10. Justice Served
We all held our breath with Justice Cunningham got hit
on the road at Vanderbilt to start the season, but then quickly shifted our
emotion to amazement! This was the only catch by Cunningham of the
night but it was a big one. This was the spark the Gamecocks needed after
getting off to a slow start in the second half. The toughness shown on
this play help propel the Gamecocks to their first win of the season and also
their first SEC win of the season. This play summed up exactly how the
Gamecocks played all season long, physically strong.
9. Lattimore Breaks The Record
"It's just 3 yards but
Marcus has become the all time touchdown leader for the Gamecocks, surpassing
George Rogers and Harold Greene, 34 in just 23 games in
his career " - Todd Ellis on the call. If we had to sum up
Lattimore's career at Carolina it would be a segment of that quote,
"Just 3 yards." Marcus got the tough yards every single time he
was called upon and this play gave him a record he greatly deserved. We will miss Lattimore this season but his spirit and passion for this program will live on forever.
8.
Clowney to Lattimore
After
the devastating injury to Lattimore most Gamecock fans minds were on his injury
and how could this happen to such a great young man. But, we still had a game to win, If nothing
else for him. Tennessee could not come into our house with the miserable season they were having and beat us. Cue, Jadeveon Clowney. With 1 minute to go in the
fourth quarter clinging onto a 3 point lead Clowney decides Lattimore deserves
this win. Clowney explodes off the edge with a swim move and
forces Bray to fumble all but sealing the game for the Gamecocks. They
did a good job of keeping Clowney in check all day but they did the
unthinkable, they fell asleep.
7.
Who Cares!? Who Cares!?
Gamecock
fans will certainly miss DJ Swearinger this season and all of his explosive
play making abilities and big hits. He was a tremendous leader on the field always rallying the defense and this time he led by example. This play was DJ's way of
saying, "I didn't like the call and I'm taking it to the house!".
Todd Ellis makes this highlight even more special with the perfect line
for the moment "Who Cares!?, Who Cares!?" We think everyone in Gamecock Nation will forgive DJ for throwing the ball onto George Rogers Blvd. It also bears to mention, getting revenge on the Razorbacks who have plagued us the past few
years felt pretty good too.
6. Ace's Shimmy Shake
Sometimes a clip speaks for itself and this is the case here. Ace Sanders cemented himself last season among the elite punt returners in the game with this runs like this. This is still one of the greatest punt returns I have ever seen and we have a feeling Ace Sanders will fit in nicely on an NFL team this season5. The Outback Miracle
Everything was stacked against us in this game with so many injuries. Not a lot of people gave us a chance to win. A back and forth type game that would setup nicely for some 4th quarter heroics at the hands of Dylan Thompson. With less than 12 seconds to go in the 4th quarter Carolina was down 1 point when Dylan hooked up with Bruce Ellington to seal the game against Michigan. The Outback Miracle was born. With this win Carolina sealed a Top 10 BCS finish and the game went on to be the highest rated non-bcs bowl game of the season!
4. 4 Peat
It doesn't get much better than going into Clemson under the lights and beating them with our backup QB. Dylan Thompson had a legendary game and proved how much better of a team we were that night. You could make a case that the Swearinger hit on Ellington alone could be #3. But, don't forget Clowney also broke the single season sack record that night. An epic overall game and sets up nicely for this coming season at home, fear the thumb.
3.
GameDay
The
atmosphere around campus on Saturday October 7th was nothing short of amazing!
The build up and energy around the Horseshoe and
stadium transcended into the stadium. The impact this game had
on recruiting and national exposure will be felt for a long time to come. I've heard from so many recurits that were at this game talk about how great the atmosphere was. One
of the biggest moments for me was when Ace ran one back to put us up 21-0. Lattimore
had over 100 yards rushing in this game he also scored his 9th TD of the year. All eyes across the country were on us that night and we did not disappoint. After the game Justin King put together an amazing video that we had to include!
2.
Fear The Fish
This
is one of those plays that defined a season in College Baseball. It
seemed as if we always made the clutch plays every time we needed them.
We rallied behind a beta fish named "Reptar", as he quickly became a household
name. The boys of summer found themselves in the bottom of the 12th
against their rival from the upstate in the 2012 Regionals needing a base hit to force Clemson into
an elimination game. The fans were chanting LB just before this play and
you could feel the electricity in the air after over 4 hours of play. It
was setup by a Pankake single and a hit and run by Marzilli but it was LB
who put a cap on it in front of 8,242 fans! We all know the ending to
this story Jordan Montgomery pitched an amazing game after Clemson beat Coastal
and we advanced to the Super Regionals on a
19 tournament game win streak! Not many videos of this exist so apologies for the quality of the video.
1.
The Hit
It is
one of those "Where were you?" moments in Gamecock lore. This happened immediately after the botched 1st down call and Gamecock fans were still reeling from the blown call. When all of the sudden a car crash happened on the field. "It sounded like a car wreck.", said J.T. Surratt. "That's the hardest hit I've seen in my coaching career." said Coach Ward. Watching this will never get old, and it certainly hasn't for ESPN.
This highlight has been #1 on ESPN Sports Center Top 10 list since it happened on New Year's Day. Clowney continues to impress us every
Saturday and continues to keep even non Gamecock fans glued to their seats.
Lebron James even chimed in on this clip. Clowney makes our #1 spot and
we have a feeling our top moments of 2013 might also involve the big man. Is it August 29th yet?
Honorable Mention:
Who can forget The Faile Family from Kershaw? What a great moment and hats off to everyone who made this possible!