Tailgate Talks with DiMarco and Garcia

Another recent South Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame inductee joins the guys on the tailgate! This time it's one of the most electric players in Gamecock history, Pharoh Cooper. The do-it-all athlete was a dominant playmaker with the ball in his hands and turned his success into a seven year NFL career. From position changes and setting records to All-American and Pro-Bowl seasons, join us as we catch up with another South Carolina legend.

One of the most athletic and versatile players to ever wear the "Block C," Melvin Ingram was an absolute force on the Gamecocks' defensive front. After a 12 year (and counting) NFL career, Ingram amassed 80 sacks between his time in college and the pros. Now, fresh off his induction into the University of South Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame, he's joining us on Tailgate Talks to relive it all.

Two Spoonz! He's known as one of the hardest hitting, tone-setting safeties to come through Columbia, and now the South Carolina fan-favorite, DJ Swearinger, joins his former Gamecock teammates to reminisce about it all.

QB1 joins the Tailgate! LaNorris Sellers is up next on Tailgate Talks this week as the Gamecocks gear up for a prime time date with top-10 Texas A&M under the lights at Willy-B. From the huddle to off-field hobbies, Pat and Stephen cover it all.

Known as one of the most electrifying players in Gamecock football history, the name "Ace" is synonymous with big plays and jaw-dropping punt returns. Stephen Garcia and Pat DiMarcosit down with their former teammate to relive some of the loudest moments in Willy-B history and catch up with former do-it-all playmaker, Ace Sanders.

A couple years removed from his 8 year NFL career, and a decade since he donned the Garnet & Black, Mike Davis is ready to look back on his wild ride of a football journey. From the highest of highs to some tough times, he opens up to Stephen and Pat on Tailgate Talks about what the game gave him, and what life is like now.

A leader in one of Coach Spurrier's first recruiting classes at Carolina, Darian Stewart set the tone on and off the field for the Gamecocks during his time in Columbia. From the birth of Sandstorm in 2009 versus Ole Miss to his 10-year NFL career that produced a Super Bowl ring, D-Stew had quite the football journey. On this episode of Tailgate Talks, DiMarco and Garcia sit down with one of their favorite defensive teammates to look back at it all.

In the newest episode of Tailgate Talks with DiMarco and Garcia, we dive deeper into Patrick DiMarco's life story. From growing up and being lightly recruited, to going undrafted and turning in a ten year NFL career, we talk about it all. Yes, we even made the former Falcon relive the Tom Brady 28-3 Super Bowl comeback.

Two of the best quarterbacks to ever come through South Carolina happened to be teammates. It led to some of the best years the program has ever seen. But with only one football to go around, it also procured competition, growth, and maybe a tiny bit of animosity. However, all these years later, Connor Shaw and Stephen Garcia are closer than they’ve ever been. With the help of their favorite fullback, they sit down to talk about those great times as a Gamecock, what life is like now, and everything in between on this episode of Tailgate Talks.