Cock-A-Doodle Brew 12/5: A looming clash

Today: An (almost) Top-10 match up, an encore, and so much more.

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Good morning. We are loving Ernest Jones’ reaction to making 15 tackles for the Rams on Sunday afternoon.

What else is happening in today’s Brew? ⤵️

⚔️ A looming clash
🏈 Encore, encore
🤙 And much, much more

🎥 GAMECOCKS+

Tiffany Mitchell is one of the best to ever wear the Garnet & Black for South Carolina women’s hoops. In this week’s all-new episode of Gamecock Talk, we’re sitting down with Tiffany to talk about the incredible career she had in Columbia, what coming home for her jersey retirement really felt like, and so much more.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 A Looming Clash. South Carolina women’s hoops is still on top! The Gamecocks beat UNC and Duke on the road this week to remain undefeated and clocked in at No. 1 in yesterday’s latest AP Poll. South Carolina, one of two teams in the SEC ranked in the Top 10, takes on Morgan State tomorrow before clashing with No. 11 Utah. The Utes are currently 7-1 and recently knocked off BYU, 87-68.

🔼 Encore, Encore. TJ Sanders is ready to do it again! One of South Carolina’s star defensive tackles will suit up again next season in the Garnet & Black to follow up an outstanding 2023 campaign.

🔼 Award Season. And speaking of outstanding 2023 performances, South Carolina held its annual Senior Banquet at Willy B. Check out all of the winners here, including the awards given to the Most Outstanding Senior, the Most Inspirational Walk-On, and the team’s MVPs.

🔼 A Global Stage. Casey Hoole helped pilot Australia to a fourth-place finish at the Master’U BNP Paribas tournament in France over the weekend! We’ll never get tired of seeing our Gamecocks do incredible things on a global stage.

🔼 Moving Up. Gamecock men’s basketball is kicking off the season’s first NET rankings as a Top 30 team! South Carolina checks in at No. 29 after a 7-0 start to the season. The rankings are a critical part of March Madness seeding and are updated daily. Bookmark this link for the season!

🤔 GAMECOCK TRIVIA

Best There Was. Tiffany Mitchell left Columbia as the most decorated women’s basketball player in program history. Do you know how many times she earned SEC Player of the Year honors?

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

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📬 THE WEEK AHEAD

Wednesday 12/6

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Morgan State @ 7:00pm ET on SEC Network+

🏀 Men’s Basketball @ Clemson @ 8:00pm ET on ACC Network

Friday 12/8

👟 Track and Field @ Clemson Opener - All Day

Saturday 12/19

🏀 Men’s Basketball @ East Carolina @ 12:00pm ET on ESPNU

Sunday 12/10

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Utah @ the Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase @ 2:30pm ET on ESPN

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Mitchell won SEC Player of the Year twice and was a three-time All-American during her time at South Carolina.

🤙 Have a good Tuesday, y’all.