Mike Hold quarterbacked the South Carolina Gamecocks in the legendary “Black Magic” season of 1984, when the Gamecocks came arguably the closest they’ve ever been to a national title in football. An out of the blue upset to Navy spoiled these hopes, but this season would remain South Carolina’s best until 2011.
Garnet and Cocky: Why did you choose the University of South Carolina?
Mike Hold: That’s a complicated answer because there were a lot of moving parts to my decision. But at the end of the day, it boiled down to the fact that they wanted me and never waivered from that.