COLUMBIA — Four games in seven days against the No. 1 team in America?
That could be South Carolina’s path to a potential NCAA Tournament at-large bid, depending on how things unfold this weekend at Carolina Stadium. The Gamecocks on Thursday night were preparing to play top-ranked LSU in their final SEC regular-season series of the year, and the Bayou Bengals may well loom again at the SEC tournament next weekend in Hoover, Ala.
USC likely needs to win this weekend’s three-game set against LSU to have a chance at bolstering its NCAA Tournament resume next weekend at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium.