T.J. Hopkins stayed an extra second at the microphone to provide reports with a final quote from South Carolina’s 14-3 dusting of Clemson at Founders Park.
“Go Cocks, baby!” Hopkins said with a a grin before shuffling off the podium.
Whether Hopkins was involved in Sunday’s game or whether he watched it from afar, his USC fandom wouldn’t have changed. There’s genuine garnet and black blood that flows through Carolina’s center fielder. That’s what made his performance against the Tigers even sweeter.
Hopkins was a runaway choice for the Tom Price Award, the annual trophy handed to the most valuable player on the Gamecock side of the USC-Clemson series.