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South Carolina enters season with new faces

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  • Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:18 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:18:17 GMT
    HERSHEY, Pa. - seventh-ranked Columbus State shot a team score of 303 in the second round of the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship on Tuesday at the Hershey Country Club East Course in Hershey,
    HERSHEY, Pa. - seventh-ranked Columbus State shot a team score of 303 in the second round of the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship on Tuesday at the Hershey Country Club East Course in Hershey,
  • Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:14 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:14:16 GMT
    HOOVER, Ala. – Seventh-seeded Alabama scored three times in the eighth inning en route to a 6-3 win over the 10th-seeded Auburn Tigers in the first round of the Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament
    HOOVER, Ala. – Seventh-seeded Alabama scored three times in the eighth inning en route to a 6-3 win over the 10th-seeded Auburn Tigers in the first round of the Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament
  • Monday, May 20 2013 11:20 PM EDT2013-05-21 03:20:39 GMT
    HERSHEY, Pa. — No. 7 Columbus State fired a team score of 297 and are tied for seventh after the opening round of the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship. The event is being held at the Hershey Country
    HERSHEY, Pa. — No. 7 Columbus State fired a team score of 297 and are tied for seventh after the opening round of the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship. The event is being held at the Hershey Country

By PETE IACOBELLI
AP Sports Writer

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Usually four new assistants means big problems for a football staff. At South Carolina, it's just Steve Spurrier's latest step at chasing a Southeastern Conference title.

The Gamecocks have new assistants to lead running backs, special teams, linebackers and the secondary. There's a new head of the team's strength and conditioning program. And while Lorenzo Ward's not new to the Gamecocks' staff, he's running the show on defense for the first time.

Spurrier thinks the group has blended well during the offseason and is ready to jump right in. The Gamecocks come off the best season in school history, going 11-2 to set a program record for victories.

Ward takes over for respected coordinator Ellis Johnson, who left in December to become head coach at Southern Mississippi.

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