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Best Photos: Texas A&M 30-17 win over the South Carolina Gamecocks

The Aggies bounce back at Kyle Field, beating South Carolina 30-17 on Saturday afternoon

With a much-needed win to avoid a three-game losing streak, the Aggies got the job done against a struggling South Carolina team. Texas A&M hit the 30-point threshold for the first time in a month, giving the offense a little bit of juice to close out the season.

DJ Durkin has continued to call solid defensive game plans since the Miami loss and found a few ways to help his lackluster secondary play. That improvement also saw Edgerrin Cooper make a huge jump to the next level as the season progressed, seeing him play at an All-American level.

With just a few weeks left in the regular season, the Aggies need to win out for this to be considered a successful season. Another 8-4 season will result in more calls for changes at the head coach position. Even with the team’s issues this year, they are still confident they can end the season on a high note.

Below, you can check out the best photos from the game on Saturday.

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Five players to watch ahead of Texas A&M vs. South Carolina

Will the O-line show a sign of life? is QB Spencer Rattler a threat? here are five players to watch ahead of Texas A&M vs. South Carolina

We’re slightly past the halfway point of the 2023 college football season. For Texas A&M (4-3, 2-2 SEC), head coach Jimbo Fisher and his talented but underwhelming offense have plagued any sense of consistency, recently dropping two consecutive SEC matchups against Alabama and Tennessee.

While Fisher’s coaching future in College Station remains a mystery, the final five games of the regular season will likely provide more answers down the line, especially if what we’ve seen from the Aggies since reaching 4-1 after decisively defeating Arkansas to reach 2-0 in the SEC.

Yes, quarterback Conner Weigman’s season-ending injury certainly threw a wrench in the Aggies’ offensive plans. Still, second-year O-line coach Steve Addazio’s failure to fix the blocking issues in the trenches has put then-backup signal caller Max Johnson under constant duress, virtually destroying any rhythm in both the passing and running game since.

However, facing a Gamecocks defense that allows more than 30 points per game should give the offense confidence heading into the matchup.

This week, we have provided several storylines to help provide the full scoop on what to expect on Saturday afternoon.

Focusing on the players that need to make this weekend, here are the five players to watch ahead of Texas A&M vs. South Carolina.

Shane Beamer broke foot kicking something after Florida loss, he says

Shane Beamer kicked something in frustration after the Florida loss on Saturday. Once adrenaline wore off, he realized something was wrong.

South Carolina coach Shane Beamer said Tuesday that he broke his foot after the Florida loss this weekend when he “kicked something (he) shouldn’t have.”

“I was frustrated,” Beamer said. “I thought I was okay, but the adrenaline of the game wore off.”

Beamer said South Carolina athletic director Ray Tanner laughed when he told him about the incident.

The Gamecocks led the Gators by 10 points with five minutes to play on Friday, but Florida led back-to-back touchdown drives, including one buoyed by a huge fourth-down conversion. The Gators scored the game-winning touchdown with less than a minute remaining on the clock.

Beamer said he was frustrated he didn’t do enough to get his team over the hump.

The news of the broken foot comes just days after Beamer’s impassioned postgame press conference when he strongly critiqued his team’s defensive execution down the stretch.

South Carolina fell to 2-4 on the season with the loss. The Gamecocks travel to No. 20 Missouri on Saturday.

 

The Aggie Volleyball team extends their win streak to four after defeating South Carolina in College Station

The Aggie Volleyball team win streak continues as the sweep South Carolina 3-0 for their fourth straight victory

Since falling to Missouri at the beginning of October the Aggie Volleyball team has been on a tear over the past few weeks. Of the 14 sets played they have taken 12 of the 14 sweeping Mississippi State and South Carolina along the way.

First-year head coach Jamie Morrison gave his insight on the game and how his team has grown throughout the season.

“I think it’s interesting because we’ve talked about finding different ways to win, and I thought our block and defense did a really good job in this match in limiting what they were doing. They had to change their game plan a little bit in the third set, but I thought we did a good job of adjusting in the middle of that.”

“I think we’ve been getting better every single match. We just need to make sure we’re playing at the level we’re capable of every night. That’s what great teams do and that’s what we’re working towards.”

After the win on Sunday the Aggies improve their record to 14-4 overall and 6-2 in the SEC. They will be back in action again on Friday, October 20th for a rematch against the No. 14 ranked Florida Gators.

The last time these two teams met, Texas A&M pulled off the upset win in Gainsville over the then ranked No 4. Gators. This will another tough test to see if they can keep their streak going through SEC play.

Congratulations to coach Jamie Morrison and his team to a strong start to the season and hope this is an indication of things to come in the future. Gig’em!

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South Carolina’s Juice Wells out Saturday against Miss. St, won’t miss season

The 2022 first-team All-SEC wideout’s foot injury won’t keep him from the rest of the 2023 season, head coach Shane Beamer said Tuesday.

[autotag]South Carolina Gamecocks[/autotag] wide receiver Juice Wells won’t be available this weekend against Mississippi State with a left foot injury, head coach Shane Beamer said Tuesday.

Beamer did say the wideout should return at some point this season after a meeting with a specialist Tuesday morning. Beamer did not specify the nature of the injury any further than Wells’ foot.

The senior caught two passes for 32 yards against Georgia, including the first touchdown of the game, before he left in the first quarter.

Wells caught 68 passes for 928 yards and six touchdowns a season ago, leading the Gamecocks in all three categories on his way to first-team All-SEC selection.

According to the 2-deep depth chart that was released ahead of the Mississippi State game, true freshman Nyck Harbor is listed as his primary backup. Harbor has caught one pass this year for seven yards. That play resulted in a touchdown.

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Best nonconference matchups of the 2023 college football season

The best 20 nonconference games of the 2023 season.

We are under 100 days to the college football season but who is counting anyway? Well, just about everyone is. Teams are gearing up to make a run at the College Football Playoffs and end Georgia’s run of dominance. The Bulldogs are 29-1 over the last two seasons where they won the title in both.

Can anyone step up and prevent them from joining the Minnesota Golden Gophers in college football immortality? Minnesota won three straight titles in the early to mid-1930s. A feat that has seems impossible to repeat, until now. Almost a century later, we could be witnessing history.

Before we get to the CFP, there is plenty more that needs to be addressed. Teams have fall camps, nonconference games, and the run to their respective conference championship games.

In their 100 storylines to follow, CBS Sports ranked the best 20 nonconference matchups of the 2023 college football season. Plenty of eyes will be on the likes of Alabama, Colorado, Texas, and Texas A&M, but who else should we be paying attention to ahead of conference play?

One notable matchup missing is the opening game of the season in Dublin, Ireland, where Notre Dame and Navy are set to meet on the gridiron. That game was among our must-see games in each week of the 2023 college football season.

Check out the list from CBS Sports:

Texas A&M softball earns No. 7 seed and will face South Carolina in SEC Tournament

Aggie Softball start the SEC tournament against South Carolina

Year one of Coach Trisha Ford has been a very solid start to her Aggie career, but if you ask her they are barely scratching the surface of how good this team can be. Texas A&M (33-18, 12-12 SEC) doubled their SEC win total from last year with 12 and are coming into the SEC Tournament with momentum after back-to-back league wins beating Ole Miss and Missouri.

In a re-match of last year’s SEC first round the No. 7 seed Aggies will take on the No. 10 seed South Carolina Gamecocks. While Texas A&M came out on top last tournament 5-3 A&M still has the sour taste of getting manhandled by the Gamecocks about a month ago when they got swept in Columbia.

I would not say revenge is on the mind, but the Coaches will probably give them the message of there is an opportunity in this first round to show South Carolina how much better of a team they are at this point in the season. Also, the winner of this game will get to play No 2 seed Georgia. If they take care of business against South Carolina they will have another chance to face the other SEC team that swept them in the regular season.

Overall, this season has been successful with a few ups and downs, but they continued to fight all season long. Coach Ford has this team on the right track and if they put together a complete game, they are good enough to beat multiple teams SEC teams.

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Post spring composite rankings have Georgia, Michigan at the top

Check out where your favorite team ranks in the composite spring rankings.

Heading into the 2023 college football season, most of the headlines will involve the Big Ten and SEC conferences. In our composite rankings, those two conferences make up the top five. Overall, the Pac-12 had the second most teams appear.

Here is the full breakdown of teams by conference:

SEC 8
Pac-12 6
Big Ten 5
Big 12 5
ACC 3
G5/Independents 4

The four polls that make up the post-spring football composite rankings:

Using the four polls we had ties at the No. 3, No. 12, No. 21, No. 27, and No. 30 spots among the teams listed. The full post-spring rankings are listed below, ties listed in alphabetical order.

Women’s Final Four most-viewed women’s semifinals games in ESPN history

The LSU and Virginia Tech game peaked at 5 million views while South Carolina and Iowa peaked at 6.6 million.

The women’s final four were the most-viewed NCAA D1 women’s college basketball semifinals in ESPN history with an average of 4.5M viewers. The LSU and Virginia Tech game peaked at 5 million views while South Carolina and Iowa peaked at 6.6 million. They were the 2 most-viewed basketball games, men’s or women’s, ever on ESPN+.

This comes as no surprise to anyone who watched these fierce matchups. The South Carolina and Iowa game was a sell out with 19,288 fans in attendance. The American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas held the Final Four games and holds the National Championship on April 2. This arena is home to the Dallas Stars of the NHL and the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA.

LSU and Iowa will take the stage one last time this season on April 2 to see who will take home the National Championship. This is the first time in program history the LSU Tigers, men or women, have made it to the National Championship game. This is the first time Iowa’s women’s basketball program has reached the National Championship game and only the second time in school history.

The D1 National Championship takes place Sunday, April 2 at 2:30 p.m. CT on ABC.

Aliyah Boston forgoes COVID year, declares for WNBA draft

The Indiana Fever received the first pick in the 2023 WNBA draft which is where Boston’s former teammate Destanni Henderson currently plays.

South Carolina’s Aliyah Boston is forgoing her COVID year of college eligibility to enter the 2023 WNBA draft. The draft takes place on April 10 and is televised on ESPN from 7-9 p.m. EST and available on the ESPN app.

The Gamecocks lost to Iowa in the Women’s Final Four on March 31 which was their first loss in over a year. While it was a devastating blow, the team picked themselves up and made tough decisions. Boston decided to enter the WNBA draft and officially announced it on April 1 via Twitter, less than 24 hours after the loss.

“I’m going to tell her to go,” Staley said in the news conference after the Gamecocks’ loss to Iowa. “There are defenses that are played against her that won’t allow her to play her game, and then it’s hard to officiate that. … She’s great. She’s ready. She’s ready to see single coverage. She’s ready to make the next step to the league.”

The WNBA held its 22nd annual draft lottery on Nov. 11 to determine the order. The Indiana Fever received the first pick which is where Boston’s former teammate Destanni Henderson currently plays. Henderson was drafted with the No. 20 overall selection in the 2022 WNBA Draft by the Indiana Fever.

“She is exactly what the Fever needs,” Staley told USA TODAY. “Whatever challenges that the Fever have had in the past, there are things with Aliyah they will never have to worry about. Like coming in with an incredible example of what a professional should look like, even as a rookie. She will elevate even their most veteran player.”

She is projected to go No. 1 in the draft and when you look at her 2022 accomplishments, not to mention her whole career, it is hard to disagree. She was also named the 2023 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year.

Boston enters the draft with a bright future ahead in the world of professional basketball. She elevated the game of basketball and was a consummate professional and teammate. Any team would be lucky to have such a kind, strong, and dominant player on their team and she will uplift her teammates both on and off the court. Thank you Aliyah for allowing us to witness your greatness these past four years.