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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
South Carolina football vs Virginia Tech kickoff time announced for 2025 season opener
COLUMBIA — South Carolina football's season opener against Virginia Tech will kickoff at 3 p.m. ET on Aug. 31. The kickoff time for the neutral site game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta will be televised by ESPN. Advertisement This is the first game time announcement for the 2025 season for the Gamecocks, who finished 9-4 in 2024 and ended the season with a loss to Illinois in the Citrus Bowl. Coach Shane Beamer will start his fifth season with South Carolina against an opponent whose program history he knows well. Beamer went to Virginia Tech and played as a walk-on under his father, Frank Beamer who was a legendary coach for the Hokies from 1987 to 2015. At his alma matter, he won a school-record 238 games in 29 seasons. In 2011, after serving as an assistant coach for Steve Spurrier at South Carolina, Beamer joined his father at Virginia Tech as the running backs coach. He was there until his dad retired after the 2015 season. Advertisement NCAA: South Carolina's Shane Beamer frustrated NCAA hasn't ruled on Rahsul Faison's eligibility Beamer is 29-22 overall and 15-17 in conference play in four seasons. He returns star quarterback LaNorris Sellers, who had a breakout season as a starter. Sellers finished 196-of-299 passing for 2,534 yards and 18 touchdowns in addition 674 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns. The program however lost five defensive players in the 2025 NFL Draft and had eight others sign free-agent contracts. Lulu Kesin covers South Carolina athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email her at lkesin@ and follow her on X, formerly known as Twitter, @Lulukesin This article originally appeared on Greenville News: South Carolina football vs Virginia Tech kickoff time, TV for 2025 opener
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
What South Carolina's Shane Beamer said about Dawn Staley statue, Nick Saban's potential new role
GREENVILLE — The entire college sports world is waiting for the House vs NCAA settlement, which would change the financial landscape for schools, athletes and coaches beginning in July. If approved, NCAA schools could share as much as $20.5 million per year in revenue directly with their athletes. Advertisement Football would receive the biggest chunk, but Dawn Staley's South Carolina women's basketball team is one of the sport's top programs with three national titles since 2017. Coach Shane Beamer knows he's in a unique situation with Staley, in a good way. "Our situation is different because of coach Staley," Beamer said ahead of speaking at an event for fans. "Not every football coach shares a campus with a women's basketball coach that has a statue of her, and she's still coaching. It's not like she's dead and been retired for 30 years. You realize the impact she has on our university and our community, and we're extremely close." Athletic director Jeremiah Donati hasn't publicly shared how South Carolina would divide the money among athletes and teams. Advertisement "Ultimately those decisions are up to (Donati) and the administration," Beamer said, explaining that coaches are involved in the discussions. "I'm a team player, she's a team player. She's extremely supportive of what we're doing football wise and I'm extremely supportive of what she's doing basketball wise. We try to help each other in so many ways and that's not going to change." According to documents obtained by The Greenville News, the football team earned $31 million in 2024 and women's basketball had a $5.7 million deficit. "She understands the revenue football brings in but she also wants to win championships too," Beamer said. "She's a competitive person ... we all want South Carolina to be great, every sport. The best thing is for all of us to be successful." Shane Beamer approves Nick Saban's potential new role Nick Saban may potentially be involved again in college sports again. Saban, the longtime coach of Alabama, will be co-chair of an upcoming federal commission on collegiate athletics set up by President Donald Trump, according to media reports. Advertisement NIL is one of the issues Trump is looking for this commission to work on, according to reports. "I was reading some of that on my phone today," Beamer said when asked about Saban. "I don't know enough about it but I think if you're looking for anyone to spearhead change or be in a leadership position going forward, Nick Saban is the first person to come to mind from my standpoint and I know a lot of people would say the same." MORE FROM NCAA: South Carolina's Shane Beamer frustrated NCAA hasn't ruled on Rahsul Faison's eligibility Lulu Kesin covers South Carolina athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email her at lkesin@ and follow her on X, formerly known as Twitter, @Lulukesin This article originally appeared on Greenville News: South Carolina football: Shane Beamer on Dawn Staley, Nick Saban
Miami Herald
28-05-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
South Carolina Football Preview 2025: Are The Gamecocks Big Time?
X CFN, Fiu | CFN Facebook | Bluesky Fiu, CFN South Carolina Offense BreakdownSouth Carolina Defense BreakdownSeason Prediction, Win Total, Keys to SeasonIs South Carolina ready to be a true player?The best era of South Carolina football was 2011 to 2013 under Steve Spurrier. Those were the only three 11-win seasons the program has known, and the Gamecocks are on the verge of possibly being back there again under Shane they have to be nearly perfect. Everyone in the SEC has the same complaint about the schedule, and everyone has that one landmine non-conference game to worry about - it's Clemson for the Gamecocks - but that's the cost of doing business in this need the talent. South Carolina is close. You need the schedule. Ehhhhh, more on that later. And you have to catch the right breaks to make noise in an even nastier SEC, and last year's South Carolina team showed just how close it was. Had it not fumbled away one of the two close losses to Alabama and LSU, it would've been in the College Football Playoff. It had Ole Miss in its own ballpark, and lost 27-3. And when there was a chance to build momentum going into 2025, and with a shot at just the fifth ten-win season in school history, Beamer and South Carolina fell for Bret Bielema's master class troll job in a Citrus Bowl loss to Illinois. In a great 9-4 season - one of the best in the 117 years of Gamecock football - there were too many turnovers, too many plays allowed behind the line, and …Again, that's the difference. The Gamecocks needed to pounce when they didn't have to deal with Georgia, Texas, or Tennessee, and had Ole Miss, Texas A&M, and Missouri at home, and they just year's team doesn't play the Bulldogs, Longhorns, or Vols, either. Beamer has a superstar quarterback in LaNorris Sellers, the staff won the transfer portal, and now it's time to get fired up for more. It needs to make its own breaks this season. It has the talent, the schedule isn't totally brutal - at least for the SEC - and it has to become the CFP-level team others have to worry no, 2024 wasn't quite what it should've been, but it proved that it's all there for South Carolina for the taking to finally become …Big Carolina Offense BreakdownSouth Carolina Defense BreakdownSeason Prediction, Win Total, Keys to Season © 2025 The Arena Group Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.
Miami Herald
28-05-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
South Carolina Football Offense Preview 2025: LaNorris Sellers Leads Loaded Attack
X CFN, Fiu | CFN Facebook | Bluesky Fiu, CFN2025 South Carolina Preview South Carolina Defense BreakdownSeason Prediction, Win Total, Keys to SeasonIs South Carolina ready to be a true player?The best era of South Carolina football was 2011 to 2013 under Steve Spurrier. Those were the only three 11-win seasons the program has known, and the Gamecocks are on the verge of possibly being back there again under Shane they have to be nearly perfect. Everyone in the SEC has the same complaint about the schedule, and everyone has that one landmine non-conference game to worry about - it's Clemson for the Gamecocks - but that's the cost of doing business in this need the talent. South Carolina is close. You need the schedule. Ehhhhh, more on that later. And you have to catch the right breaks to make noise in an even nastier SEC, and last year's South Carolina team showed just how close it was. Had it not fumbled away one of the two close losses to Alabama and LSU, it would've been in the College Football Playoff. It had Ole Miss in its own ballpark, and lost 27-3. And when there was a chance to build momentum going into 2025, and with a shot at just the fifth ten-win season in school history, Beamer and South Carolina fell for Bret Bielema's master class troll job in a Citrus Bowl loss to Illinois. In a great 9-4 season - one of the best in the 117 years of Gamecock football - there were too many turnovers, too many plays allowed behind the line, and …Again, that's the difference. The Gamecocks needed to pounce when they didn't have to deal with Georgia, Texas, or Tennessee, and had Ole Miss, Texas A&M, and Missouri at home, and they just year's team doesn't play the Bulldogs, Longhorns, or Vols, either. Beamer has a superstar quarterback in LaNorris Sellers, the staff won the transfer portal, and now it's time to get fired up for more. It needs to make its own breaks this season. It has the talent, the schedule isn't totally brutal - at least for the SEC - and it has to become the CFP-level team others have to worry no, 2024 wasn't quite what it should've been, but it proved that it's all there for South Carolina for the taking to finally become …Big Carolina Defense Breakdown 2025 South Carolina Preview Season Prediction, Win Total, Keys to Season © 2025 The Arena Group Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.
Boston Globe
10-05-2025
- Business
- Boston Globe
‘Devastating' closure of Daily Table leaves affordable fresh food ‘desert' in Greater Boston neighborhoods
Daily Table's Board of Directors said the closure was 'heartbreaking' and 'not an easy decision' in a letter to customers on Friday. 'We are proud to have served over 3 million customers, returning over $16 million in savings to the community while removing the barriers to healthy food.' The grocery chain cited a number of reasons for its closure, including challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, 'historically high levels of food price increases' and a lack of sufficient funding to stay afloat. Advertisement Leonard Lee was in line to pay for his food items at The Daily Table. He said "everybody depends on this in the neighborhood." The nonprofit is closing the store in the Boston neighborhood of Dorchester. Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff Jonathan Berk, resident of downtown Salem, said the closure will be tough to bear considering the 'Everything seems like its continuing to rise everyday. For folks that are living on tight budgets, not being able to stretch their grocery dollars every week is just gonna cut down on how much food they're able to provide for their families,' Berk said. 'It's gonna have a major impact on folks' ability to just put food on their table.' Advertisement Berk said Daily Table's closure is also a great loss for members of the downtown Salem community as there are no other options for fresh produce within walking distance. 'This store served a much larger purpose than just lower costs, it also served a fresh food desert out here,' Berk said. '[Daily Table] was really the only place in downtown or near downtown where you could get fresh bananas or fresh fruits and veggies for that day.' V. Saragoni, a resident of Salem, shared similar worries. 'I think about many friends and neighbors who may or may not drive or have access to a car,' Saragoni said. 'Many folks will have to ride share to the grocery store which will only add further financial strain to those shopping.' Teddy Beamer, a former resident of Cambridge, said he shopped at Daily Table's Central Square location a handful of times as a college student on a budget. 'The only other options for groceries in my neighborhood were H Mart and Whole Foods, which are more expensive. And Target, which can be cheaper but has a limited selection of produce,' Beamer said. Folahan Shoeipo was trying to raise money for Daily Table employees who are going to lose their jobs because the nonprofit is closing in Cambridge. Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff Along with the combination of affordability and quality, Beamer said no other store in his neighborhood had the same genuine sense of community. 'I think that there should be more programs that bring healthy and affordable food to people that need it,' Beamer said. 'It's a shame that [Daily Table] is closing, it had a really 'strong community feeling to it.' Daily Table's four locations will be selling their remaining inventory over the next several days and all items will be deeply discounted until operations close. Advertisement Sabrina Lam can be reached at
