South Carolina has released dates and times for its 2016 spring football practices.
The Gamecocks will open their spring drills exactly two weeks from today on March 15, and they’ll end with the annual Garnet & Black Spring Game on April 9. The game will begin at noon at Williams-Brice Stadium.
Coach Will Muschamp will make two of the team’s spring practice sessions open to the public. Those will be on March 29 and March 31.
The team’s practices on weekdays will be held at the new practice fields on the west end of Gamecock Park, starting at 4:30 p.m. They’ll be moved into the new indoor practice facility if weather doesn’t permit.
Here are the practice dates and times provided by the university, and all are subject to change:
Practice No. 1: Tuesday, March 15, 4:30 p.m. (Helmets)
Practice No. 2: Thursday, March 17, 4:30 p.m. (Helmets)
Practice No. 3: Friday, March 18, 4:30 p.m. (Pads)
Practice No. 4: Saturday, March 19, 11:30 a.m. (Pads)
Practice No. 5: Tuesday, March 22, 4:30 p.m. (Pads)
Practice No. 6: Thursday, March 24, 4:30 p.m. (Pads)
Practice No. 7: Friday, March 25, 4:30 p.m. (Shells)
Practice No. 8: Saturday, March 26, 11:30 a.m. (Pads – Scrimmage #1)
Practice No. 9: Tuesday, March 29, 4:30 p.m. (Pads) – OPEN PRACTICE
Practice No. 10: Thursday, March 31, 4:30 p.m. (Pads) – OPEN PRACTICE
Practice No. 11: Saturday, April 2, 11:30 a.m. (Pads – Scrimmage #2)
Practice No. 12: Tuesday, April 5, 4:30 p.m. (Pads)
Practice No. 13: Thursday, April 7, 4:30 p.m. (Pads)
Practice No. 14: Friday, April 8, 4:30 p.m. (Helmets)
Practice No. 15: Saturday, April 9, Noon (Pads) – Garnet & Black Spring Game
Born and raised in Gainesville, Talal joined SDS in 2015 after spending 2 years in Bristol as an ESPN researcher. Previously, Talal worked at The Gainesville Sun.
