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@heismantrophy voter 🏆 Married to Caroline 💍 Copper’s dad 🐶 @columbiametmag ’s Sportscaster of the Year (2023, 2024)🥇

Columbia, SC
Joined April 2011
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@MikeAGillespie
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2 years
This is wonderful.
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Dak Joyner incredibly emotional after leading the #Gamecocks over UNC today. @abc_columbia
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BREAKING: Diego, a California Sea Lion at Georgia Aquarium predicts Georgia Tech upsets #Clemson this year at the 2022 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game. You may now return to your normal lives.
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This is Under Armour’s new ad for South Carolina.
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@MikeAGillespie
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5 years
Here's Frank Martin's response to my question tonight when I asked him if it was worth it in the end to schedule top 10 teams, compared to two years ago when the schedule turned out (because of injuries/transfers to opposing teams) to be easier on paper than expected.
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Stop what you're doing and listen to @JavonKinlaw talk about growing up homeless. Incredible story from the former #Gamecock . @abc_columbia #SeniorBowl
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NEW: According to a source today, Brent Venables met with his players at 2 pm and told them he was leaving for Oklahoma. @abc_columbia
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“The crowd wasn't very friendly to you tonight.” Dawn Staley: "Actually they were. They were calling me boo." 😂😂😂
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6 years
This is good. For anyone listening. @abc_columbia
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@OTerrifying What do you mean “what am I doing?” Sitting there and hoping the plane lands. What am I gonna jump off the plane? 😂
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Angel Reese was pretty animated tonight after losing to the #Gamecocks . "We're not scared of South Carolina. And I'm going to repeat that... we're not scared of South Carolina."
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@chrisbharrison “The Producers Knew” featuring @ChaseRiceMusic
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@MikeAGillespie
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LARGEST UPSETS IN USC FOOTBALL HISTORY: 1. 2010 vs. #1 Alabama (35-21) 2. 2019 vs. #3 Georgia (20-17 2OT) 3. 1981 vs. #3 UNC (31-13) 4. 2009 vs. #4 Ole Miss (16-10)
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Toughest Schedules in College Football (based on opponents’ win %): 1) Texas A&M, .705 2) South Carolina, .695 3) Florida State, .686 4) Stanford, .663 5) UCLA, .656
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2 years
Pretty cool stuff. @GamecockWBB guard @QueenBrea_1 gets a billboard in her hometown of Rock Island, Illinois, congratulating her on this year’s national championship. @dawnstaley
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This is so cool. @deshaunwatson surprised ten kids with a $200 shopping sprees for football equipment Saturday. Whata dude. @abc_columbia
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Cam Newton on @deshaunwatson : "Deshaun and I go way back... I've seen him grow up." @abc_columbia #Clemson #Texans
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So Freddie Kitchens was an analyst at USC last season. Now works on staff at UNC. Heels defensive lineman Kaimon Rucker said Saturday UNC's defensive line could "obviously tell when USC was about to go in to a pass." Some have expressed that Kitchens helped prep those players…
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Just got off the phone with the great Steve Spurrier. Asked him about Will Muschamp's firing. "Well, he's not going away empty-pocketed. He knows how to get big contracts, I'll tell you that." @abc_columbia
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@MikeAGillespie
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1 year
NEW: South Carolina is fined $100,000 for fans storming the field Saturday night.
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@MikeAGillespie
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NEW: The University of South Carolina is dropping the “of” in UofSC. Finally.
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4 years
This will hit you hard. #Kobe
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I have no problems with Mike Bobo making a business decision, leaving South Carolina to take a raise at Auburn. But the fact that Bobo, who openly criticized his players this year for opting out and bettering their own livelihoods, is damning and incredibly self-righteous.
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Mike Krzyzewski before walking out of his presser: "One more thing... thank you to the city of @columbiasc . Wow. Whata beautiful city." @abc_columbia
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Muschamp on Bentley not being named SEC Player of the Week: “The Conference has a saying ‘it just means more’, but it ‘just means more depending on the logo you’re wearing.’” @abc_columbia
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Tomorrow, the "Freshies" will play their last game at CLA together. Four years ago, that No. 1 recruiting class came to Columbia. Since then, they've posted a record of 126-8 and NEVER lost back-to-back games. @dawnstaley today on the culture that class created at USC.
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#Gamecocks end Clemson's 40-game home winning streak. USC wins its first game against Clemson since 2013. And for the first time in school history, USC has back-to-back wins over top 10 teams.
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The moment @Nyck1k became a Gamecock. @CoachSBeamer @abc_columbia
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Happy birthday to the one and only @SteveSpurrierUF . This remains my favorite media availability ever. @abc_columbia
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Hilarious. New @GamecockFB signee @Hrogers_26 goes to take a picture with his buddies after signing... one of them has a Clemson hoodie on. Rogers notices...
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When you're finally back practicing with your team. @HoustonTexans @deshaunwatson @ClemsonFB
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For the first time in the history of the SEC, a QB (Jake Bentley) threw for over 500 yards and 5 TDs against a top 5 team. He didn't get any recognition from the SEC... instead, co-offensive honors went to Tua and Shurmur. Here was Muschamp's reaction today. @abc_columbia
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MOST CFB WINS SINCE 2015: 1) #Clemson , 69 2) #Alabama , 66 3) #OhioState , 61 4) #Oklahoma , 58 5) #Georgia , 54 #AppState , 54
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@MikeAGillespie
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The raw emotion of signing day. After years and years of hard work, grit, determination, @CapersStokes is going to his dream school, @UMichFootball . @abc_columbia
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This is an incredible photo. #NotreDame
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Spurrier on USC: “I didn’t leave South Carolina because I disliked coaching. We had a mess of a team, and I was the head coach and I created it and made a bunch of mistakes. Players didn’t like each other, coaches didn’t like each other, it was time for me to get out of there.”
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If this doesn't give you chills, you're not human. @abc_columbia @_ajawilson22
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Muschamp: "We're not the little brother (to Clemson)... we're not the little brother to anybody." @abc_columbia
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NEW: #Gamecock women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley will be honored with a statue in downtown Columbia. The statue will be erected at the corner of Main and Gervais across from the Statehouse in early 2024 according to multiple reports tonight.
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The Queen with another championship. @dawnstaley
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Good morning.
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Dawn Staley today on facing powerhouse UConn for the National Championship Sunday night. "We're not going to play their history." @abc_columbia
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1 year
Just over 24 hours until Carolina-Clemson.
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Asked @CoachWMuschamp if it gets any easier playing Florida now that most of his former players are graduated/in the NFL. Muschamp: "No, because they have a good team." Listen to the rest of his bite though. So apparent the love he has for all his former guys. @abc_columbia
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Just texted with @austin_stogner …he tells me he’s entering the transfer portal. “I love South Carolina it will always have a special place in my heart. I just want to go somewhere a little closer to home.” Wish that guy nothing but the best. Outstanding human being.
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@MikeAGillespie
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. @Raiders ... wanna know what you're getting in Clelin Ferrell? Watch this. @abc_columbia #NFLDraft #ALLIn #Clemson
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Make no mistake: #Gamecocks are still the best team in women’s college basketball.
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NEW: South Carolina is becoming the first major college athletic department to partner with a sports marketing agency to establish an in-house name, image and likeness firm, where Gamecock athletes have free access to deal facilitation, content generation and branding services.
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I love stories like this man. Gamecock RB Kevin Harris was a three-star RB... had offers from Air Force, Army, Cornell, Elon, Furman, Mercer, MTSU, Navy, The Citadel, Tulane, and Wofford. Now... he's second in the SEC in rushing, behind only Alabama's Najee Harris.
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2 years
Announcement from USC today: Gamecock football players will now have the opportunity to opt-in to monetize on their jersey sales ahead of the 2022 college football season. South Carolina joins a list of select schools that will offer the option for its student-athletes.
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1 year
Multiple sources tell me this morning #Gamecock QB Spencer Rattler could be announcing his decision today. He and USC officials met late into the night to discuss his future (whether to return to USC or turn pro).
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South Carolina Senator @LindseyGrahamSC today on the Carolina-Clemson rivalry being canceled: "It's unacceptable... we can't let this pandemic stop this rivalry." @abc_columbia
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News today: “ @JustinKing , who has led the Gamecocks’ creative efforts since February 2017, will now be Senior Associate Athletics Director for Football Creative and Branding. He will oversee all creative messaging for the football program and take an enhanced role with in-venue…
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5.8 million people watched this year’s Gator Bowl, making it the most-watched non-New Year’s Six bowl game on ESPN since the conclusion of the 2015 season.
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This angle makes it look even more incredible, and I didn’t think that was possible.
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Dawn Staley was incredibly classy tonight. Apologizes for her team's involvement in the scuffle and says she "welcomes" a rematch in the National Championship game.
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As the #Gamecocks and #Gators prep for another postseason matchup, we take a look back at one of the greatest matchups in the series: the 2011 National Championship... as told by the players and coaches on that Carolina roster.
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This team is scary…
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7 years
Kelly Bryant making it crystal clear this is his offense now... not @deshaunwatson 's. #Clemson @abc_columbia
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5 years
Hey look who it is! @ryan_hilinski and @ZP62019 are in the building. @abc_columbia
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This is flying over the Orange Bowl today.
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. @MarcusLattimore says he had no idea he was going to be inducted in the South Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame. Says when @RayTannerSC called him, he thought he was joking. @abc_columbia
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12 years ago tonight, @GamecockBasebll won its first National Championship. @abc_columbia
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3 years
Is first-year head coach @CoachSBeamer as calm internally as he seems externally, one month before kickoff? In short: "Yes." 😂
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6 years
Ummm hi Chris are you human? #Gamecocks
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. @SCStateAthletic RB Joe Thomas Sr. made history today. At age 55, he's the oldest man to ever play in a Division I football game.
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Beamer: "I met earlier today with @cbfowler @KirkHerbstreit and told them the last time I was in Columbia at the same time as them, it was back in 2010 when we beat #1 Alabama in that stadium... we've done it before, and we'll do it again as well."
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Hey Knoxville... how's it going? #UFvsUT
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NCAA says it will grant another season of eligibility for players who participate in spring sports. #COVID19 @abc_columbia
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In seven seasons with Georgia State, @CoachSElliott ’s taken the Panthers to five bowl games…he’s won four of those five. Impressive stuff from the Camden native.
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. @ClemsonFB great @darealmike_dub on having his #7 jersey retired by his alma mater, Lake Marion High School tonight: "It feels good... this field... it all started here." @abc_columbia
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In case you missed it, a beautiful memorial last night for @dfhsfootball offensive lineman Jack Alkhatib, who tragically died earlier this week at practice. @abc_columbia
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Zeb Noland today on the news of @JasonBrown_QB 's transferring: "I'm happy for Jason... he did a lot for this program... he's a good person. @abc_columbia
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Showtime.
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Muschamp on @ShiloSanders signing: to have a guy ( @DeionSanders ), who's probably the best to ever lace 'em up at the corner position, to entrust his son with us says an awful lot about this coaching staff. @abc_columbia #NSD19
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Beamer: "I heard a lot about how the hopes of our season hinged on the results of an MRI... frankly, that's bullcrap." @abc_columbia
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@MikeAGillespie
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3 years
Beamer also receives: - two cars - one suite at Williams-Brice Stadium (16 seats plus eight additional tickets) - and a membership to one country club and one dining club approved by the University.
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5 years
The phone call that changed @Uno_Captain ’s life tonight. #NFLDraft @abc_columbia
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Thoughts on Trump being recognized on-field Saturday?
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It’s sad #UCF played an impressive game against #LSU , but still getting obliterated by college football fans/media for its brashness the last two seasons. Have to blame the administration. If it wasn’t for blind cockiness, the Knights would be America’s favorite college team.
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Lamont Paris is the first South Carolina coach to beat Clemson in his first year since Dave Odom did it in 2001.
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Chico!
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#Gamecock fans... listen to this. Pretty frickin cool to have two of your stars shine on one of the biggest stages in baseball last night. #ALCS #RedSox @abc_columbia
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Remember when Rattler threw for 438 yards and had six TDs against Tennessee? I know you do. It was rhetorical.
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. @SpencerRattler this week at the NFL Combine... asked a lot questions about his resiliency, transferring to South Carolina and how he takes his game to the next level. Gives major credit to @CoachSBeamer and @DowellLoggains . @abc_columbia
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If you have a few minutes today, take some time to think about my boy @BDunnsports in the fight of his life against COVID today. He’s in ICU and he needs all the love and support he can get. Outstanding reporter and even better friend.
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NEW: The New Orleans Pelicans have resigned former @GamecockMBB star @Sin_City_803 . @abc_columbia
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Hayden Hurst's estimated contract: $11,036,241 with a signing bonus of $6,106,357. That's a lot of quiche. #NFLDraft
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Here's Will Muschamp on Taylor Stallworth's penalty for "continuing to play with his helmet off". Hear more on Gamecock Saturday Night.
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BREAKING: Former South Carolina football coach Lou Holtz will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, according to President Trump. @abc_columbia
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Muschamp on why Florida hasn’t developed consistency at the QB position: “I’m the head coach at South Carolina...ask Dan. I was asked that question too many times...I think I’ve hit my quota.” @abc_columbia
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Juice Wells explains the reason he left SC. You know what helps a team avoid losing? When its best wide receiver actually plays in games.
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One play to symbolize Carolina’s entire season so far. @abc_columbia
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We heard the happiest news today: “Dad’s cancer-free.” The last seven months were excruciating for my family, watching our guy fight like hell to win the battle against a terrible disease. But through it all, my dad was actually the most positive of the entire family. From…
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Take it from @_ajawilson22 : “I always want to beat Clemson in anything.”
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Lamont had time today. 😂 ( #Gamecocks were picked to finish last in the SEC this season)
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4 years
The world can't wait to see @JavonKinlaw drafted Thursday night. #NFLDraft @abc_columbia
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I’m an emotional wreck this morning. Yesterday, the vets told us Wilbur needed emergency surgery on his abdomen, a procedure expected to cost around $5,000, something we’d struggle to afford. We set up a gofundme page, and in less than 24 hours, we met our goal. God is good.
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