After Monday's National Championship Game, expect ESPN and most other college football outlets to release their ever popular "way-too-early" Top 25 lists. We have seen some already pop up here and there with South Carolina included.

From a national perspective, South Carolina football is a program on the rise. Shane Beamer’s team has outperformed expectations three of his four years in Columbia, but the Gamecocks finally have some lofty prognostications heading into 2025.

South Carolina coach was previously No. 3 behind LSU's Kim Mulkey and UConn's Geno Auriemma at $3.1 million/year.

A Munich, Germany native, Okoronkwo spent most of his early life playing soccer and doing gymnastics — which even he admits now was a bit odd. The same height that made Okoronkwo a soccer goalkeeper made it nearly impossible to be any good at high-level gymnastics.

The Gamecocks also had some impressive wins over No. 10 Texas A&M, No. 23 Missouri and No. 21 Clemson, but ended the season on a sour note, losing to the Illinois Fighting Illini 21-17 in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl.

At one point in the 2024 season, the South Carolina Gamecocks were a team competing for a spot in the College Football Playoff. However, head coach Shane Beamer and the Gamecocks came up just short of that goal and with that had only a traditional bowl game to finish the season on a high note.

Last offseason South Carolina added several impact players in the transfer portal with players such as Kyle Kennard, Demetrius Knight Jr., Raheim Sanders, and m

North Carolina State defensive back Brandon Cisse transfers to South Carolina. The transfer portal window has closed for players to enter their name into the m

College GameDay announced that it will spotlight the SEC women's basketball clash between LSU and South Carolina.

Stanley is the third offensive lineman South Carolina has signed out of the transfer portal so far this offseason, joining Nick Sharpe from Wake Forest and Western Kentucky transfer Rodney Newsom Jr.

Notre Dame and Ohio State fans have had to endure unprecedented travel demands throughout college football's first 12-team playoff to reach Monday night's national championship game.

Alabama fans took to social media shortly after the news was shared and felt disrespected by South Carolina's decision. "Absolutely disrespectful," one fan said. "What in tarnation?????" another wrote.