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GAMECOCKS TODAY
Thursday, June 6
Good morning from Gamecock Central.
We're 86 days away from the Gamecocks playing North Carolina.
Will Muschamp/Credit: Chris Gillespie
1. The importance of summer camp season
South Carolina kicks off its Will Muschamp summer camp series Thursday morning with the first of 10 days of workouts when high school players will work out for the Gamecock coaches in Columbia.
• With the spring evaluation period now over, summer camp season is the next step for the recruiting cycle and the Gamecocks will host thousands of players on their campus this June. Some of those prospects are high schoolers who simply covet the chance to learn from a college staff, while others will potentially earn an offer from the Gamecocks while on campus.
• Prospects who are on campus will go through NFL Combine style testing in the morning as the coaches record measurables like height, weight and hand sizes plus 40-yard-dashes, shuttle times and vertical jumps. In the afternoon, prospects will separate out into positions for skills work followed by 1-on-1 matchups to complete the camp, which runs from about 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Muschamp puts an added importance on evaluating prospects in a camp setting and prefers for all of the prospects he signs to have worked out in camp at some point. Nearly all of South Carolina's 2019 signing class camped in Columbia.
Muschamp went in-depth about the importance of in-person camp evaluations during the Spurs Up Tour this spring:
"Getting them on campus and getting in that situation in that setting, I think is really important, because the player-coach relationship is a two-way street. They may walk off our campus and go, 'There ain't no way I want to get coached by this guy,' and that's fine. Go somewhere else. I worry about the ones we sign, not the ones we don't.
"Or they may come in and say, 'I really like the way they [coach].' Because I tell our (assistant coaches), 'Coach exactly the way you're going to coach our players,' because I don't want a guy walking in the door and saying, 'Wow, I didn't know it was going to be like this.' They're going to understand exactly what they're getting when they get to our place."
– Wes Mitchell
Chad Terrell/Credit: Chris Gillespie
2. 8️⃣6️⃣ Countdown to kickoff: 86 days!
Our countdown to South Carolina's 2019 season opener against North Carolina in Charlotte is now down to just 86 days and today we're featuring redshirt sophomore wide receiver Chad Terrell, who hopes to break into the rotation this season after dealing with a knee injury last year.
A former four-star prospect, according to Rivals.com, Terrell played in 10 games as a true freshman in 2017 and caught three passes for 20 yards. A spring practice knee injury in March of 2018 slowed Terrell's progress, forcing him to miss all but four games of last season.
Now fully healthy, Terrell hopes to enter the wide receiver rotation this season at one of the outside receiver spots where he could lock down a second-team role.
– Wes Mitchell
3. ⚾ MLB Draft
The MLB Draft ended Wednesday night and the Gamecocks had their fair share of players, both current and signees, picked.
As a rule, players picked in the first 10 rounds are likely to sign with their respective teams while college players drafted after the 10th round will have a decision to make.
That directly applies to guys like Luke Berryhill and Reid Morgan, who will have to chose between going pro or coming back next season. Berryhill is a rising redshirt junior and has some leverage while Morgan will lose the majority of his bargaining power if he comes back for his senior season.
Below is the full list of draftees.
Current players
TJ Hopkins (Reds): 9th round, No. 264
Luke Berryhill (Reds): 13th round, No. 384
Reid Morgan (Mariners): 13th round, No. 396
Jacob Olson (Cubs): 26th round, No. 792
Ridge Chapman (Angels): 34th round, No. 1,021
Signees
Tyler Callihan (Reds): 3rd round, No. 85
Ivan Johnson (Reds): 4th round, No. 114
Andy Peters (Rays): 21st round, No. 638
Brennan Milone (Dodgers): 28th round, No. 851
Noah Myers (Blue Jays): 30th round, No. 897
Brannon Jordan (Rays): 31st round, No. 938
James Nix (Astros): 35th round, No. 1,066
Thomas Farr (Rangers): 37th round, No. 1,105
Jeff Heinrich (Mets): 40th round, No. 1,196
– Collyn Taylor
4. This, that, and the other
Track & Field: Randrianasolo wins bronze to start NCAA Outdoor Championships - Yann Randrianasolo finished his collegiate career on the NCAA Outdoor Championships podium, and USC saw three more student-athletes qualify for finals on the opening day of the 2019 national meet. (link)
Football Recruiting: Gamecocks' Summer football camp mega primer - An in-depth feature detailing USC targets that will be coming to Columbia to work out for the coaches. (subscription)
Football Recruiting: Can South Carolina grab Tank Bigsby? - Can the Gamecocks land the new No. 1 athlete Tank Bigsby? Wes Mitchell and Mike Farrell weigh in. (link)
Football Recruiting: Doty moves up 50 spots in Rivals250 - Luke Doty continues to rise in the Rivals rankings as the Myrtle Beach standout now checks in up 50 spots from the previous release. (link)
Football Recruiting: Long-time commit likes 'everything' about official visit - Fresh off his official visit to South Carolina this past weekend, long-time offensive line commitment Tyshawn Wannamaker struggled to narrow the trip down to just one thing that he liked more than the rest. (subscription)
Baseball: One more Gamecock transferring - Gamecocks down one more player after the season. (link)
Baseball: Kerry honored - Freshman pitcher Brett Kerry has been named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball. (link)
Women's Golf: Go ready for 2019 Arnold Palmer Cup - Lois Kaye Go will play in the 2019 Arnold Palmer Cup this weekend at the The Alotian Club. (link)
Women's Tennis: Gamecocks to host 2020 ITA Kick-Off Weekend - The women's tennis team is set to host its third-straight ITA Kick-Off Weekend at the Carolina Tennis Center from January 24 to 27. (link)
Women's Tennis: It's a great time to be a Gamecock - It's a great time to be excited about South Carolina women's tennis as the Gamecocks are coming off a record-setting year. (link)
– Jackson Fields
5. This Date in Gamecock History
June 6, 2003 – USC opened up a border war super regional by edging North Carolina, 5-4, behind Michael Campbell's two-run single in the fourth inning and strong pitching from David Marchbanks and Chris Hernandez.
6. Birthdays!
Noah Campbell - Campbell's father Darrin played at UNC with current USC coach Mark Kingston and spent several years in the White Sox and Orioles organizations, reaching the Triple-A level. Noah committed to the Gamecocks over Miami, UNC and Vanderbilt, and chose to enroll at Carolina over signing with the Milwaukee Brewers, who drafted him in the 19th round. Campbell made 42 starts as a true freshman, starting games at 2B, DH and LF. He spent much of the year in the leadoff spot and twice in 2018 led off the game with a home run (Texas A&M, Florida). After a big summer in the Cape Cod League, much was expected of Campbell in 2019 - he was named second-team All-America in the preseason by Baseball America and the No. 10 prospect for the 2020 draft by D1baseball.com. 2019 turned out to be a struggle for Campbell, who hit .239 on the year and saw his on-base percentage drop 50 points. A bounce-back year in 2020 would be huge for the Gamecocks.
Deron Farina (football, 1986)
– John Parker, gamecockarchives.com
7. ⌚ Key Events (Countdown)
• June 6 – Football: One-day camp (today)
• June 7 – Football: One-day camp (1 day)
• June 8 – Football: One-day camp (2)
• June 13 – Football: OL/DL camps (7)
• June 13 – Football: 7-on-7 tourney (7)
• June 14 – Football: OL/DL camps (8)
• June 14 – Football: 7-on-7 tourney (8)
• June 15 – Football: One-day camp (9)
• June 19 – Football: One-day camp (13)
• June 20 – Football: One-day camp (14)
• June 21 – Football: One-day camp (15)
• June 22 – Football: One-day camp (16)
• June 22 – Football: Specialists camp (16)
• June 27 – Baseball: Prospect camp (21)
• July 11 – Baseball: Prospect camp (35)
• July 15 – SEC Media Days, Day 1 (39)
• July 16 – SEC Media Days, Day 2 (40)
• July 17 – SEC Media Days, Day 3 (41)
• July 18 – SEC Media Days, Day 4 (42)
• July 18 – Baseball: Prospect camp (42)
• July 20 – Ladies Football Clinic (44)
• Aug. 17 – Baseball: Elite prospect camp (72)
• Aug. 31 – Football: Gamecocks vs UNC (86)
• Nov. 13 – Basketball: Early signing period (160)
• Dec. 18 – Football: Early signing period (195)
• Feb. 5 – Football: Regular signing period (244)
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GAMECOCKS TODAY
Thursday, June 6
Good morning from Gamecock Central.
We're 86 days away from the Gamecocks playing North Carolina.
Will Muschamp/Credit: Chris Gillespie
1. The importance of summer camp season
South Carolina kicks off its Will Muschamp summer camp series Thursday morning with the first of 10 days of workouts when high school players will work out for the Gamecock coaches in Columbia.
• With the spring evaluation period now over, summer camp season is the next step for the recruiting cycle and the Gamecocks will host thousands of players on their campus this June. Some of those prospects are high schoolers who simply covet the chance to learn from a college staff, while others will potentially earn an offer from the Gamecocks while on campus.
• Prospects who are on campus will go through NFL Combine style testing in the morning as the coaches record measurables like height, weight and hand sizes plus 40-yard-dashes, shuttle times and vertical jumps. In the afternoon, prospects will separate out into positions for skills work followed by 1-on-1 matchups to complete the camp, which runs from about 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Muschamp puts an added importance on evaluating prospects in a camp setting and prefers for all of the prospects he signs to have worked out in camp at some point. Nearly all of South Carolina's 2019 signing class camped in Columbia.
Muschamp went in-depth about the importance of in-person camp evaluations during the Spurs Up Tour this spring:
"Getting them on campus and getting in that situation in that setting, I think is really important, because the player-coach relationship is a two-way street. They may walk off our campus and go, 'There ain't no way I want to get coached by this guy,' and that's fine. Go somewhere else. I worry about the ones we sign, not the ones we don't.
"Or they may come in and say, 'I really like the way they [coach].' Because I tell our (assistant coaches), 'Coach exactly the way you're going to coach our players,' because I don't want a guy walking in the door and saying, 'Wow, I didn't know it was going to be like this.' They're going to understand exactly what they're getting when they get to our place."
– Wes Mitchell
Chad Terrell/Credit: Chris Gillespie
2. 8️⃣6️⃣ Countdown to kickoff: 86 days!
Our countdown to South Carolina's 2019 season opener against North Carolina in Charlotte is now down to just 86 days and today we're featuring redshirt sophomore wide receiver Chad Terrell, who hopes to break into the rotation this season after dealing with a knee injury last year.
A former four-star prospect, according to Rivals.com, Terrell played in 10 games as a true freshman in 2017 and caught three passes for 20 yards. A spring practice knee injury in March of 2018 slowed Terrell's progress, forcing him to miss all but four games of last season.
Now fully healthy, Terrell hopes to enter the wide receiver rotation this season at one of the outside receiver spots where he could lock down a second-team role.
– Wes Mitchell
3. ⚾ MLB Draft
The MLB Draft ended Wednesday night and the Gamecocks had their fair share of players, both current and signees, picked.
As a rule, players picked in the first 10 rounds are likely to sign with their respective teams while college players drafted after the 10th round will have a decision to make.
That directly applies to guys like Luke Berryhill and Reid Morgan, who will have to chose between going pro or coming back next season. Berryhill is a rising redshirt junior and has some leverage while Morgan will lose the majority of his bargaining power if he comes back for his senior season.
Below is the full list of draftees.
Current players
TJ Hopkins (Reds): 9th round, No. 264
Luke Berryhill (Reds): 13th round, No. 384
Reid Morgan (Mariners): 13th round, No. 396
Jacob Olson (Cubs): 26th round, No. 792
Ridge Chapman (Angels): 34th round, No. 1,021
Signees
Tyler Callihan (Reds): 3rd round, No. 85
Ivan Johnson (Reds): 4th round, No. 114
Andy Peters (Rays): 21st round, No. 638
Brennan Milone (Dodgers): 28th round, No. 851
Noah Myers (Blue Jays): 30th round, No. 897
Brannon Jordan (Rays): 31st round, No. 938
James Nix (Astros): 35th round, No. 1,066
Thomas Farr (Rangers): 37th round, No. 1,105
Jeff Heinrich (Mets): 40th round, No. 1,196
– Collyn Taylor
4. This, that, and the other
Track & Field: Randrianasolo wins bronze to start NCAA Outdoor Championships - Yann Randrianasolo finished his collegiate career on the NCAA Outdoor Championships podium, and USC saw three more student-athletes qualify for finals on the opening day of the 2019 national meet. (link)
Football Recruiting: Gamecocks' Summer football camp mega primer - An in-depth feature detailing USC targets that will be coming to Columbia to work out for the coaches. (subscription)
Football Recruiting: Can South Carolina grab Tank Bigsby? - Can the Gamecocks land the new No. 1 athlete Tank Bigsby? Wes Mitchell and Mike Farrell weigh in. (link)
Football Recruiting: Doty moves up 50 spots in Rivals250 - Luke Doty continues to rise in the Rivals rankings as the Myrtle Beach standout now checks in up 50 spots from the previous release. (link)
Football Recruiting: Long-time commit likes 'everything' about official visit - Fresh off his official visit to South Carolina this past weekend, long-time offensive line commitment Tyshawn Wannamaker struggled to narrow the trip down to just one thing that he liked more than the rest. (subscription)
Baseball: One more Gamecock transferring - Gamecocks down one more player after the season. (link)
Baseball: Kerry honored - Freshman pitcher Brett Kerry has been named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball. (link)
Women's Golf: Go ready for 2019 Arnold Palmer Cup - Lois Kaye Go will play in the 2019 Arnold Palmer Cup this weekend at the The Alotian Club. (link)
Women's Tennis: Gamecocks to host 2020 ITA Kick-Off Weekend - The women's tennis team is set to host its third-straight ITA Kick-Off Weekend at the Carolina Tennis Center from January 24 to 27. (link)
Women's Tennis: It's a great time to be a Gamecock - It's a great time to be excited about South Carolina women's tennis as the Gamecocks are coming off a record-setting year. (link)
– Jackson Fields
5. This Date in Gamecock History
June 6, 2003 – USC opened up a border war super regional by edging North Carolina, 5-4, behind Michael Campbell's two-run single in the fourth inning and strong pitching from David Marchbanks and Chris Hernandez.
- UNC scored first, but a two-run homer from Gamecock catcher Landon Powell put USC in the lead 2-1 but the Tar Heels would reclaim the lead 4-2 in the top of the second.
- Those would be the last runs Marchbanks allowed in his six innings on the mound.
- An RBI single from Powell scored Justin Harris in the third to make it 4-3 and Kevin Melillo and Nick Gardner opened the fourth with singles to set the stage for Campbell.
- A bunt by Jon Coutlangus moved the two runners to second and third, then Campbell laced a single to center to bring both home and take the lead for good.
- Hernandez took the mound in the seventh and blanked UNC on just one hit over the next three innings to record a save.
6. Birthdays!
Noah Campbell - Campbell's father Darrin played at UNC with current USC coach Mark Kingston and spent several years in the White Sox and Orioles organizations, reaching the Triple-A level. Noah committed to the Gamecocks over Miami, UNC and Vanderbilt, and chose to enroll at Carolina over signing with the Milwaukee Brewers, who drafted him in the 19th round. Campbell made 42 starts as a true freshman, starting games at 2B, DH and LF. He spent much of the year in the leadoff spot and twice in 2018 led off the game with a home run (Texas A&M, Florida). After a big summer in the Cape Cod League, much was expected of Campbell in 2019 - he was named second-team All-America in the preseason by Baseball America and the No. 10 prospect for the 2020 draft by D1baseball.com. 2019 turned out to be a struggle for Campbell, who hit .239 on the year and saw his on-base percentage drop 50 points. A bounce-back year in 2020 would be huge for the Gamecocks.
Deron Farina (football, 1986)
– John Parker, gamecockarchives.com
7. ⌚ Key Events (Countdown)
• June 6 – Football: One-day camp (today)
• June 7 – Football: One-day camp (1 day)
• June 8 – Football: One-day camp (2)
• June 13 – Football: OL/DL camps (7)
• June 13 – Football: 7-on-7 tourney (7)
• June 14 – Football: OL/DL camps (8)
• June 14 – Football: 7-on-7 tourney (8)
• June 15 – Football: One-day camp (9)
• June 19 – Football: One-day camp (13)
• June 20 – Football: One-day camp (14)
• June 21 – Football: One-day camp (15)
• June 22 – Football: One-day camp (16)
• June 22 – Football: Specialists camp (16)
• June 27 – Baseball: Prospect camp (21)
• July 11 – Baseball: Prospect camp (35)
• July 15 – SEC Media Days, Day 1 (39)
• July 16 – SEC Media Days, Day 2 (40)
• July 17 – SEC Media Days, Day 3 (41)
• July 18 – SEC Media Days, Day 4 (42)
• July 18 – Baseball: Prospect camp (42)
• July 20 – Ladies Football Clinic (44)
• Aug. 17 – Baseball: Elite prospect camp (72)
• Aug. 31 – Football: Gamecocks vs UNC (86)
• Nov. 13 – Basketball: Early signing period (160)
• Dec. 18 – Football: Early signing period (195)
• Feb. 5 – Football: Regular signing period (244)
