Reporter: "I'll bet you have never been booed like that on every snap. How did you handle it?"
Watson: "Oh, yes I have - at South Carolina"

Congrats on giving your rival the full serial sex offender treatment before he was even known to be a serial sex offender!

Heard from a reliable source that we are going to the Gator to play Notre Dame. FWIW but this person is connected.

Here's a release from the university on some internal awards:

COACHES’ CHOICE AWARDS
Outstanding Student-Athlete Award: Jovaughn Gwyn, Tonka Hemingway, Mitch Jeter
Community Service Award: Jalen Brooks, Eric Douglas, Peyton Williams
Strength & Conditioning Award: Jovaughn Gwyn
Overcoming Adversity Award: Jalen Brooks, Sherrod Greene, Josh Vann
Offensive Scout Team Award: Cason Henry
Defensive Scout Team Award: Donovan Westmoreland
Special Teams Scout Team Award: Colin Bryant, Joseph Byrnes
Nutrition Award: Kai Kroeger, Devonni Reed

PLAYERS’ CHOICE AWARDS
Most Outstanding Senior Award: Jovaughn Gwyn, Zacch Pickens
Most Inspirational Walk-On Award: Payton Mangrum
Above All Else Award: Nate Adkins, Dakereon Joyner
Steve Spurrier Award (MVP Offense): Antwane Wells Jr.
Joe Morrison Award (MVP Defense): Nick Emmanwori, Zacch Pickens
Jim Carlen Award (MVP Special Teams): Kai Kroeger
Steve Wadiak Team MVP Award: Zacch Pickens, Spencer Rattler
Rex Enright Captains’ Award: Eric Douglas, Jovaughn Gwy, Brad Johnson, Zacch Pickens, Spencer Rattler

Looks like it is as active as ever. I've decided to enter and transfer back to the 90's. Post more portal news here.

Tom Herman has been hired at Florida Atlantic. He is an arrogant SOB, but is otherwise a pretty good coach. That is a talent rich area and him succeeding there would not surprise me. It is a good thing for everyone else, like SC and Texas, because to the extent he drains off talented recruits from Florida, FSU and Miami, that is all good.

Kroeger and Wells Named All-SEC by the Associated Press

FROM USC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (Dec. 5, 2022) — University of South Carolina punter Kai Kroeger earned a spot on the All-SEC first team and wide receiver Antwane Wells Jr. was named to the All-SEC second-team unit, the Associated Press announced today.

Kroeger, 6-4, 207-pound junior from Lake Forest, Ill., was a semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award. He averaged 46.8-yards per punt, tops in the SEC, second in the country and the second-best mark in school history. Of his 52 punts, 17 traveled 50 or more yards, including a long of 79, the third-longest in FBS in 2022. Twenty-seven of his punts (52 percent) were spotted inside the 20-yard line.

Wells, a 6-1, 207-pound junior from Richmond, Va., leads the Gamecocks with 63 receptions for 898 yards and six touchdowns. He ranks second in the SEC in receiving yards per game at 74.8 and is third in receptions per game at 5.25. He also has cracked the school’s all-time single-season list in both receptions and receiving yards, ranking 10th in both categories.

The voting was conducted among a panel of 15 sports writers and broadcasters covering the league.

With the projection of the Orange Bowl hosting Tennessee vs Clemson…it has been officially renamed to the
“SC ruined my Season Bowl”

Second place name is…..your turn….

I hope this long break does not mess up the timing with South Carolina's quaterbach and receivers. Also, would like to see Lloyd rollup some rushing yards,

Nm

Notre Dame is the opponent. Great matchup

I had a really interesting conversation this evening that gave Gamecock Scoop some insight into OC info and also returning players. I'm told that the OC list is as long as 15, and Shane Beamer is doing his due diligence with each name. The 3 names I put at the top of our Hot Board are part of the 15, but I'll have a few more names for you in an updated hot board tomorrow. The biggest name I'd probably want to add at the moment is Graham Harrell, OC at WVU. That's not to say he's the leader, but I've heard him mentioned enough times now to say he's solidly on that list, along with Arky OC Kendal Briles who was the first name we mentioned on Monday.

The even more intriguing news is who this potential OC might be coaching. I'll have a full write up tomorrow, but we're beginning to hear there is a likelihood of several key pieces of the offense that are draft eligible may opt to run it back, which of course would be enticing to any potential OC Beamer is pursuing. I'll have more on this tomorrow.

P.S. No I’m not adding Dan Mullen to the list

Another first for the program I believe.

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Muschump to join him as DC @ $3MM/year.

Internet speculation is that Liberty is fixing to hire him at something around four million a year.

Hearing from Shane shortly to comment on the Fighting Irish.

We don’t think the Citrus Bowl is going to want to take two conference championship losers. It’s either LSU or Carolina in the Citrus verses Purdue or Illinois.

I think it’s going to be SC vs Purdue in Tampa and LSU vs Illinois in the Citrus.

Gator or Tampa.

I should have a full interview with him posted later today or tomorrow, but I figured I'd give you the most relevant detail a little early for those of you who check the Insider's Forum.

I asked 2024 QB Commit Dante Reno if the departure of OC Marcus Satterfield had any effect on his commitment with South Carolina and he assured me that it didn't. Like I said, I will have a lot more details shortly, but if any of you were having anxiety about that, you should be able to relax a bit for now.

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What we have expected to see for a long time now is official. Projected first-round pick Cam Smith is in for April's draft.

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how fast did clemson take the final score off the big board ?.. i have seen several pics from Gamecock sites where many people are still in the stands and they had already put "thank you fans" on the scoreboard??..

Let me be the first ... Holy Cow, I was wrong! 100% wrong. Congratulations Coach Shane Beamer.