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Dawn Staley was a little busy helping coach the U.S. women’s basketball team to a gold medal at the Olympics. A’ja Wilson missed her:
Oh how we missed @dawnstaley screaming at us in really nice clothing pic.twitter.com/KyySetC3pB
— A'ja Wilson (@_ajawilson22) August 17, 2016
Elsewhere, Chris Moody was trying to change things up a bit:
Anybody can dye my hair red?
— C〽 (@Rebel_CM) August 18, 2016
His coach wasn’t having it, though:
— Will Muschamp (@CoachWMuschamp) August 18, 2016
Fall semester started this week, and Michael Carerra sent his well wishes:
Happy first day of class @UofSC
— Michael Carrera (@24MCarrera) August 22, 2016
Before classes got underway, though, the football team got together to say cheese:
Picture Day at Williams-Brice Stadium for the Gamecocks.@GamecockFB pic.twitter.com/bwTayTLfCz
— Reggie Anderson (@ReggieWLTX) August 21, 2016
Don’t remind us, #FREISMAN.
The look you give someone when they remind you that you only have one more season left at South Carolina pic.twitter.com/0FBj0ImrFO
— Elliott fry (@elliott_fry22) August 21, 2016
Frank Martin had some words of wisdom for us all:
Leaders stand strong & tall, front & center when the storm hits however they blend into the background when it's time for the parade
— Frank Martin (@FrankMartin_SC) August 25, 2016
Steve Spurrier shared some, uh, “wisdom” of his own:
Steve Spurrier: "The way coaches work now, I don't know how we won a game with as much golf as I played in the offseason."
— Zach Abolverdi (@ZachAbolverdi) August 25, 2016
Harris Pastides is just here to remind you that he’s the coolest university president ever:
#UofSC faculty are committed lifelong learners. In fact, they spent time this summer brushing up on their vocab:https://t.co/EhrXVkq3Wr
— U of South Carolina (@UofSC) August 17, 2016
Meanwhile, Jackie Bradley Jr. continued to do Jackie Bradley Jr. things:
JBJ didn't get cheated in his 3rd inning HR. pic.twitter.com/HcKau6cUbx
— Baseball Tonight (@BBTN) August 18, 2016
Last fall, LSU stepped up in a big way after South Carolina experienced devastating floods. This year, it was the Gamecocks’ turn to help out after Louisiana was ravaged by storms:
Thank you just isn't enough! The @GamecockFB equipment truck has made it to Baton Rouge. #AllforLA pic.twitter.com/RoKLNRrCfb
— LSU Football (@LSUfootball) August 20, 2016
.@lsu: With love from your friends at Carolina...#SECstrong #GeauxGamecocks #LAfloodhttps://t.co/bEHp07Z5RV
— U of South Carolina (@UofSC) August 20, 2016
Finally, let’s check in on how some former Gamecocks are doing in the NFL preseason:
Damiere Byrd just keeps making plays
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) August 20, 2016
Clowney just mauled a dude https://t.co/ma0HUUdDBz
— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) August 21, 2016
Connor Shaw with a TD pass to end the #Bears game. pic.twitter.com/PrRctsbZl4
— Aldo Soto (@AldoSoto21) August 19, 2016