Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Take Five

Welcome back to GAMECOCKS-THE BIG PICTURE.

This week's edition features outstanding moments from USC's fifth straight win over Clemson.

Continued thanks to Columbia, SC photographer Travis Bell for these stellar images. Bell has been on the sidelines at Williams-Brice since he was 19. You can view his Gamecock portfolio at http://www.travisbellphotography.com/portfolio/gamecocks/

Travis loves the details of the game just as much as the action. Check out the 'tails' side of the coin used for the flip, fireworks over Hootie's head and more splashing liquid on Coach Spurrier than a Carowinds ride.

Ross Sullivan, of Aiken, S.C.,  has some fun with his two-year-old boy, Tyler, before the start of the Gamecock walk

A fan reaches out to touch Clowney. 

Fans show their love as the players walk through. 

Fans begin to fill up the west stands as The Capital City is seen in the background. 

Fireworks splash over Williams-Brice as Darius Rucker sings The National Anthem. 

The 'tails' side of the coin used for the toss. 

Shaw and the rest of the captains head to midfield for the coin toss. 

The toss. 

Clowney wraps up McDowell. 

Tyler Hull celebrates a Tiger turnover. 

Shaq Roland glides in for a TD. 

Bruce Ellington hangs on to a Shaw pass for a first down. 

Kaiwan Lewis chases down Tajh Boyd. 

Clowney sacks Boyd. 

Ellington grabs a big one. 

Lewis wraps up Boyd. 

Pharoh Cooper leaves the Tigers behind on a Wildcat play. 

Clowney gets pressure on Boyd. 

Roland is hit by the Tigers on a pass play. 

Roland catches the ball despite being hit. 

Shaw racks up more yards. 

Moore and Bryant take down Watkins. 

Roland hauls in another. 

Lewis forces a Tiger turnover. 

Lewis celebrates. 

A "Wilds' Dance into the endzone. 

Wilds is congratulated. 

Spurrier gets dunked. 

No doubt he got splashed. 

More celebration. 

Spurrier shakes it all off. 

Clowney celebrates. 

Fans high-five Wilds. 

Shaw leaves Williams-Brice for the last time as QB. 

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Clearing out the Coast

Welcome back to an all-new installment of GAMECOCKS-THE BIG PICTURE.

This week's edition features 22 images from Saturday's first meeting ever between USC and Coastal Carolina.

Check out Ellington leaving Coastal in his wake, Hampton's interception and Byrd's spectacular dive towards the endzone.

Continued thanks to Columbia, SC Photographer Travis Bell for the images. Bell has been roaming the Williams-Brice sidelines since '91. You can check out his Gamecock portfolio at: http://www.travisbellphotography.com/portfolio/gamecocks

Enjoy the moments!

Chaz Elder warms up before kickoff.

Thompson stretches before the game. (Yes, that's his foot and he's standing up) 

Shaq Roland blows by Coastal. 

Roland dives in for a TD. 

Bruce Ellington leaves Coastal in his wake. 

Shaw signals. 

Damiere Byrd dives around Coastal for a near touchdown. 

Elder knocks down a pass intended for Coastal. 

Nick Jones hits the endzone for a TD. 

Shaq Roland congratulates Jones on his TD. 

Pharoh Cooper celebrates his TD. 


Marcquis Roberts wraps up Coastal. 

Pharoh Cooper dodges a defender. 

Victor Hampton intercepts. 

A.J. Cann congratulates Hampton after his interception. 

Thompson gets pumped about his TD. 

Jamari Smith gives Thompson props after his TD. 

Cooper is all alone as he heads for a 70-yard TD. 

Kelsey Griffin swallows up Coastal. 

Brandon Wild's tattoo reads "Timeless". 


Shon Carson scores and gets a hug from Mason Zandi. 

Wilds cuts into the endzone for a TD.