Oct 17, 2020; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks players make their “2001” entrance before the game against the Auburn Tigers at Williams-Brice Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Blake-USA TODAY Sports
Can South Carolina football become next first-time champion?
There hasn’t been a first-time national champion in college football since Steve Spurrier and the Florida Gators won the program’s first title back in the 1996 season. Since then, it’s been the familiar faces taking home the hardware. The Gamecocks have yet to notch the sport’s top feat. They’ve come close a couple of times, finding themselves ranked among the nation’s top five teams in 1984, 2012, and 2013, but ultimately falling short of a championship.