Touchdowns 5 Points Podcast

A lot of things can change in a week! The last time we recorded, Joshua Dobson was set to announce his decision the next day. Fast forward to now, he and three other prospects have committed to USC football's class of 2027. Beck and Thomas talk about how relieving it is to get some big names in the boat and what this means for the class going forward. After that we discuss a big-time runningba...

Two massive recruiting announcements take center stage this week: OL Nate Carson from Irmo and CB Joshua Dobson from Fort Mill (Or Cornelius, NC) will announce their college pledges this week. Beck and Thomas have talked about the state of recruiting for the class of 2027 for weeks and both of these players could be crown jewel type players for the Gamecocks come signing day. Not to be upstaged is...

In a grab-bag style episode, Beck and Thomas each sound off in their own rants. Thomas has had it with the negative nancies that have been following (the lack of) Gamecock recruiting lately... while Beck takes issue with neutral site news in CFB and the fact that we just paid UNC $1M to cancel our home-and-home series with them. After that we touch on some college baseball news before shouting out...

There's lots of negative football news on the pod this week: transfer RB Sam Williams-Dixon was arrested and dismissed from the team, and Byrnes RB Tre Segarra has committed to LSU. We talk about the immediate impacts of both of those items before taking a brief look at the Gamecocks' 2026 TV schedule that was released last week. On a positive note, the Gamecock Baseball program finally ha...

After weeks of suspense and waiting, former Coastal Carolina head coach Kevin Schnall is headed for Founders Park. Beck and Thomas discuss this monumental first hire for Athletics Director Jeremiah Donati, who kept this search and interview process under wraps for weeks leading up to Schnall's hire. They also analyze the positive shockwaves this sends through the baseball program from a roster...

Protecting players, keeping the game fair, and putting guardrails on the transfer portal. Those are just three of the main issues that the US Senate's bipartisan "Protect College Sports Act" sets out to do. Longtime listener and first time guest TigerPaw Julian joined the show to share his thoughts on the bill, leaning on his experience from his time working in the nation's capit...

It's yet another sign of the times in college football: South Carolina and North Carolina mutually canceled their upcoming home-and-home series in what looks like an effort to preserve a week for each team to play a cupcake game. This makes four total cancellations of home-and-home series for the Gamecocks, who will no longer play previously scheduled games against Miami, Virginia Tech and NC...

Gamecock football has picked up two high school recruits and signed a transfer OL since the last time we talked ball. Beck and Thomas take a closer look at Vincent Chin's signing and speculate what it means for the entire unit's outlook on the upcoming season. A friend of the program recently visited the Williams-Brice renovation project. Beck got the inside scoop on what new things fans c...

Beck and Thomas reconvene for their weekly offseason episode that centers on the AFCA supporting CFP expansion, more games Gamecock fans can't get over, football recruting, and the news that Gamecock legend Stephen Garcia is battling stage 4 cancer. Make sure to follow us on our social media platforms and to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/Touchdo...

We're putting out a call to our listeners and viewers: Which football losses have you still not gotten over? We've inspired by Tennessee fans' refusal to accept the results of the 2022 South Carolina game to come up with our own list of games that still linger on our minds. Head to our Instagram, Twitter or YouTube channel to chime in with your pick! Make sure to follow us on our socia...

The 2022 Tennessee-South Carolina game is once again trending in the hellscape that is Vol Twitter. Thomas hops on the pod for an impromptu episode to debunk all the Vol's fan-fiction theories as to how the Gamecocks pulled the upset that fateful day.

It was another successful NFL Draft for the South Carolina Gamecocks after three seasoned defenders all found their professional homes over the weekend. Beck and Thomas talk about what they hope for those players in their professional careers before taking a look at what could be a historic draft class in 2027 for South Carolina. Beamer's coaching outlook and a recent football commit wrap up t...

Beck and Thomas begin the episode with a quick preview of this weekend's NFL Draft, where four Gamecocks are hoping to hear their names called and beging their professional careers. After that, a slew of 2027 football prospects are narrowing down their schools and the Gamecocks are in the thick of it with many highly-rated players. The SEC Championship game is in the headlines after Alabama&#3...

Beck and Thomas put a bow on the men's and women's basketball seasons, talk about the chances of CCU baseball's Kevin Schnall becoming the next great Gamecock baseball coach, and then wrap the episode with a deep dive into spring football practice. Make sure to follow us on our social media platforms and to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://linktr.ee...

After a two week break, Beck and Thomas return to the airwaves with some exciting football, baseball and women's basketball news. Gamecock FB just picked up one of the most unique commitments in years after Irish rugby player Neff Giwa pledged his commitment to USC on Sunday afternoon. It's also been more than a week since the Paul Mainieri firing, but the dust is still settling. The team...

The Touchdowns 5 Points podcast has reached the conclusion that the Paul Mainieri era at South Carolina should end immediately. Thomas and Beck start the episode off with a bang and go in-depth on USC's pathetic performance from this weekend's series in Gainesville. Equally as frustrating to fans this season was the men's basketball team, which lost in the first round of the SEC tourna...

It feels like nothing has gone right for Gamecock athletics in the last year, and we've seen the staggeringly bad records to prove it. Our recent stretch of misery inspired us to ask the question: has there ever been a worse time to be a Gamecock? We look back on the last 30 years and compared the two halves against each other... listing highs, lows and other memories from our lifetime. Commen...

The hits keep coming for USC's offensive line as Shane Beamer announced returning offensive tackle Josiah Thompson will be undergoing surgery that will keep him sidelined for the upcoming football season. Beck and Thomas debate the chances Thompson was going to play anyway before the announcement and also talk about who could be filling the role while Thompson recovers. Both basketball teams a...

The Gamecock men's baseball team, specifically the coaching staff, continue to disappoint and embarrass their fans with a third series loss in a row to Clemson. Beck waxes poetic about the Mainieri era and the fall of Gamecock baseball before Thomas joins in with his own embarassing stats for the men's basketball team. The women & Dawn continue to dominate conference play with a huge road win...

It was a busy weekend at Touchdowns in 5 Points as ESPN and College Gameday were in town & at the bar to help promote South Carolina's big home game against Ole Miss Sunday. Thomas and Beck open the episode up talking about what it was like at the bar Saturday night before breaking down USC's conference championship-clinching blowout against Ole Miss. We are hoping the women are inspir...

Listen up FAMs, Touchdowns 5 Points is hosting a pregame party THIS SATURDAY 2/21 the night before USC's big game against Ole Miss Sunday afternoon. The ESPN College Gameday Eve celebration starts 5 PM Saturday and includes free food, drinks and more. Listen to the beginning of the episode for more information or check us out on Twitter or Instagram for more info. As for Episode 45, Thomas and...

Ray Tanner is the gift that keeps on giving in Columbia, SC. All three major men's sports are at the bottom of the SEC and Tanner himself shrugged the reality off as "cyclical". Beck and Thomas discuss what Tanner left behind for the current athletics administration and echo the sentiments of what many Gamecock fans are feeling: a complete lack of joy surrounding men's sports. Wh...

A recent Google search has inspired Thomas's latest rant on coaching buyouts, plus a few minutes dedicated to football news and a short chat about this weekend's opening baseball series. Make sure to follow us on our social media platforms and to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/Touchdowns5PointsPo...⁠. Check out our sponsors! CrossCountry Mortgage Har...

It's almost baseball season in Gamecock Country! South Carolina's 2026 baseball team returns with many new faces but the same expectations as every year: postseason success. World Baseball Network's Alfred Ezman joined us to talk about USC's loaded transfer class, the team's pitching outlook, expectations and more. Follow Alfred on Twitter (AlfredEzman) and read all of his base...

The college football playoff parameters are changing once again. Thomas and Beck sit down to talk about what the committee is *still* getting wrong about the process & why the only changes being made just help the blue bloods more. We also discuss Dabo's major rant on the transfer portal and Pete Golding & why this will only keep happening until guardrails are put in place to protect t...