Steve Spurrier shows us what no coach says in preseason

He capped it with a laugh, then went on with the rest of his normal updates on the team. Defensive backs, gosh I wonder why they got grass stains on their jerseys they fall about every play, about two or three of them are falling. That season saw the Gamecocks drop games in stunning fashion to SEC opponents along with a loss to Clemson ending their five-game winning streak against the rival.

Elder, who was a four-star recruit at cornerback in Union City, Ga., in 2011, spent one season at cornerback while redshirting with the Gamecocks in 2012.

“I tell you what, we had another sorry practice today”, Spurrier said. “We had a tough stretch there in the middle of the year”. So jovial, in fact, that he gave reports a tongue-in-cheek look at “the opposite of what a coach this time of year says”. But we’re not the only team that’s ever lost close games. Sometimes, we win some that it appears we’re going to lose, too. They said we’ve put it behind us.

Mobile users, tap here to see some of our favorite Spurrier-isms! Instead of his normal briefing with the media, the Head Ball Coach decided to call an audible. It was a feeling he recognized from another one of his coaching stops.

“If coach Spurrier says it’s equal, it’s equal”, Mitch said. Leadership? Gah, we don’t have any leaders out here.

Edge rusher. Freshman Boosie Whitlow, 6-foot-4, 220 pounds, believes he’ll play this year due to his ability to rush the quarterback. “(At South Carolina) we’ve got to stay on the field to win some games, and last year when we didn’t, we got beat”.

“They said they thought I’d be a better fit for corner”, Elder said. I think it’s really good for the defense, the secondary especially. “Both of those guys have a long future in coaching, especially Lorenzo Ward”. Parking will be available in Gamecock Park (Premium North, Premium South and Quad 1) beginning at 3:30 p.m.