Found another cool moment combing through my footage from last night:
After getting burned on a TD, Darius Rush was visibly down.
Jaylan Foster came over immediately to fix his body language and encourage him.
Never saw any of this in the last 2 seasons I've covered this team
Will Smith just blew the Astros’ combined no-hitter in the 9th inning.
Jake Odorizzi earned the W in the Braves division-clinching game.
Alex Anthopoulos never loses a trade.
WATCH:
@dawnstaley
ended her press conference today with another touching "thank you" to the local media in South Carolina that have covered the team in her time with the Gamecocks.
"They treat us like a sport. And that's not everywhere."
Here's about 1:40 of Spencer Rattler letting it rip at South Carolina's first spring practice this morning.
QB1 looked pretty sharp to open up spring ball
WATCH: Even after a tough loss to Alabama, QB
@ryan_hilinski
was still the last one off the field, taking the time to high-five some kids and give them his bracelets. The kind of leadership and attitude you can't teach.
Trevor Lawrence rocking the
@HilinskisHope
bracelet after winning his second straight ACC Championship. Said he met
@ryan_hilinski
and his family this past summer and is a huge fan of their message and the hope they bring to others.
@abc_columbia
.
@dawnstaley
signed whatever fans put in front of her tonight, which at the spring game included footballs and football jerseys.
Huge ovation from the crowd when
@GamecockWBB
was introduced on the field.
WATCH: "It has affected my mental to be a fan of this team."
This poor Hornets fan was going THROUGH it watching his team draft Brandon Miller tonight.
WATCH: Take two minutes out of your day and listen to
@JavonKinlaw
share more of his story at the NFL Combine.
He then goes on to give his 11-year-old self some advice.
"People might pick on you because you don't have much clothes... but something greater's ahead of you."
Stanford scored 21 points in both the first and the second quarters of tonight’s game.
@GamecockWBB
held the Cardinal to 19 *total* points in the entire second half.
I need Dawn Staley to give me a halftime speech after a bad day.
JUST IN: Aliyah Boston is the first woman from South Carolina to earn the Honda Cup, which honors the top female athlete across all collegiate sports.
This comes after winning the Naismith, AP, and Wooden Player of the Year awards.
WATCH: Check out the emotion from
@iamjadyndavis
after leading
@PDS_ChargersFB
to a state championship tonight.
This is what sports are all about.
"They welcomed me in like I was a brother... I love these boys and they'll forever be my brothers."
Really loved this from
@QueenBrea_1
today on how Dawn Staley has inspired her to use her voice and speak out.
"For her to still have the courage to continue to speak up, continue to be a leader, especially as a woman of color, it's amazing to watch."
Y'all think
@CoachSBeamer
is happy to be at South Carolina? Here's the head Gamecock after today's gutsy win.
"There's not a team in America I'd rather be the head coach of."
Shane Beamer took the Gamecocks to 6 wins (the total of the previous two seasons combined) playing with a graduate assistant and 3rd string guy under center for the majority of the year.
Now he has his QB.
WATCH:
@HerringMalik
earned his first collegiate start today for UGA, and he made the most of it. The
@MPHSFootball
alum was a menace in the backfield for the Bulldogs, and coach Smart said he expected nothing less from a Mary Persons product.
A source close to the Nix family confirmed to me that Bo Nix broke his ankle against Mississippi State last night.
It appears Auburn will come to Williams-Brice next week without it’s starting QB. Expect TJ Finley to be under center for the Tigers against the Gamecocks
Here's
@jayceehorn_10
today on why he chose to wear No. 8 for the Panthers this season, and the influence Kobe Bryant has had on him as an athlete.
(CTSY:
@Panthers
)
We need to stop this narrative that Dawn Staley should be penalized for recruiting and developing elite talent. Part of coaching is developing a roster, and South Carolina isn’t the No. 1 team in the country by accident.
WATCH:
@dawnstaley
got just a little spicy today talking about her team doesn't get talked about enough by the national media.
"Any media person that decides not to include us in conversations about best teams in the country, we need to get them checked quickly."
To be clear: of course we saw players encourage each other after bad plays in years past. But I’ve never seen a player go over and physically change his teammate’s body language to help pick him up.
Thought it was telling of the culture change we’ve been hearing about
JUST IN: Aliyah Boston and Destanni Henderson make the cut on the Wooden Award's late-season top 20 list.
@GamecockWBB
is one of two teams in the nation with multiple players on this list (Maryland being the other).
Really sweet moment courtside today, a fan wearing a
@Dozier_Kid
jersey got to take a picture with the former Gamecock great and get a hug from
@SilvaObame
while they were at today's game celebrating Legends Weekend
WATCH: Grayson Howard (
@decaphobia
) loved the culture and energy at South Carolina, but ultimately it was his connection with
@CoachSBeamer
and
@CoachLukeDay
that sealed his commitment.
"The staff is unbelievable in every single way, and they just come together as a family."
WATCH: When you knock off the No. 3 team in the nation in their home, you do a little post-game gardening. Some Gamecocks taking a little souvenir from the hedges at Sanford Stadium after beating the Bulldogs today
WATCH:
@KhavonMoore
made his commitment to
@TexasTechMBB
official today. The future Red Raider talked about what he's most excited about and what fans in Lubbock can expect from him on the court next year.
WATCH: Here's
@CoachSBeamer
's emotional answer to
@MattVereen
's question on what it meant to honor former Gamecock QB Phil Petty with his family present at practice yesterday.
"McCoy told me when he was leaving, he said 'this is probably the greatest day of my life.'"
WATCH: Had the chance to catch up with Gamecock QB signee
@ColtenGauthier
today.
Here's his answer when I asked him why USC, and why he never wavered.
"It deserves great things, it deserves excellence... I'm gonna make sure I give my all for the University of South Carolina.
Safe to say
@CoachSBeamer
's last Gamecock Walk for the season was a pretty special one.
Great scene outside Williams-Brice leading into the Palmetto Bowl
Just saw defensive coordinator Travaris Robinson leaving the football operations building and exchanged some pleasantries.
He asked me jokingly “You aren’t gonna take a picture of me moving my s*** out are you?”
So... yeah.
With the No. 1 2023 player in the house today, the
@SC_Cockpit
made
@GregJ2023
feel right at home.
Plenty of "We Want GG" chants at CLA today, and it was a pretty good game for the
@RidgeViewHoops
star to be in the building for.
Here's what Dawn Staley said about Aliyah Boston's dominant 28 point, 22 rebound performance and her Player of the Year campaign
"I thought she played like the National Player of the Year. That's what you do. When the game's on the line, you give them the ball, and they perform"
Some personal news to share:
This is my last week in Columbia, as I’ve been given an incredible opportunity to join the sports team at
@WBTV_News
in Charlotte later this month!
The 803 will always hold a special place in my heart, but I’m beyond excited for what’s next
Within the last six months, South Carolina has beaten North Carolina in the following:
- Women's soccer NCAA tournament
- Duke's Mayo Bowl
- Women's basketball Sweet 16
- Baseball annual game in Charlotte
WATCH: Your friendly reminder that
@D1Figure_
is a defensive end who can not only dunk, but hit windmills and 360s. He's 6'5" and 270 pounds.
@FootballUGA
is getting an absolute athlete next year.
JUST IN:
@GamecockWBB
point guard Destanni Henderson has been named a finalist for the Nancy Lieberman award for the top PG in the nation.
The other 4 finalists:
Veronica Burton, Northwestern
Caitlin Clark, Iowa
Olivia Miles, Notre Dame
Khayla Pointer, LSU
BREAKING: Columbia’s favorite pup
@ChampStaley
is back in the postgame press conference with mom
@dawnstaley
after South Carolina’s win over Mississippi State.
Shane Beamer’s introductory press conference will be at 2:00 p.m. tomorrow.
He and Ray Tanner will speak to the media to officially begin the next era of Gamecock football.
.
@CoachSBeamer
and staff just flipped 3-star WR
@ZavierShort
from Chapin, had been committed to App State
Here's what Gamecock fans can expect out of Short:
- Size
- Speed
- Ability to go up and get the ball
Leaves Chapin as the all-time leading receiver, and is staying home
Y'all remember that viral video of the girl crying after Aliyah Boston waved to her at last week's
@GamecockWBB
game?
I tracked her and her dad down to get the whole story behind that incredibly sweet moment.
Catch the full piece tomorrow on
@abc_columbia
news at 5:00 and 6:00!
Lost in the shuffle tonight, Aliyah Boston's 18 rebounds tonight gives her 446 for the season, which breaks the Gamecocks single-season record previously held by Katrina Anderson (434 in 1977-78)
.
@CoachSBeamer
and the Gamecock football team came out to address the crowd at halftime here at CLA.
Beamer says he plans to be in Columbia for a long, long, long time and this team is just getting started, which was met with very loud cheers from the fans.
WATCH:
@FrankMartin_SC
got to see
@Dozier_Kid
,
@Sin_City_803
and
@SilvaObame
come back to Columbia tonight.
They might not be his players anymore, but they aren't exempt from a little tough love. Here's Martin straight ROASTING Silva's outfit.
I haven't been covering college football for that long, but I have never seen anything like this in my life.
Just an unbelievably heroic performance from Zeb Noland to save South Carolina from a truly embarrassing loss.
Hough 2024 kicker Nolan Hauser is taking his talents to Clemson.
The 5-star just broke the NCHSAA record for career field goals last week with 52, and he’s only a junior.
Tonight's
@GamecockMBB
senior night was especially sweet for
@ACFHOOPS
grad
@2kreesee
, who got to come home and finish out his career as a Gamecock - something he's dreamed about his whole life.
"James has me in his corner for the rest of his life" -
@FrankMartin_SC
WATCH: Dabo Swinney had quite the speech today when asked about the adversity his team has faced after a 2-2 start to the season.
"That's why people storm the fields when we get beat, because we've responded."
Also throws in a quality yardwork analogy here.
WATCH: Today the whole SEC got a glimpse of what Gamecock fans have seen the last seven months --
Shane Beamer is bringing energy and enthusiasm to South Carolina that hasn't been seen in years.
Fans have seen it,
@NickMuse5
and
@52kingsley
confirmed it today in Birmingham.