Inside the Gamecocks: A South Carolina football podcast

A look at the match-ups and some off the radar keys to the game as South Carolina hits the road for Baton Rouge to face No. 11 LSU on Saturday night. Also, a refreshed look at the injury report, the what-ifs and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Smorgasbord Day as Alex Jones jumps in. A stellar VHS dates. Confidence is building for the game. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Justin Hall and Perry Orth check in to talk Carolina-LSU. Mike Morgan, JC Shurburtt and the Mad Dog are in at the end for the Fab 5 Challenge. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

South Carolina has issues. LSU has issues. Which team solves their own issues and takes advantage of the opponent issues will win Saturday night in Baton Rouge. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode has fire. Mad Dog and JC caught a troll and then it's wide open football for the rest of the way with specific discussion about what the Gamecocks plan on offense could be because hopefully it's not the same old plan we saw for five games. How many total yards will LaNorris Sellers get against LSU on Saturday night? Also, a cringe worthy news segment in place of VHS Dates and more on Wide Open Wednesday. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A dive into what happened the only time South Carolina defeated LSU in SEC play. Rob Williams of SEC Sunday Night. John Whittle on All Things, including Gamecock Softball landing a major commit, keys to the LSU football game and a whole lot more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers will be playing in the toughest road environment of his career Saturday night against LSU at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge. What gives the Gamecocks hope on offense against a stout LSU defense given the struggles Carolina has had on that side of the football? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ben Breiner of TheBigSpur.com joins The Show to discuss his five games in breakdown of the issues with South Carolina's offense. He dives deep. It's a good conversation. Also, the Chat Box is wide open as we discuss what the Gamecocks need to do to beat LSU. Also, clown cereal commercials are the things that nightmares are made of and the poll is all about the Carolina D vs. the Bayou Bengals' O, which like the Gamecocks is also struggling through five games. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike Morgan returns to co-host and former Gamecocks defensive lineman Preston Thorne is today's featured guest as South Carolina looks ahead to a trip to Baton Rouge this weekend to face LSU. What are the keys to the game? Will the Tigers try to force the issue running the ball? Can the Gamecocks defense hold up? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

South Carolina's defense needs a lot of carry over after three quarters of high level play in a 35-13 win against Kentucky on Sept. 27 to have a shot at knocking off LSU in Baton Rouge on Saturday night. Also, the Miami series is cancelled for next season and 2027, leaving the Gamecocks in need of an opening weekend opponent. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JC and Mad Dog kick off the week with some fun chat, and a look at some of the less than stellar results for some big brands over the weekend before turning their attention to more important subjects such as Danny McBride, Jon Bon Jovi albums, and VHS Dates. They wrap with some LSU chat and all the interactions from the Nana's Porch Chat Box. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After an open date and weekend of anxiety free football, JB and Mike kick off game week with a review of the action, and some results across the country. They welcome Pat DiMarco to shift gears and analyze the Gamecocks as they prepare for LSU To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JB wraps the BYE week with a visit from Raphael Esparza to get us up to seed on the numbers this weekend. John Strickland is in for the second hour with a visit from Chef Will Turner to offer us another tailgate snack idea! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The College Sports Commission governing NIL is a clown show, so we open the clown show by talking about it. A snitch line? Come the you-know-what on. ... the best mobile home commercial leads off Smorgasbord. Alex rates it. Who is the bigger surprise this season? Gerald Kilgore or Vandrevius Jacobs? Who would Alex Jones start on the offensive line? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thursday Trifecta in full effect. Justin Hall of Four Quarter Friday, Perry Orth and Hale McGranahan of TheBigSpur.com all highlight today's episode. JC and Mike Morgan pop in at the end for the Fab 5 Challenge. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There have been some things about the 2025 South Carolina football season that are quite positive. JC Shurburtt dives into four big ones in the final bye week episode of Coffee. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Who should start at left tackle for the Gamecocks against LSU? Wide Open Wednesday features, for some reason, several birthdays along with great ideas on how to fix the offense from the Nana's Porch Chat Box. The Show starts with a discussion on trash day, but we dive into the football hard core pretty much all show. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rob Williams of SEC Sunday Night, Gamecock legend and host of Tailgate Talks Stephen Garcia and John Whittle of TheBigSpur.com on All Things highlight a packed episode of The Morning Show. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In an effort to find answers (or blame) about South Carolina's 3-2 start, an article in The State plus a handful of fans on message boards and social media have started to call into question the Gamecocks' 2025 transfer portal recruiting efforts. JC Shurburtt breaks it down factually and points out that there is no way to evaluate this South Carolina portal class one way or the other at this point and it may be a while given the number of players that have eligibility beyond this season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The powers that be do not care about college football fans and it needs to change. Psychics of Spartanburg, VHS Dates and a Gamecock Graffiti point of concern. Who should start at center against LSU? That's important. LaNorris Sellers should not have to be perfect. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike Morgan is back to co-host and has a Drive Around the SEC. Preston Thorne breaks down the Kentucky win and what to expect moving forward. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Various items of interest concerning South Carolina football as the Gamecocks are in the midst of their first bye week of the 2025 season including the next four opponents, the offensive and defensive lines and Mike Shula's offensive plan. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

South Carolina beat Kentucky, 35-13, on Saturday night for its first SEC win of the 2025 season. JC and Mad Dog hash through it. This team has not arrived. The Wildcats are not very good. But there were positives to build on, especially on defense and in general with how physical the team played. Someone got into Animal Kingdom to fix the Flux Capacitor. Loads of interaction from the Chat Box and coaches are already getting fired and that's always a great conversation. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

South Carolina smacked Kentucky, 35-13, on Saturday night. Pat DiMarco and Mike Morgan are in with Jamie Bradford to break it all down as we head into the first bye week of the 2025 season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

South Carolina's defense woke up after a bad first quarter and dominated Kentucky on Saturday night as the Gamecocks won their fourth straight in the series against the Wildcats, 35-13. There were some signs of life on offense as well. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Carolina hosts the Kentucky Wildcats, and JC and Phil take one final look at the matchups, and set the table with food, music, and fun To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's a must win. JC Shurburtt, Jamie Bradford and Mad Dog Mullinax welcome in Matt Anderson, John Strickland, Michael Flint and Raphael Esparza to break down the weekend for you. Also, Chef Will Turner is fresh off a plane from Dallas with tasty beef kabobs and a score prediction and Patrick Davis checks in from Ireland about his new hit single. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Final thoughts, notes and a prediction for South Carolina's must win SEC contest against Kentucky on Saturday night. Will the Wildcats catch the Gamecocks in their spider web? Let's hope not. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's starts with a stellar VHS Dates and the Gamecock Smorgasbord with Alex Jones, it continues with more questions than answers about the baffling play of the South Carolina offense and ends with us being glad the next episode of The Show will be Monday. Give us a win, please. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our Thursday Trio rolls deep. Justin Hall, Hale McGranahan and Perry Orth and then Mike Morgan and JC Shurburtt at the end for the Fab 5 Challenge. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

South Carolina's offense has an opportunity to make plays, get yardage and score points in the passing game Saturday night against Kentucky if they elect to air it out a bit. Also, the availability report (first one) has been released, so some intel on that. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wide Open Wednesday features a ton of rapid-fire questions and comments, mostly about South Carolina's offense, but also a little defense. Who knew Roller Skating could keep you out of jail? Also, will the Gamecocks score more than 24 points on offense this Saturday night against Kentucky? Recent trends tell us no, but... To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

South Carolina knows who it will be playing in SEC play for the next four seasons. Rob Williams of SEC Sunday Night is in to discuss that and other topics. Plus, John Whittle of TheBigSpur.com on All Things. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

South Carolina's defense is working on tackling this week in practice. That's a needed development and will be key against Kentucky. Also, the 2026 schedule and more on the offense. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's terrible Tuesday, and we just cant seem to get a few things unstuck from our brains. JC and Mad Dog look at rushing, and have the Poll du Jour regarding the net yards against Kentucky. We get a throwback stand in for VHS Dates, today, with a real old-school late night feel. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike is back with JB to cohost. Preston Thorne drops by to give his thoughts on the team and look closer at defense. We take our Drive Around the SEC, and revisit some of the league's Happy Meter ratings To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How can South Carolina get the run game going on offense? Quarterback LaNorris Sellers had some interesting comments post game after the Gamecocks fell to Mizzou Saturday night that should tell you some changes need to be made. Also, an early look at Kentucky, which features two big and talented running backs...like the Wildcats used to have. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Mad Dog Monday and Phil has a lot to be upset about, as do many Gamecock fans as the South Carolina football team continues so shoot itself in the foot, punch itself in the face and play one of the more sloppy brands of football in America through four games. Alberto is today's VHS Dates case study and provides some humor, then it's back to scratching our heads about what went wrong... and we aren't even to Terrible Tuesday yet. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former Gamecock and NFL standout Pat DiMarco is in with thoughts on the season and the game and some film breakdown. Mike Morgan co-hosts and is back from Oregon where he called the Civil War and met a Llama. Monday Aftermath on The Morning Show. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

South Carolina fell, 29-20, to Missouri on Saturday night in Columbia, Mo. What happened and what needs to happen moving forward for the Gamecocks to turn their season around? This coming week is going to be critical. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Tailgate Show featuring the Mad Dog Phil Mullinax and JC Shurburtt features last minute news, notes and questions, a uniform report, an injury report, what's on the menu and all things big and small about South Carolina's first road test in Columbia, MO. For early window kickoffs (Noon or 1), catch the Tailgate Show live on YouTube, X and the Chief Sports App. Pod versions are available for all other kickoff windows this season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John Strickland, Michael Flint, Matt Anderson, Jamie Bradford, Raphael Esparza, Chef Will Turner, Mad Dog Phil Mullinax and JC Shurburtt dive deep into South Carolina's first road game of the 2025 season at Missouri. Inside the numbers, inside the pointspread, Chef Will with the food tips, Strick and Flint go deep on play calling and evaluation of the play on the field plus final predictions. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices