North Carolina State is looking for a rare fast start when it faces South Carolina in the season opener for both teams.

America’s best known cake master is in South Carolina. The University of South Carolina says Duff Goldman came to the school Wednesday to help judge a daylong cake decorating competition featuring 20 student teams.

America’s best known cake master is in South Carolina. The University of South Carolina says Duff Goldman came to the school Wednesday to help judge a daylong cake decorating competition featuring 20 student teams.

South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier says receiver Dion LeCorn won’t play in Thursday’s opener at North Carolina State, while another receiver, DeMario Bennett, could also miss the game due to injury.

South Carolina has a new radio play-by-play voice for men’s basketball and baseball. The school and ISP Sports announced Monday that Andy Demetra was hired for that role. Demetra served as the women’s basketball play-by-play announcer from 2003 to 2006.

South Carolina defensive coach Ellis Johnson says he expects suspended defensive end Clifton Geathers to miss the Gamecocks opener at North Carolina State.

South Carolina colleges and universities are touting a study commissioned by higher education officials that says more education would financially benefit the state. A study released Wednesday by the University of South Carolina’s Darla Moore School of Business says more college graduates by 2030 could mean a $7 billion boost to the state’s personal income.

The University of South Carolina Gamecock football team worked out twice on Tuesday, hitting the Bluff Road Proving Grounds for about 90 minutes in the morning then for another two-hour stint in the evening hours.

Steve Spurrier thought his South Carolina offense showed progress in a scrimmage in which it overcame several early mistakes to score touchdowns on its final five full possessions.

South Carolina freshman defensive end Ronald Byrd will miss the season with a knee injury. Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier said Wednesday that Byrd hurt his left knee during a scrimmage this week and would need surgery.

The University of South Carolina football squad worked out for about two hours in near perfect weather conditions at the Bluff Road practice fields on Friday. For the second straight night, the Gamecocks wore their helmets and shoulder pads for the evening workout, their fourth practice of the fall camp.

Freshman defensive lineman Kwame Geathers of Georgetown, S.C. has been cleared by an NCAA academic review to join the Georgia team.

Some savvy shoppers are not waiting for the sales tax free weekend in order to save some money. Some say, by watching for sales, you can save just as much, or more, ahead of the weekend. WJBF News Channel 6’s SC Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, explains.

The University of South Carolina has fired the Detroit-based developer hired to construct part of its public-private partnership aimed at nurturing high-tech companies.

A 20-year-old collegian who suffered a life-threatening head injury at a Vermont horse show is showing signs of improvement in an Albany, New York, hospital. Victoria Middleton, of Marietta, Georgia, was hurt Friday at the Vermont Summer Festival horse show in East Dorset when her horse got spooked and Middleton was knocked to the ground.