Darius Rucker gives Gamecocks motivation to win six games

South Carolina alum Darius Rucker, a country music star and former lead singer of Hootie and the Blowfish, gave his favorite college football team motivation to become bowl eligible in 2016.

A Twitter user suggested Rucker should play at South Carolina’s stadium if the Gamecocks reached six wins.

Rucker responded by saying he’d be thrilled to play at the Horseshoe again:

I'm dying to play the horseshoe. Start a petition tell them I'm in!! https://t.co/mgiW6vV9WF

— Darius Rucker (@dariusrucker) August 10, 2016

South Carolina president Harris Pastides said he’s on board with having Rucker back in Columbia:

No need for a petition…consider it done! Darius in concert on the ‘Shoe after we get to 6! https://t.co/FMKYZ56Cpa

— Harris Pastides (@HarrisPastides) August 11, 2016

Now for the hard part: South Carolina is going to have trouble getting to six wins this season.

But, on the bright side, maybe the thought of a Darius Rucker concert will spur the Gamecocks to play better than most analysts are predicting in 2016.

Adam Spencer

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