Ellington’s comfort spells improvement for Gamecocks

On New Year’s Day, Bruce Ellington hauled in a touchdown catch in the waning moments to give the South Carolina Gamecocks a 33-28 win over Michigan in the Outback Bowl.  The score allowed the football team in Columbia to put together back-to-back 11-win seasons for the first time in the history of the program.  That touchdown and the subsequent ending of the game also signaled the transition of South Carolina wide receiver Bruce Ellington into South Carolina point guard Bruce Ellington.  At that point the much-needed leader for the basketball team was back and now Frank Martin’s squad is ascending upward after an eye-opening 75-54 rout of Arkansas in Columbia on Saturday. South Carolina coach Frank Martin has welcomed the competitive leadership of Bruce Ellington back from football. Saturday, Ellington controlled the court in the Gamecocks’ 75-54 win over Arkansas. “He’s got that personality; that demeanor,” explained Martin, “If you are an athlete and guys have been practicing for ...