March 16, 2009

The University of South Carolina football team will work out four times this week, head coach Steve Spurrier announced today.

Following a week off for the University’s annual spring break, the Gamecocks will return to the Bluff Road practice fields on Tuesday, March 17, at 4 p.m. The time was moved up from the originally scheduled 7 p.m. practice due to the men’s basketball NIT game versus Davidson at 7 p.m.

The Gamecocks have added a practice on Thursday, March 19, at 7 p.m. as a make up date for the March 3 practice date that was cancelled due to the unfavorable weather conditions.

The Gamecocks will also practice this week on Friday, March 20, at 3:45 p.m. and again on Saturday, March 21, at 10 a.m.

Next week, the Gamecocks have practices scheduled for Tuesday, March 24 at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 26 at 7 p.m. and Friday, March 27 at 3:45 p.m. There is no practice now scheduled for Saturday, March 28.

All practices are open to the public. Persons with cameras will be permitted to shoot the first 15 minutes of each practice. After that, no still or video photography will be allowed during the practice sessions.

Here is the revised practice schedule as of March 16 (All dates and times subject to change):

Practice No. 2: Tuesday, March 17, 4 p.m.

Practice No. 3: Thursday, March 19, 7 p.m.

Practice No. 4: Friday, March 20, 3:45 p.m.

Practice No. 5: Saturday, March 21, 10 a.m.

Practice No. 6: Tuesday, March 24, 7 p.m.

Practice No. 7: Thursday, March 26, 7 p.m.

Practice No. 8: Friday, March 27, 3:45 p.m. (Scrimmage No. 1)

Practice No. 9: Tuesday, March 31, 7 p.m.

Practice No. 10: Friday, April 3, 3:45 p.m.

Practice No. 11: Saturday, April 4 (Scrimmage No. 2), TBA

Practice No. 12: Monday, April 6, 7 p.m.

Practice No. 13: Tuesday, April 7, 7 p.m.

Practice No. 14: Friday, April 10, 3:45 p.m.

Practice No. 15: Saturday, April 11 (Garnet & Black Spring Game); 1 p.m.