South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier says starting defensive end Cliff Matthews could miss up to three weeks with a shoulder injury.

Decked out in black jerseys, Tennessee took three South Carolina fumbles and turned them into touchdowns as the Volunteers beat the No. 21 Gamecocks 31-13 Saturday night.

Once again, No. 21 South Carolina found just enough offense to keep its stellar season moving downfield.

Alabama coach Nick Saban says his kickers won’t use tape to spot field goals and extra points.

South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier doesn’t have to do much to make sure the No. 23 Gamecocks don’t take Vanderbilt lightly this weekend — just slip in the tape of the last two times the teams have played.

The South Carolina and Maryland football teams will wear uniforms with camouflage designs for their games on Nov. 14, three days after Veterans Day.

Steve Spurrier starts running through some of No. 2 Alabama’s strengths, then realizes it’s not really necessary. “Everybody knows how good they are,” the South Carolina coach said.

Justice will be served for the Gamecocks against Kentucky.  Freshman tight end and Central product Justice Cunningham will make his first collegiate start, filling in for the injured Weslye Saunders.

It’ll take more than a 38-16 win over Florida Atlantic to make South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier really happy. “We’re not there yet. We’re not near there yet,” Spurrier said. “Our pass protection was a little shaky early in the game. We’re running around too much. We should do a little bit better.”

South Carolina has yet to play a home football game, yet plans are shaping up for its future schedules. The school announced Wednesday that the Gamecocks would open the 2010 season against Southern Miss on Sept. 2, a Thursday night game to be telecast by ESPN.

Steve Spurrier wasn’t going to complain about his South Carolina defense’s start to the season, even if it’s not the way he most wants to win. Brian Maddox had a short touchdown run for the Gamecocks’ only score while the defense shut down Russell Wilson to beat North Carolina State 7-3 on Thursday night.

North Carolina State couldn’t have asked for a better way to start the season. First, there’s the chance to showcase the program and all-conference quarterback Russell Wilson to a national TV audience. Then there’s the opponent: Steve Spurrier and South Carolina, the same team that shut out the Wolfpack to open last season.

The head coach of the Gamecocks has released a statement about the weekend arrest of a Georgetown county product.

South Carolina defensive end Clifton Geathers is facing several charges following an incident at a nightclub. Multiple media outlets reported Sunday that Columbia police charged Geathers, who played at Carvers Bay, with public drunkeness, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.

South Carolina football fans will be able to buy tickets in pairs. The school is offering two-game ticket plans beginning today. Only one of the seven games at Williams-Brice Stadium this season won’t be available under the latest offer.