‘Give fate a chance.’ An oral history of South Carolina’s 2010 upset of No. 1 Alabama
Sept. 09, 2019
Stephen Garcia started his afternoon in a jersey and football helmet, but ended his night wearing a robe and Spartan mask. What the only man in South Carolina history to quarterback the Gamecocks to a win over a No. 1-ranked team remembers most about Oct. 9, 2010, isn’t Steve Spurrier’s pre-game message or Alshon Jeffery’s catch or Stephon Gilmore’s sack.
“It’s the after-party,” Garcia said, “for sure.”
Call it a deserving evening of celebration for one of Columbia’s most notorious revelers of that era. Garcia had just guided USC to an upset of reigning national champion Alabama. (VIEW ARTICLE) THE STATE NOTE IF NOT A PAID SUBSCRIBER YOU GET Something like 5 free articles to read each month.
Sept. 09, 2019
Stephen Garcia started his afternoon in a jersey and football helmet, but ended his night wearing a robe and Spartan mask. What the only man in South Carolina history to quarterback the Gamecocks to a win over a No. 1-ranked team remembers most about Oct. 9, 2010, isn’t Steve Spurrier’s pre-game message or Alshon Jeffery’s catch or Stephon Gilmore’s sack.
“It’s the after-party,” Garcia said, “for sure.”
Call it a deserving evening of celebration for one of Columbia’s most notorious revelers of that era. Garcia had just guided USC to an upset of reigning national champion Alabama. (VIEW ARTICLE) THE STATE NOTE IF NOT A PAID SUBSCRIBER YOU GET Something like 5 free articles to read each month.
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