South Carolina ended the Tigers' seven-game series win streak (the teams did not play in the 2020 COVID-19 season) from 2014-21 a season ago with a 31-30 victory at Clemson. South Carolina hasn't won this game at home since 2013 when Steve Spurrier was coach. KEY MATCHUP South Carolina WR Xavier Legette vs. Clemson CB Nate Wiggins.
When the shots wouldn't fall, No. 1 South Carolina relied on its defense, which was more than enough against South Dakota State. Kamilla Cardoso had 23 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks while Raven Johnson had 18 points and five steals as the Gamecocks overcame a poor early shooting performance to defeat the Jackrabbits 78-38 on Monday night. It didn't help the Gamecocks that they were without their most reliable outside shooter in Oregon transfer Te-Hina Paopao, who was sidelined with an ankle injury.
Former President Donald Trump is headed back to South Carolina this weekend, attending the biggest athletic event of the year in a state where he boasts strong support heading into next year's Republican presidential nomination battle. Trump will be at the Nov. 25 matchup in the state capital of Columbia between the University of South Carolina and Clemson University, his campaign confirmed on Tuesday. The game, known as the Palmetto Bowl, comes as Trump competes against former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, among others, for the 2024 Republican nomination.
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C, the lone Black Republican senator who built his presidential campaign on a Reagan-esque vision for the United States as a city on a hill,