Fall means football in more ways that one! The Gamecocks played host to two of the biggest organizations in the sports world when Manchester United and Liverpool matched up under the lights in Williams-Brice. Gamecock Women's Soccer Head Coach Shelley Smith joins the show to talk about the historic friendly in Columbia, and look ahead to her club's 2024 season. We'll also continue our position breakdown on the gridiron as we look at the linemen on both sides of the ball as fall practice continues.

Original Air Date: 8/8/24

It's just about time to wrap up "talkin' season" as football coaches are back home in their offices after SEC Media Days. We have a recap of the events in Dallas last week, and start our positional breakdown with the skill groups on this week's episode of The CockTale Hour!

It might feel like summer just started, but SEC Media Days for the 2024 football season is only a few days away. Jay Philips and Bill Gunter get you ready for the culmination of "talking season" in Dallas, Texas with the new look SEC. South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer will be joined by seniors Luke Doty, Boogie Huntley, and Debo Williams to get things started on Monday morning.

It's only June, but it's already been an extremely busy summer for South Carolina Athletics. It's been the month of new faces as the Gamecocks have hired four new head coaches to lead their respective programs. The combined resumes include multiple national championships, and a pair of coaches making a return to Columbia. On this edition of The CockTale Hour, we'll take a look at the additions of Paul Mainieri, Ashley Chastain, Carol Gwin, and Rob Bradley.

Gamecock baseball has its new head man! Legendary coach, Paul Mainieri, joins the Garnet & Black looking to add to his already decorated career in the SEC. On his first official day on the job, Mainieri sits down with Gamecocks+ to describe his unexpected path to Columbia, why he believes this is a perfect fit, and his expectations for Carolina baseball.

Ashley Chastain, a former University of South Carolina student athlete and graduate assistant, is the Gamecocks' new head softball coach. She comes back home to Carolina after serving as the head coach for the Charlotte 49ers for the last five years, where she led her team to a pair of postseason berths. Welcome Home, Coach Chastain.

Ready for Regionals? Sit down with South Carolina's head baseball coach, Mark Kingston, as we talk about everything on the diamond before the Gamecocks take a trip to Raleigh for the NCAA Tournament.

Spring football is wrapped up after the completion of the Garnet and Black Spring Game last Saturday, the confetti is cleaned up from the women's basketball championship parade, men's basketball is active in the transfer portal, and spring sports are getting ready for the postseason. Busy times are slowing down, but there's still plenty of action. We'll get to it all this week on The CockTale Hour. *** Apologies for the audio hum. It is corrected after 45 seconds.

Champions. Perfection. Revenge Tour. What else can you say? The Gamecocks wrap up the perfect season by taking down Iowa in the National Championship in Cleveland. It's the third title for Dawn Staley and South Carolina, who is showing absolutely zero signs of slowing down anytime soon.

And then there were four! Dawn Staley and the women's basketball team are headed to Cleveland for yet another Final Four appearance as they chase a third national title in 8 years. Jay and Bill talk matchups and what it will take for the Gamecocks to cut down another net. We'll also check-in on baseball, softball, and some spring football while we're at it.