John Jenkins scored 21 points and Vanderbilt beat South Carolina 59-48 Wednesday night for its third straight victory.

The recruiting process is starting to wear on next year’s projected No. 1 in-state prospect, athlete Tramel Terry of Goose Creek.

Quarterback Boeing Brown (6-4, 218) of Brookfield, Conn., has received interest from several schools including USC and according to his father, favors the Gamecocks.

Lexington sophomore quarterback Will Hunter (6-1, 180) figures to be one of the state’s top prospects in the 2014 class after passing for nearly 4,000 yards, 35 touchdowns and only six picks last season.

South Carolina has put itself in strong position early for running back T.J. Logan (5-10, 175) of Greensboro, N.C.

Six members of the South Carolina football team will take part in the annual NFL Scouting Combine, which will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis from Feb. 22-28.

Six members of the South Carolina football team will take part in the annual NFL Scouting Combine, which will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis from Feb. 22-28.

Clemson added commitment No. 2 for its 2013 class last week in linebacker Deleetric Greenlee of Daniel (6-3, 205). Greenlee is the son of Clemson assistant strength coach Larry Greenlee.

As far as National Signing Day on Wednesday is concerned, there’s not a lot of drama building for Clemson and South Carolina, unlike in years past.

The NFL, NBA and MLB drafts provide an annual opportunity for fans of each sport to see their teams select players that executives feel will improve their chances for success.

Clemson hired Brent Venables as its new defensive coordinator just in time to meet with four major defensive recruits who made official visits over the weekend.

South Carolina football coach Steve Spurrier has filled the final vacancy on his staff, naming Everette Sands as the running backs coach, it was announced Monday.

Clemson and South Carolina are both coming off their biggest recruiting weekends of the month, but it was only the Gamecocks making noise with commitments, one for 2012 and their first for 2013.

South Carolina defensive tackle Travian Robertson has accepted an invitation to play in the 87th East-West Shrine Game.

As painful as Sunday’s 24-2 playoff loss to the Giants was to watch for an Atlanta Falcons fan, fans of the Jacksonville Jaguars who tuned in must be feeling sick to their stomachs right about now.

Junior defensive end Devin Taylor has elected to return to South Carolina for his senior season, he announced Monday.