A massive Gamecock statue the University of South Carolina plans to erect outside Williams-Brice Stadium won’t make it in time for football season.
The, 15- to 18-foot-tall bird is taking longer than expected to cast in bronze and assemble, the university says.
The school had hoped to place the $995,000 statue, paid for with private gifts, on Springs-Brooks Plaza before the Sept. 16 home opener against Kentucky.
The school now expects to install it just after the season ends.
“The Gamecock sculpture is a complex piece, and we don’t want to sacrifice quality by rushing the project,” USC spokesman Jeff Stensland said.