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🏆 Coach of the Year finalist
🏀 Team of the Week
🤙 And much more!

🎥 GAMECOCKS+

Tailgate Talks: CFP and Ryan Brewer. The College Football Playoff bracket is set! What do Pat and Stephen think about the first-ever 12-team field? How about South Carolina's matchup with Illinois in the Cheez-it Citrus Bowl? Plenty of postseason talk in this week's episode, plus we travel back to the early 2000s to talk with one of the all-time great Gamecock running backs, and a man still running through Buckeyes' nightmares. Ryan Brewer joins the tailgate with the backdrop of the annual USC Letterman's Association Golf Tournament.

📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Coach ‘Em Up. South Carolina head football coach Shane Beamer has been named a finalist for the 2024 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award! Coach Beamer’s fourth season at South Carolina has been his most successful, posting nine regular season wins and booking a trip to the Citrus Bowl. The winner of the Coach of the Year award will be announced on December 18.

🔺 Super Six. Gamecock football placed six on the Coaches’ All-SEC teams! Kyle Kennard, Nick Emmanwori, and Kai Kroeger earned First Team honors. Rocket Sanders landed on the Second Team, while LaNorris Sellers and Torricelli Simpkins earned Third Team selections.

🔺 Earned It. The third-ranked women’s basketball team was named the USBWA Team of the Week after picking up a pair of top-10 wins against No. 8 Duke and No. 9 TCU! The Gamecocks have beaten four nationally ranked teams so far this season. They’ll return to the court on Sunday, hosting USF at 2 p.m.

🔺 All-American Girl. Women’s soccer player Cat Barry was named a United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-American! This is her second All-America honor of her career. She set program records for career goals, career points, and career game-winners this season.

🔺 Perfect Balance. Men’s soccer’s Ethan Ballek was named Academic All-America by College Sports Communicators! He has a perfect 4.0 GPA and finished the regular season with nine goals and five assists for 23 points. He also earned United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region Second Team honors!

🤔 GAMECOCK TRIVIA

Today’s trivia question…

How many ranked teams has the women’s basketball team beaten by 30 or more points this season?

Think you’ve got it? Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the right answer!

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Saturday 12/14

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. USC Upstate @ 2:00 p.m. | Tickets | SECN+

Sunday 12/15

🏊 Swim & Dive at CSCAA National Open Water Championships
🏀 No. 3 Women’s Basketball vs. USF @ 2:00 p.m. | Tickets | SEC Network

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Two

🤙 Have a great Wednesday, y’all