The winners of the 2009 Governor’s Professor of the Year award were honored Thursday at the State House, in Columbia, SC. Joseph Kasko has more.

South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier doesn’t even want to hear suggestions this year’s Gamecocks might have a late season swoon like the past two years. Spurrier pointed out Tuesday that the Gamecocks are 6-3, which for this year’s team full of young players is pretty good.

South Carolina safety Chris Culliver will miss Saturday’s game against Arkansas. Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier said Tuesday that Culliver’s left shoulder is still bothering him. But the coach also said he is angry the junior didn’t report how sore his shoulder was before last Saturday’s game against Tennessee.

The Palmetto Poison Center has information on how to keep your children safe this Halloween.

A new report by the Southern Regional Education Board says half of South Carolina high schools are “dropout factories” and the state ranks at or near the bottom of the nation when it comes to on-time graduation rates. But state education superintendent Dr. Jim Rex says the numbers are wrong. WJBF News Channel 6’s Robert Kittle has more.

South Carolina defensive tackle Ladi Adjiboye says the No. 23-ranked are on high alert as they prepare for Vanderbilt. The Commodores have back-to-back wins against South Carolina.

Under Armour has announced Tuesday that they have partnered with the University of South Carolina, the University of Maryland, and the Wounded Warrior Project. Players will wear special uniforms with comouflage striping and numbers on November 14th.

Clemson’s new baseball schedule features 27 games against teams that made the NCAA tournament last spring, including three with rival South Carolina.

South Carolina career sack leader Eric Norwood is a quarterfinalist for the Lott Trophy given to college football’s defensive impact player of the year.

Alabama coach Nick Saban says his kickers won’t use tape to spot field goals and extra points. South Carolina Steve Spurrier pointed out Leigh Tiffin’s use of the white tape to spot his kicks in last week’s game and reported it to the Southeastern Conference. He said Tiffin quickly put the tape in his pocket after kicking. Saban says Tide coaches have found that more than half of the SEC teams put something such as a piece of grass or mud on the field so the kicker knows where the ball will be spotted.

South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier says Alabama used some tape trickery on field goals and extra points last weekend and is asking the Southeastern Conference if what he saw on video is legal.

The University of South Carolina is getting nearly $5 million in federal funds to study possible ways to curb climate change.

According to ‘The State’ newspaper, out of Columbia, SC, USC coach Steve Spurrier says he will contact the SEC office questioning whether a piece of tape used on Alabama extra points and field goals is legal or not.

South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier doesn’t think receiver Moe Brown will be cleared to play next Saturday after suffering a concussion against Alabama.

South Carolina running back Jarvis Giles has been suspended and won’t make the trip to play No. 2 Alabama on Saturday night. South Carolina athletic spokesman Steve Fink also said offensive line starter Heath Batchelor would also not make the trip. Multiple media outlets reported that the junior had left the team this week. Fink could not comment on those reports.