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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.

COLUMBIA, SC Though South Carolina's football team isn't quite enjoying the season they had hoped for, the same can't be said for several area products.

COLUMBIA - As Cliff Matthews walked off the practice fields at the Proving Grounds, Tuesday evening, he resembled an action hero.

USC junior defensive end Cliff Matthews tackles Florida quarterback Tim Tebow on Saturday.

South Carolina offensive line coach Eric Wolford said it would roughly be the same line as started against Florida next week against No.

The Bluff Road practice facility was quiet on a Monday night for the first time in three months.

COLUMBIA - Former Hanna High standout Brian Maddox had his best game of the season Saturday.

As we draw closer and closer to the holiday season, the Carolina Gamecocks will try to spark the un-ignited flames of the 2009 season.

Before the season, South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier had realistic expectations for his team.

Richardson, Jackson and defensive back Mike Edwards, all 18, and companion Marie Montmarquet, 22, were charged after a report of an armed robbery at a gas station in an area known as "The Strip" at the edge of Tennessee's campus in Knoxville.

Ellis Johnson has seen the reviews questioning whether the Florida offense has lost some of its zip in quarterback Tim Tebow's third season as starter.