The South Carolina Gamecocks are a program with tremendous attendance figures, a big stadium, SEC membership, and no championships. The team tries to reach the next level, beginning Thursday against Southern Mississippi.
Southern Miss Golden Eagles @ South Carolina Gamecocks
Thursday, September 2nd – 7:35 PM ET
Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, SC
Broadcast: ESPN
NCAA Football Betting Odds: Southern Miss +14, South Carolina -14
Total: 47
It’s one of the more agonizing dry spells in all of college football: The South Carolina Gamecocks, year after year, fail to reach the next level. The team regularly draws more than 70,000 fans per home game and has one of the most loyal followings in the sport. The Gamecocks are overshadowed by Georgia and Florida and Alabama, but they’re not a particularly cash-strapped program, no more than most. Every once in a while, you’d think this team would be able to make a serious run at the SEC East crown, but that just hasn’t materialized in the Palmetto State. The last time South Carolina won a conference championship was 1969, in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Will the Gamecocks make noise this year? They start their 2010 campaign on Thursday at home against Southern Mississippi.
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