Today marks the unofficial start to the 2025 college football season as SEC Media Days kicks off in Atlanta. The Gamecocks are up today with head coach Shane Beamer, quarterback LaNorris Sellers, defensive tackle Nick Barrett and safety DQ Smith all present. JC Shurburtt talks about the anticipation for the season, the three players in Atlanta and the outlook for each, plus some significant recruiting news toward the end.

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South Carolina running back Rahsul Faison continues to wait on the NCAA to decide if he is eligible this season. JC Shurburtt gives insight into the situation and why no decision came yesterday as many expected. Plus, a broad recruiting overview and thoughts on being labeled as negative.

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The House Settlement was supposed to "even the playing field" somewhat when it comes to roster building (complete with NIL money) in college football. On this episode of Coffee, JC Shurburtt points out that we are still very much in the wild west days according to multiple coaches at Big 12 media days and some happenings on the recruiting trail and there is no leadership to combat it.

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The coming weeks are important for South Carolina football's recruiting efforts for the 2026 cycle with a slew of major prospect decisions on the horizon. JC Shurburtt breaks all of those down, plus discusses potential flips and an in-state sleeper to keep an eye on.

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We take an early look at South Carolina's opening game opponent, Virginia Tech. The Hokies have two new coordinators and a slew of transfer portal pick-ups set to be in the two-deep, which makes them a little scary for an opening game, JC Shurburtt discusses.

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South Carolina landed its 10th commitment of the 2026 cycle when four-star defensive tackle Noah Clark (Durham, N.C./Jordan) picked the Gamecocks over N.C. State and others. JC Shurburtt breaks it all down in this special podcast.

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South Carolina is moving forward with its 2026 recruiting efforts despite losing Pierre Dean (Georgia) and Julian Walker (Michigan) in the last two days. JC Shurburtt breaks down the Walker loss and talks about today's decision from four-star defensive tackle Noah Clark.

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Is there any concern about South Carolina being ranked No. 59 in the 247Sports team recruiting rankings right now? JC Shurburtt explains why there should not be. Also, what happened with Pierre Dean?

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What is the biggest key for South Carolina having a lethal vertical passing attack in 2025? JC Shurburtt has the answer plus a load of recruiting commentary in this expanded (somewhat) episode of Coffee.

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