This year, they’re gonna have to kind of bring their own juice, because everyone’s telling them how great they are.”

LaNorris Sellers burst onto the scene during his first year as starting quarterback for South Carolina last season. He earned SEC Freshman of the Year and All-SEC third-team honors after tallying over 3,200 total yards and 25 total touchdowns, all while leading his home-state Gamecocks to a 9-4 record.

It has never been done before, but impossibilities rarely enter Shane Beamer's vocabulary. Whatever coach-speak directions South Carolina's head coach planned for SEC Media Days went out the window Monday when Paul Finebaum interrupted a pre-podium discussion and asked if winning a conference championship was "doable" with the Gamecocks.

Per ESPN’s 2025 College Football Power Index (FPI), the Gamecocks’ strength of schedule (SoS) ranks 13th in the nation — which sounds daunting until you realize that same strength of schedule is No. 12 in the SEC.

Auburn quarterback Jackson Arnold said facing South Carolina's defensive line was his 'welcome to the SEC' moment.

Former Alabama head coach Mike Shula returned to the conference in an on-field capacity as offensive coordinator at South Carolina, replacing former Arkansas reserve quarterback and assistant coach Dowell Loggains, who is in his first year as head coach at Appalachian State.

South Carolina won six of the eight titles contested over the previous four seasons, falling one game back of the 2021 regular-season crown and losing in the final seconds of the 2022 SEC ...

South Carolina's defense was one of the few surprises around the Southeastern Conference in 2024, to everyone expect those in Columbia. Question for 2025 center

MiLaysia Fulwiley scored a career-high 24 points including four 3-pointers as No. 1 South Carolina held off No. 8 LSU 79-72 to win the Southeastern Conference Tournament title.

Christy Waddil, a 67-year-old Democratic voter who waited to shake Beshear’s hand Thursday night, said she was “excited” to meet all these potential contenders. But it’s a lot of responsibility to be the first state in the presidential primary calendar, she said: “We have our work cut out for us now.”