009. Commentary: Smith runs the 40-yard dash in 4.63 seconds, benches 275 pounds, and squats 375. Thus, he has some athleticism and power. Enough, in fact, to leave Auburn, North Carolina, and North Carolina State upset that they... rousseauwrites@aol.com (Robert Rousseau) South Carolina Gamecocks 2008-06-11T19:27:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/southcarolina/11487 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/southcarolina/11487 The South Carolina Gamecocks will begin the season with three straight nationally televised games. Commentary: According to the school, its games against North Carolina State on Aug. 28 and Vanderbilt on Sept. 4 will be shown by ESPN. The Gamecocks' matchup with Georgia on Sept. 13 will be presented by CBS. Beyond being televised, the games will also showcase an offense whose plays won't be... rousseauwrites@aol.com (Robert Rousseau) South Carolina Gamecocks 2008-06-04T19:48:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/southcarolina/11117 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/southcarolina/11117 In a year where Steve Spurrier has decided to give up the offensive reins to his son and two South Carolina quarterbacks managed to throw eight interceptions in their spring game, Gamecocks fans are understandably a little wary. That said, the future seems bright for the Gamecocks -- evidenced by their two impressive 2009 verbal commitments. Let's take a look at them. Justice Cunningham: A... rousseauwrites@aol.com (Robert Rousseau) South Carolina Gamecocks 2008-05-05T04:01:01-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/southcarolina/9980 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/southcarolina/9980 The South Carolina Gamecocks are 3-0 for the first time in six years. They have a solid senior quarterback in Blake Mitchell and an offensive mastermind for a coach in Steve Spurrier. On the other side of the ball -- where you'd think a Spurrier-led team's concerns would lie -- the Gamecocks have thrived, giving up an average of 9.7 points per game so far this season. Sounds pretty good,... rousseauwrites@aol.com (Robert Rousseau) South Carolina Gamecocks 2007-09-19T04:24:27-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/southcarolina/9882 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/southcarolina/9882 The South Carolina Gamecocks ended last season on a very high note. Expectations have naturally risen, and 2007 will be the litmus test for the team. There were only two significant wins last season -- at archrival Clemson, where the Gamecocks have won very few times over the rivalry's history; and against respectable Conference-USA champ Houston in the Liberty Bowl, a team that went a solid 9-3... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) South Carolina Gamecocks 2007-06-29T04:23:05-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/southcarolina/9587 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/southcarolina/9587 On Dec. 29, head coach Steve Spurrier and his South Carolina Gamecocks will be in Memphis, Tenn. to kick off their Liberty Bowl game against Conference USA's champion, the Houston Cougars. The Gamecocks, who finished the season ahead of Spurrier's expectations despite a 7-5 record with five conference losses, will enter their Liberty Bowl visit with one of the youngest and least-experienced... SMJCSC@aol.com (Stephen Jerdan) South Carolina Gamecocks 2006-12-04T04:04:29-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/southcarolina/9576 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/southcarolina/9576 With a win over in-state rival Clemson last week, the South Carolina Gamecocks surpassed season goals set by head coach Steve Spurrier, and finally got over a decade-long obstacle that had tormented Gamecock teams of recent years. The Gamecocks, 7-5 (3-5), had been questioned all year long prior to last Saturday's Clemson game about whether they had the focus to beat a Top 25 team. South... SMJCSC@aol.com (Stephen Jerdan) South Carolina Gamecocks 2006-11-28T04:32:12-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/southcarolina/9536 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/southcarolina/9536 In 1966, quarterback Steve Spurrier led the Florida Gators to a 9-2 season and earned the program's first ever Heisman Trophy. Nearly a quarter century later, Spurrier accepted the head coaching job at his alma mater, and led the Gators to six conference championships - including their first ever in 1991 - and one national championship. Spurrier was also the force behind the second Heisman... SMJCSC@aol.com (Stephen Jerdan) South Carolina Gamecocks 2006-11-10T04:51:36-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/southcarolina/9467 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/southcarolina/9467 Vanderbilt used to be the conference wimp in the SEC. Teams used to be able to play the Commodores and know it was an easy win. Ever since Jay Cutler led Vanderbilt to a comparably successful season last year, however, the Commodores have a swagger to them, and South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Steve Spurrier knows it. "(Head coach) Bobby Johnson and his staff have done an excellent job... SMJCSC@aol.com (Stephen Jerdan) South Carolina Gamecocks 2006-10-20T04:22:40-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/southcarolina/9412 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/southcarolina/9412 Last week, the South Carolina Gamecocks weren't supposed to make much of an impression on their guests, the No. 2 Auburn Tigers. Not only were the Tigers supposed to win, but Kenny Irons and company were expected to completely dominate a struggling Gamecock team that had virtually no run defense or offensive line. At first, expectations were being fulfilled, and the Gamecocks appeared to be... SMJCSC@aol.com (Stephen Jerdan) South Carolina Gamecocks 2006-10-04T04:42:46-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/southcarolina/9379 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/southcarolina/9379 Week 4 of college football is already here and it appears that head coach Steve Spurrier is still struggling with his South Carolina Gamecocks in his second season at the helm. Although South Carolina enters this weekend's contest with Florida Atlantic at 2-1, including a 1-1 conference record, the Gamecocks could very well be in for an extremely long season given the production up to this... SMJCSC@aol.com (Stephen Jerdan) South Carolina Gamecocks 2006-09-20T04:10:19-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/southcarolina/9332 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/southcarolina/9332 South Carolina has one of the oldest and most heated in-state rivalries with the Clemson Tigers. Georgia has three of the oldest and most respected rivalries with Auburn, Florida and Georgia Tech. When the Gamecocks and the Dawgs meet on the field, however, that feeling of a brand-new rivalry becomes blatantly and almost numbingly present. Even though this new-age rivalry will likely be... SMJCSC@aol.com (Stephen Jerdan) South Carolina Gamecocks 2006-09-07T04:58:18-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/southcarolina/9285 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/southcarolina/9285 On Thursday, Steve Spurrier will kick off his second year as head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks when he takes his squad to Starkville, MS to challenge Sylvester Croom's Mississippi State Bulldogs in the second game of the 2006 college football season. Although the Gamecocks return almost all of the scoring offense from last season, a few questions still remain for South Carolina as... SMJCSC@aol.com (Stephen Jerdan) South Carolina Gamecocks 2006-08-31T04:25:18-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/southcarolina/9253 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/southcarolina/9253 Although South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Steve Spurrier has already handed the quarterback reins to incumbent junior Blake Mitchell, another QB has recently been grabbing the spotlight in Columbia. Chris Smelley, a true freshman, has been applying pressure to Mitchell and fellow quarterbacks Cade Thompson and Tommy Beecher since the beginning of fall practice. The Tuscaloosa, AL native has... SMJCSC@aol.com (Stephen Jerdan) South Carolina Gamecocks 2006-08-22T04:06:02-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/southcarolina/9222 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/southcarolina/9222 When South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Steve Spurrier opened his practices to the media last week, he made it very clear that every position is up for grabs entering the 2006 football season. "I told the guys in here, nobody has a lock on any position. Nobody." Spurrier made the striking comment while answering a question concerning his quarterbacks, and his incumbent QB, junior Blake... SMJCSC@aol.com (Stephen Jerdan) South Carolina Gamecocks 2006-08-09T04:54:23-05:00