Cliff Matthews News

Clifton Geathers has an NFL surname and a frame that looks perfectly suited for playing on Sundays.

COLUMBIA - When middle linebacker Rodney Paulk went down with a knee injury in the first half of the first game of the season, it appeared the University of South Carolina defense had taken a serious blow.

COLUMBIA - With the 2009 college football regular season completed, coaches are both being fired and resigning to take other jobs.

How different does 7-5 feel this year compared to last year? Beating Clemson has brightened a lot of spirits, including Steve Spurrier's. He's upbeat about playing in the Jan.

The University of South Carolina football squad spent Wednesday afternoon at the Bluff Road practice fields in preparation for the Papajohns.com Bowl game, scheduled for Jan.

Did some interviews with South Carolina media last week, radio and print. They just asked for observations of the Huskies, strength and weakness type stuff.

University of South Carolina linebacker Eric Norwood became the first player in school history to earn three straight first-team all-league honors when he was named a first-team All-SEC selection according to the league's 12 coaches, as announced Tuesday.

South Carolina started off strong and suffered through another second-half skid before salvaging the season with a stirring 34-17 victory against Clemson.

December wasn't a pleasant month for South Carolina's football team a year ago. There weren't even really any wheels left to fall off the wagon in the weeks leading up to the Outback Bowl.

USC wide receiver Alshon Jeffery and cornerback Stephon Gilmore have been named to the first-team Freshman All-America squad by Phil Steele Publications and CollegeFootballNews.com. In addition to its Freshman All-America squad, Steele also released its All-SEC teams.

Eric Norwood will always be synonymous with sacks at South Carolina. While the school's all-time sacks leader added seven more to his total this season, Norwood also leads the Gamecocks with two interceptions and three blocked kicks.

Looking for holiday recipe tips? Dabo Swinney said Clemson offered one for offensive failure Saturday.

COLUMBIA - It is a feeling University of South Carolina senior defensive tackle Nathan Pepper never wants to experience again.

OL Hutch Eckerson , DE Cliff Matthews and SS Darian Stewart will play. FIVE STORYLINES Collecting rent Not only has Clemson dominated the rivalry for little more than a decade, it has owned USC's home turf.

The Gamecocks and Tigers will tee it up for the 107th time on Saturday in the Battle For The Palmetto State.

COLUMBIA - In Alabama running back Melvin Ingram and Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, the University of South Carolina has faced two of the top candidates to win this year's Heisman Trophy.

South Carolina fell victim to misdirection last year at Clemson - and it had nothing to do with the Tigers' running game.

In what Head USC Football Coach Steve Spurrier is calling the "Biggest Game of the Year" for his Gamecocks, the Head Ball Coach is hoping his team can snap a three-game losing streak, while the No.

Look inside The State for a special, 20-page section previewing the USC-Clemson game.

Eric Wolford yells out a one of his lineman after a holding penalty during the Kentucky game.