FAYETTEVILLE -- South Carolina is in a rare place.
The Gamecocks have opened 4-0 in SEC play for just the second time since joining the league for the 1991-1992 season. South Carolina jumped into the Associated Press poll at No. 24 on Monday with a 14-3 record.
"My group is awfully soft. I hate to say that as a head coach."
-- Ole Miss Coach Andy Kennedy after the Rebels' 67-56 loss at South Carolina
Coach Frank Martin has assembled a hard-nosed team with a good blend of veterans, including seniors Duane Notice and Sindarius Thornwell, and promising youngsters, like P.