COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Palmetto State is on a major run in college sports.
The winning started with Coastal Carolina capturing the College World Series in June. Then Clemson upset Alabama in January to win the national football title. Now, the South Carolina men's and women's basketball teams are in the Final Four this weekend looking to bring home even more championship hardware for the state.
"The odds of this happening anywhere but especially here," Coastal Carolina athletic director Matt Hogue said, "are really high."
It's an impressive achievement for a state of slightly more than 4.