ESPN.com Preseason Power Rankings
12. South Carolina
Steve Spurrier is finally displaying the rooster strut Gamecocks loyalists have expected since his 2005 arrival. The OBC's confidence stems from an equation of a 9-5 record+first-ever SEC East crown+No. 1 high school recruit Jadeveon Clowney+Marcus Lattimore carrying the football. But that beautiful math is in perpetual danger of being zeroed out by the nation's most unpredictable player. QB Stephen Garcia has the maddening ability to look at once brilliant (17-for-20, 3 TDs vs. Alabama), horrible (19-for-34, 3 INTs in Chick-fil-A Bowl vs. Florida State), and downright juvenile (two spring suspensions). Says Lattimore: "I'm not worried about him. None of us are. I know what I see in the huddle. He's my quarterback, and he's ready to go." -- Ryan McGee, ESPN The Magazine
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High schooler with Down syndrome sinks 3-pointer
Leslie County (Ky.) High School's Ethan Wolfe, who has Down syndrome, checks into the game and knocks down a 3-pointer.
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Hurts surprises family with donation toward a new home
Eagles QB Jalen Hurts surprises a family, whose child is battling cancer, with a $30,000 donation to go toward a new home.
- 01:25
Ron Rivera rings the bell after final day of cancer treatment
Washington coach Ron Rivera receives an ovation as he walks down the hospital hallway to ring the bell after his final day of cancer treatment.
