College Football decision makers need to learn from How the Grinch Stole Christmas....There is a new addition to The Stupid List as Phil and JC dig into who is ultimately responsible for Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith not being able to go pro. Why did an in-state running back commit to Rutgers? How did Junior Day go? Are people over the Kansas …

After another split week that included a one-point loss on the road, and an OT squeaker against a team in the bottom portion of the conference, North Carolina is still working through some of the same challenges that have plagued the squad since November. Sean Moran and Sherrell McMillan joined Joey Powell to rehash what the week of mixed results m…

With the start of South Carolina baseball season right around the corner, it's a good time to check in with John Whittle of TheBigSpur.com on the projected lineup, rotation and other details. Mike Morgan of SEC Network and ESPN is in as today's co-host and gives his blunt across the board take on the state of Gamecock athletics within the Southeast…

There was a ton of football talent on campus at the University of South Carolina this past weekend and JC Shurburtt dives deep into several of the players of note on this episode of Coffee. Also, this and that from the Gamecock sports weekend. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-polic…

If being on the bubble for the NCAA Tournament was a motivator for North Carolina, you couldn’t tell on Saturday afternoon after a disinterested 39 minutes of basketball had the Heels on the verge of a devastating defeat to a team 1-7 in the conference. Seth Trimble’s four straight points at the end of regulation and a strong defensive effort in th…

South Carolina head football coach Shane Beamer was rewarded with a new contract worth a shade more than $50 million on Friday. JC Shurburtt of TheBigSpur.com and Inside the Gamecocks talks about why this was deserved and a great move for the program. If you look closely at what Beamer has accomplished at South Carolina, it makes sense. To learn mo…

It's a TGIF episode of The Show as Joe Macheca from The Walk Through and TheBigSpur.com pops in off the top to discuss being in the arena tonight for the top five women's hoops showdown between No. 5 LSU and No. 2 South Carolina. There is a big junior day this weekend, lots of North Carolina talent in... JC Shurburtt points out that one of Carolina…

College baseball is right around the corner and Stuart Lake and Chad Holbrook both pop in with Jamie Bradford. Hale McGranahan of TheBigSpur.com talks football recruiting and a relatively significant junior day at South Carolina this weekend. Plus, hoops talk and more as we head into the weekend. To learn more about listener data and our privacy pr…

It's the first of many offseason offensive line conversations on Coffee with JC Shurburtt. Freshman All-American and Freshman All-SEC left tackle Josiah Thompson is the focus. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com…

Coaches always talk about teams knowing how to win. What exactly is that? Also, we have our first entry on what is now known as The Stupid List and have created two new terms- PRS (Pretty Record Syndrome) and PSS (Pretty State Syndrome) as it relates to certain selection committees and media pools around the ever-changing sport of college football.…

Joey Powell, Sean Moran and Sherrell McMillan give their instant reactions to the breaking news that Caleb Wilson will be a Tar Heel. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

For the third time in four years, North Carolina finds itself on the NCAA Tournament bubble before the end of January. The upcoming five game stretch that includes two against Pittsburgh, at Duke and at Clemson will provide the Heels an opportunity to get off the edge, to get on the right side of the bubble and to gain some confidence going forward…

South Carolina softball head coach Ashley Chastain is gearing up for her first season leading the program at her alma mater and joins Jamie Bradford to talk shop. The Voice of Carolina Basketball and Baseball Derek Scott is in to give his perspective on what he witnessed last night at Colonial Life Arena. The Late Night Gamecock Matt Anderson is to…

South Carolina dropped another heartbreaker to a top five team as No. 5 Florida defeated the still winless (in the SEC) Gamecocks, 70-69, at Colonial Life Arena. Carolina continues to shoot itself in the foot or punch itself in the face with critical turnovers and other mistakes in key moments. Can that change? Is the NIT something to shoot for? Al…

On Wednesday afternoon, North Carolina football officially announced 21 newcomers - by portal and high school ranks - joining the program with four of the players coming from the University of Washington. Dawgman247’s Scott Eklund joins Jason Staples and host Tommy Ashley in this special podcast to discuss the four former Huskies as well as coaches…

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to break down UNC's loss at Wake Forest. In the episode, Vippolis and Berry discuss how the basketball Carolina is playing is unrecognizable to those of past eras and how the personnel has contributed to that fal…

JC Shurburtt and Phil Mad Dog Mullinax take a deep dive into what is the unofficial start to the 2026 college football recruiting cycle for the South Carolina Gamecocks and answer key questions on the topic. Is there a shortage of big-time running backs in football these days? Also, what goes into dropping a player? We talk a little hoops for both …

Former Gamecock baseball star Wil Crowe is today's guest co-host on Inside the Gamecocks The Morning Show. JC Shurburtt pops in to talk some football and basketball. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

With spring semester classes underway in Chapel Hill, Bill Belichick and his staff continue to build North Carolina’s roster via the transfer portal and the 2025 high school ranks. Inside Carolina’s football recruiting expert Don Callahan joins host Tommy Ashley to break down the latest additions and what positions remain in need of bodies in order…

South Carolina dropped 2026 linebacker commit Rodney Colton Jr. on Tuesday night. JC Shurburtt talks about what that means and brings a historical perspective into it plus tells you exactly why. Wide receiver Jared Brown certainly had his moments for the Gamecocks in 2024, but it probably wasn't the season anyone wanted from him for a number of rea…

LSU and South Carolina are the last two National Champions in NCAA women's basketball and will meet Thursday night (8 ET, ESPN) in a showdown of top five teams. The No. 2 Gamecocks have a long SEC home winning streak at steak and LSU has not lost yet this season. ESPN's College Gameday will be in town. In this episode of the Walk Through with Joe M…

The Late Night Gamecock Matt Anderson and Alex Jones of TheBigSpur.com talk shop about Carolina basketball and tie up the college football season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

Winston-Salem has never been kind to the North Carolina Tar Heels and Tuesday night was no different as Hubert Davis’s team squandered first half opportunities and fell apart late - again - in losing to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 67-66. Inside Carolina’s Rob Harrington joins host Tommy Ashley to break down the second straight tournament crushing…

JC Shurburtt and Mad Dog Mullinax opine on Ohio State's National Championship, the roster construction and the money spent on the roster and contemplate if some folks out there who are proclaiming the end of college football being competitive without the type of money- $20 million plus - that Ohio State said it publicly spent have a point... or not…

Alex Jones of TheBigSpur.com is in the house for his Tuesday conversation with Jamie Bradford. Offseason expectations for football and what is going on on the hardwood are among the topics. John Strickland fills in and reflects on the National Championship and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.auda…

The 2024 college football season is in the books with Ohio State winning the first-ever expanded format College Football Playoff. ESPN traditionally releases its "way-too-early" Top 25 for the following season immediately following the national championship game and would you look at that, South Carolina is not only ranked but ranked high? JC Shurb…

Inside the Gamecocks The Show version 3.0 is online. JC Shurburtt and Phil Mad Dog Mullinax take you through a free flowing two hours of South Carolina Gamecocks talk, news and information along with other random topics. Today, we talk about why the Gamecocks and Shane Beamer have the right idea about not overpaying for players that are not special…

Inside the Gamecocks The Morning Show with Jamie Bradford and Friends is live and South Carolina head football coach Shane Beamer joins JB for a one-on-one interview to kick things off. Beamer goes in-depth on the state of the program. TheBigSpur.com's John Whittle is in for his Monday "Whittle on All Things" segment and Mike Morgan of ESPN and the…

In this special episode of the Shooting It Straight podcast, Justin Jackson, Luke Maye and Kenny Williams join to talk about things UNC Basketball. First, the trio catches up and shares stories of rooming together in Chapel Hill. Then, Justin recaps the UNC-Stanford game and asks Kenny and Luke for their take on the missing pieces for this North Ca…

JC Shurburtt breaks down what makes linebacker Fred "JayR" Johnson such a promising player and why the sophomore from Norfolk, Va., is expected to start and be one of the Gamecocks better players on a revamped 2025 defense. Also, the Gamecocks aren't going to spend stupid money for players that aren't worth it in the transfer portal and there are g…

The last two games for UNC have shown both progress and regress. Progress, in a sense that North Carolina beat a Cal team at home in a very workmanlike fashion, the way they needed to. Regress in an abominable loss at home to Stanford on a day in which the Tar Heels didn't turn the ball over, and were not overwhelmed in any statistical category of …

For a team trying to dig out of NCAA Tournament bubble purgatory, North Carolina could not afford a slip-up in conference play - especially at home. Saturday’s 72-71 loss to Stanford in the Smith Center sits currently as a consequential Quad 3 loss for tournament aspirations, one that will likely put the Heels even more on edge going forward. Insid…

In the final episode of Inside the Gamecocks The Show version 2.0, Raphael Esparza of Docs Sports joins us live from Las Vegas to break down the odds and give some picks for this weekend's NFL playoff divisional round plus Monday's College Football Playoff National Championship Game between Notre Dame and Ohio State. John Strickland joins us for th…

Running back Jawarn Howell could be the starter for South Carolina in 2025. There will be a lot of competition at that position but Howell, who the Gamecocks had the luxury of redshirting in 2024, has all of the talent in the world. JC Shurburtt asks how the heck he slipped through the cracks in recruiting? Plus, a To learn more about listener data…

North Carolina enters Saturday’s home tilt with Stanford riding a four game winning streak and playing with improved confidence and cohesiveness on both ends of the floor. Inside Carolina’s beat crew of Adam Smith and Evan Rogers join host Tommy Ashley to discuss if this stretch of winning basketball has the program turning the corner in 2025 or if…

Inside Carolina's Taylor Vippolis is joined by National Champion and Final Four Most Outstanding Player Joel Berry, from the ACC Network, to break down UNC's win against California. In the episode, Vippolis and Berry discuss an improved defensive performance from the Tar Heels that shut down the ACC's leading scorer in conference play before talkin…

JC Shurburtt, Jamie Bradford, Phil "Mad Dog" Mullinax and Mike Morgan roll through Inside the Gamecocks The Show. Among the topics- the South Carolina Football Hall of Fame has some ridiculous decisions to make (lots of greatness) for this year's class. South Carolina men's basketball goes down 66-63 at Vanderbilt in a sloppy one. Is there any hope…

The Gamecocks aren't quite finished with Transfer Portal "Window A" after all. Harrison Wallace III, who led Penn State in receiving this past season, entered the transfer portal this week and South Carolina is expected to get a visit, along with Texas A&M, Louisville and North Carolina. Wallace III is originally from Pike Road, Ala., and the Nitta…

North Carolina’s West Coast matchup week started hot with a 26-point rout of the visiting California Golden Bears. Ian Jackson continued his strong stretch with 20 points to lead the Heels and Elliot Cadeau flashed some confidence in his scoring ability with 15 points. Seth Trimble continues his assimilation back into the lineup, albeit from the be…

Jamie Bradford and Mad Dog Mullinax host. Lots of hoops talk. Hale McGranahan points out that there is a LOT of talent in the state of South Carolina for the 2026 recruiting cycle. Chad Holbrook the host of Chin Music and the Charleston baseball coach, a beloved guest, stops in to chat. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices vi…

The Late Night Gamecock Matt Anderson and TheBigSpur.com's Alex Jones bring you the weekly episode of The Late Night Gamecock Show. Matt is elite and crunching the numbers as it relates to March Madness and the metrics needed to make the Big Dance and he breaks all of that down and gets you ready for a key two game road trip at Vanderbilt and Oklah…

It's the weekly episode of The Walk Through with Joe Macheca presented by Inside the Gamecocks and TheBigSpur.com. The South Carolina women's basketball team spanked Texas, 67-50, and are winners of 51 straight SEC games at home, a new conference record. Also, a new addition to the secondary in football with Brandon Cisse coming home (he is from Su…

Dylan Stewart was a consensus Freshman All-American in 2024 and frankly one of the best players in college football. On this episode of Coffee, JC Shurburtt breaks down what the next step is for the ultra talent in 2025. Plus, a look at hoops and some criticism of the media and social media concerning Stewart this past season. Hint: It's unprofessi…

What programs are trending up and down in SEC football now that all of the teams are finished? Matt Anderson, the Late Night Gamecock, co-hosts and as our resident bracketology expert he lays out what South Carolina must do to make the BIG DANCE (men's team). The women are a lock obviously. Guests Alex Jones of TheBigSpur.com in hour one Co-Hosts J…

Another week, another show discussing North Carolina’s portal haul and coaching hires under the new era of Bill Belichick in Chapel Hill. Inside Carolina’s analyst Jason Staples and recruiting expert Don Callahan join host Tommy Ashley to share their thoughts on the potential impacts of incoming transfers, coaching hires and how things will continu…

Good morning, Gamecocks. JC Shurburtt gives the ins and outs of South Carolina landing N.C. State cornerback Brandon Cisse, a Sumter native, from the transfer portal. Where does he fit? Where will he play? Those are all questions that the Gamecocks defensive coaches will answer in time, but there are plenty of possibilities. Plus, a bit of hoops pl…

In this week's episode of the Shooting It Straight podcast, Justin Jackson and producer John Bauman discuss UNC's win over NC State and look ahead to two matchups against new ACC opponents. The two break down all angles of North Carolina's win over the Wolfpack, including Jalen Washington's strong play and game-saving block. They also discuss how t…

John Whittle joins to talk some hoops. He gives his thoughts on the performance, and how the team looks missing Thomas and Stute. We get the latest on their return timelines, and dive into some individual performances and the CLA atmosphere. Baseball is a month away, and the Gamecocks find themselves on the outside looking in from a national perspe…

Mike and the guys turn their attention to the hardwoods after the better showing against Auburn. They talk how the injuries have affected the team, and take a look at some of the other teams around the conference after three games To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more …

Mike Morgan joins the guys to talk some football coming off of JC and Morgan. They dive into the playoffs, and the way we have arrived at the final matchup in the championship. They talk the format, and the SEC narratives flying around. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn…