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South Carolina dropped 2026 linebacker commit Rodney Colton Jr. on Tuesday night. JC Shurburtt talks about what that means and brings a historical perspective into it plus tells you exactly why. Wide receiver Jared Brown certainly had his moments for the Gamecocks in 2024, but it probably wasn't the season anyone wanted from him for a number of reasons. What is the outlook for the Coastal Carolina...

LSU and South Carolina are the last two National Champions in NCAA women's basketball and will meet Thursday night (8 ET, ESPN) in a showdown of top five teams. The No. 2 Gamecocks have a long SEC home winning streak at steak and LSU has not lost yet this season. ESPN's College Gameday will be in town. In this episode of the Walk Through with Joe Macheca presented by Inside the Gamecocks and TheBi...

The Late Night Gamecock Matt Anderson and Alex Jones of TheBigSpur.com talk shop about Carolina basketball and tie up the college football season.

JC Shurburtt and Mad Dog Mullinax opine on Ohio State's National Championship, the roster construction and the money spent on the roster and contemplate if some folks out there who are proclaiming the end of college football being competitive without the type of money- $20 million plus - that Ohio State said it publicly spent have a point... or not. Also, does it apply to South Carolina? Plenty of...

Alex Jones of TheBigSpur.com is in the house for his Tuesday conversation with Jamie Bradford. Offseason expectations for football and what is going on on the hardwood are among the topics. John Strickland fills in and reflects on the National Championship and more.

The 2024 college football season is in the books with Ohio State winning the first-ever expanded format College Football Playoff. ESPN traditionally releases its "way-too-early" Top 25 for the following season immediately following the national championship game and would you look at that, South Carolina is not only ranked but ranked high? JC Shurburtt dives into the positives and negatives of thi...

Inside the Gamecocks The Show version 3.0 is online. JC Shurburtt and Phil Mad Dog Mullinax take you through a free flowing two hours of South Carolina Gamecocks talk, news and information along with other random topics. Today, we talk about why the Gamecocks and Shane Beamer have the right idea about not overpaying for players that are not special in the transfer portal, we ponder if ACC commish...

Inside the Gamecocks The Morning Show with Jamie Bradford and Friends is live and South Carolina head football coach Shane Beamer joins JB for a one-on-one interview to kick things off. Beamer goes in-depth on the state of the program. TheBigSpur.com's John Whittle is in for his Monday "Whittle on All Things" segment and Mike Morgan of ESPN and the SEC Network is today's co-host.

JC Shurburtt breaks down what makes linebacker Fred "JayR" Johnson such a promising player and why the sophomore from Norfolk, Va., is expected to start and be one of the Gamecocks better players on a revamped 2025 defense. Also, the Gamecocks aren't going to spend stupid money for players that aren't worth it in the transfer portal and there are good reasons for that as Shane Beamer and his staff...

In the final episode of Inside the Gamecocks The Show version 2.0, Raphael Esparza of Docs Sports joins us live from Las Vegas to break down the odds and give some picks for this weekend's NFL playoff divisional round plus Monday's College Football Playoff National Championship Game between Notre Dame and Ohio State. John Strickland joins us for the third hour to wrap the week as always. On Monday...

Running back Jawarn Howell could be the starter for South Carolina in 2025. There will be a lot of competition at that position but Howell, who the Gamecocks had the luxury of redshirting in 2024, has all of the talent in the world. JC Shurburtt asks how the heck he slipped through the cracks in recruiting? Plus, a

JC Shurburtt, Jamie Bradford, Phil "Mad Dog" Mullinax and Mike Morgan roll through Inside the Gamecocks The Show. Among the topics- the South Carolina Football Hall of Fame has some ridiculous decisions to make (lots of greatness) for this year's class. South Carolina men's basketball goes down 66-63 at Vanderbilt in a sloppy one. Is there any hope? We will find out in Norman on Saturday. Mike chi...

The Gamecocks aren't quite finished with Transfer Portal "Window A" after all. Harrison Wallace III, who led Penn State in receiving this past season, entered the transfer portal this week and South Carolina is expected to get a visit, along with Texas A&M, Louisville and North Carolina. Wallace III is originally from Pike Road, Ala., and the Nittany Lions flipped the 6-1, 198-pounder from Duk...

Jamie Bradford and Mad Dog Mullinax host. Lots of hoops talk. Hale McGranahan points out that there is a LOT of talent in the state of South Carolina for the 2026 recruiting cycle. Chad Holbrook the host of Chin Music and the Charleston baseball coach, a beloved guest, stops in to chat.

The Late Night Gamecock Matt Anderson and TheBigSpur.com's Alex Jones bring you the weekly episode of The Late Night Gamecock Show. Matt is elite and crunching the numbers as it relates to March Madness and the metrics needed to make the Big Dance and he breaks all of that down and gets you ready for a key two game road trip at Vanderbilt and Oklahoma for Lamont Paris and his squad. Also, the guys...

It's the weekly episode of The Walk Through with Joe Macheca presented by Inside the Gamecocks and TheBigSpur.com. The South Carolina women's basketball team spanked Texas, 67-50, and are winners of 51 straight SEC games at home, a new conference record. Also, a new addition to the secondary in football with Brandon Cisse coming home (he is from Sumter) from N.C. State. Catch the Walk Through live...

Dylan Stewart was a consensus Freshman All-American in 2024 and frankly one of the best players in college football. On this episode of Coffee, JC Shurburtt breaks down what the next step is for the ultra talent in 2025. Plus, a look at hoops and some criticism of the media and social media concerning Stewart this past season. Hint: It's unprofessional and unethical to openly speculate a player th...

What programs are trending up and down in SEC football now that all of the teams are finished? Matt Anderson, the Late Night Gamecock, co-hosts and as our resident bracketology expert he lays out what South Carolina must do to make the BIG DANCE (men's team). The women are a lock obviously. Guests Alex Jones of TheBigSpur.com in hour one Co-Hosts JC Shurburtt, Jamie Bradford, Mad Dog Mullinax, Mat...

Good morning, Gamecocks. JC Shurburtt gives the ins and outs of South Carolina landing N.C. State cornerback Brandon Cisse, a Sumter native, from the transfer portal. Where does he fit? Where will he play? Those are all questions that the Gamecocks defensive coaches will answer in time, but there are plenty of possibilities. Plus, a bit of hoops plus whatever random tangent JC goes on.

John Whittle joins to talk some hoops. He gives his thoughts on the performance, and how the team looks missing Thomas and Stute. We get the latest on their return timelines, and dive into some individual performances and the CLA atmosphere. Baseball is a month away, and the Gamecocks find themselves on the outside looking in from a national perspective with the not grabbing a preseason ranking fr...

Mike and the guys turn their attention to the hardwoods after the better showing against Auburn. They talk how the injuries have affected the team, and take a look at some of the other teams around the conference after three games

Mike Morgan joins the guys to talk some football coming off of JC and Morgan. They dive into the playoffs, and the way we have arrived at the final matchup in the championship. They talk the format, and the SEC narratives flying around.

South Carolina signed a second defensive tackle from the transfer portal on Saturday (1-11-2025) as Bowling Green's Davonte Miles signed with the Gamecocks over Mississippi State. The 6-foot-4, 275-pound Miles has a high athletic upside and a chance to get into the rotation next season according to JC Shurburtt who breaks down the pick-up and gives some insight on what happened with previous defen...

In a move that flew below the radar until it happened, South Carolina added to its 2025 transfer portal class at linebacker when Alabama backer Justin Okoronkwo, who hails from Munich, Germany, signed with the Gamecocks on Friday, January 10, 2025. JC Shurburtt of Inside the Gamecocks and TheBigSpur.com talks about what the 6-foot-3, 228-pounder brings to the table, plus gives more transfer portal...

John Strickland joins for Talkin' Ball, and they get into everything from the bowl game, Sellers, officiating, and more. John gives his thoughts on next year's O-Line and looks at the players expected to be available.