April 6, 2009

The University of South Carolina football squad will hold its annual Garnet & Black Spring Game on Saturday, April 11. Game time is set for 1 p.m. at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia.

Admission to the game is free to the public. The stadium gates will open at 11:30 a.m. For those unable to attend, the game will be videostreamed live for free on www.gamecocksonline.com, the official website of South Carolina Athletics.

The Fairgrounds parking lot will be closed for the Easter weekend. Due to the traffic congestion around the stadium, fans are encouraged to arrive early. Approximately 5,700 parking spaces have been identified near the stadium:

• The Farmers Market will have 2,000 spaces available for $10 beginning at 7:30 a.m.

• ETV lots will have 800 spaces available for $10 beginning at 10 a.m.

• USC’s Key Road lot will have 600 spaces available for free beginning at 10 a.m.

• The Armory will have 1,000 spaces available for $10 beginning at 10 a.m. (Enter off of Bluff Road)

• Capital City Stadium on Assembly Street will have 800 spaces available for $5 beginning at 10 a.m.

• Seawell’s on Rosewood will have 500 spaces available for $5 beginning at 9 a.m.