South Carolina defenders hope to impress NFL scouts

The University of South Carolina's Melvin Ingram will participate in the 14th annual All-Star Football Challenge, an exciting, live skills competition featuring college football's brightest stars.

South Carolina is working towards becoming a household name in the SEC. I'd say they are on the right track. Success has come on the field for the Gamecocks lately but part of the reason is their success off the field. Steve Spurrier and his staff have done an excellent job recruiting top-notch talent and evaluating recruits who will perform at the next level. 2012 appears...

It's barely the offseason for the South Carolina Gamecocks and another football player has been suspended indefinitely. Freshman safety Brison Williams has been suspended indefinitely from the USC football team. Steve Spurrier had this to say regarding Williams: "Brison Williams has been suspended for conduct detrimental to the South Carolina football team." Williams...

(Covering Dixie Like Mildew is the SWRT roundup of SEC news, with the occasional pesky Southern school from another conference.) Williams...

The University of South Carolina's Melvin Ingram will participate in the 14th annual All-Star Football Challenge, an exciting, live skills competition featuring college football's brightest stars.

The South Carolina Gamecocks are getting ready to defend their back-to-back national championships and the expectations are high yet again to start the 2012 season. South Carolina has been ranked #3 in the Baseball America preseason baseball polls. South Carolina finds themselves ranked behind the #1 Florida Gators and #2 ranked Stanford. The Gamecocks defeated the Florida Gators...

This season isn’t going as Gamecock fans hoped. In fact, the last few seasons haven’t gone as fans had hoped. The team hasn’t made the NCAA tournament since 2004 and hasn’t won a tournament game in a much longer time than that. There are many problems. Today, I want to focus on the Colonial Life Arena. The CLA was built specifically for the South Carolina Gamecocksâ...

South Carolina is ranked No. 3 in the nation in the 2012 Baseball America Preseason Top 25 as announced on Tuesday morning. The Gamecocks open the 2012 season on Friday, Feb. 17 hosting a three-game series with VMI at Carolina Stadium. South Carolina is the back-to-back defending national champion in NCAA Division I Baseball after winning consecutive titles at the 2010 and 2011 College...

South Carolina senior outfielder Adam Matthews, junior right-handed pitcher Matt Price and senior left-handed pitcher Michael Roth have been named captains for the 2012 season. All three players earned the honor after a vote by their teammates. The Gamecocks open the 2012 season on Friday, Feb. 17 with Carolina hosting VMI in a three-game series at Carolina Stadium.

At the request of several fans, South Carolina women's basketball is exploring the possibility of adding a third fan bus trip this season. The Gamecocks will make the arrangements for the trip to their game at Tennessee on Thu., Feb. 1, if 50 people sign up for the trip.

Jan 25, 8:00 PM | Colonial Life Arena Alabama Crimson Tide vs South Carolina Gamecocks Odds 13-6TEAM RECORD8-10 The South Carolina Gamecocks host Alabama on Wednesday, looking to build on their 8-10 mark against the 13-6 Crimson Tide in college hoops action at Colonial Life Arena. The Gamecocks are 8-10 so far on the season, and 5-8 ATS vs. the number. The Crimson Tide...

Be sure to check out a Gamecock Spotlight on sophomore forward Damontre Harris.

Until a team from another conference really challenges the SEC in the BCS National Championship, you have to wonder which Southeastern Conference team will win it all in 2012. USC seems to be the favorite right now to challenge the SEC for supremacy, but the Trojans might have to run the table to get consideration for the title game. With the SEC increasing its membership...

Daily breakdowns of practice from the North squad at the Senior BowlAntonio Allen DB South Carolina Ht: 6012 Wt: 202 Hand: 9 3/8 Arm: 31 7/8 Mon: Tues: Wed: Dwight Bentley DB La-Lafayette Ht: 5097 Wt: 176 Hand: 7 7/8 Arm: 29 1/2 Mon: Tues: Wed: Casey Hayward DB Vanderbilt Ht: 5110 Wt: 188 Hand: 8 7/8 Arm: 30 1/7 Mon: Tues: Wed: Janoris Jenkins DB North Alabama Ht...

We've got a special treat for all you draftniks — Mike Tanier of Football Outsiders is down in Mobile for Shutdown Corner to cover all the sights from the Senior Bowl. This is his second of many practice reports. You should also follow Mike at @FO_MTanier for further updates and general football wisdom! The real action was in the trenches during the South squad's Senior...