South Carolina Soccer Partners with Journalism School to Bring Live Streams
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The University of South Carolina Athletics Department, in partnership with the South Carolina School of Journalism and Mass Communications, will provide student-run broadcasts for up to 11 home soccer matches this season. With help from Director of Content Brad Muller, students Dillon Clark, Nick Klos, Zach McKinstry, Connor Lomis and Forrest Tucker, will team up to bring broadcasts for Gamecock fans throughout the 2021 spring season.
“This is a great opportunity for our aspiring sports broadcasting students at South Carolina,” Muller said. “In working with the sports announcing class during the fall, I was impressed with the talent, professionalism and work ethic I saw from the students who want to get into play-by-play as a career. Having worked in the field for nearly three decades, I know how competitive this business is and how important these opportunities can be. These students have potential for a bright future in broadcasting, and I’m very excited that we’ve been able to create this partnership.
All women’s matches can be seen on SEC Network + this spring, with the broadcasts being one-camera live streams. All men’s matches can be seen on GamecocksOnline.com, similarly to how they have been broadcasted in the past. All match dates, times and broadcasts are subject to change.
The partnership with the School of Journalism and Mass Communications goes hand-in-hand with the school’s commitment to providing real-world opportunities to South Carolina students. All of the broadcasters have taken Muller’s and instructor Greg Brannon’s sports announcing class in the past where students are given the opportunity to call fall games and learn from industry professionals.
“This partnership between softball and our Sports Announcing students is just the next step in our sports media efforts here at the School of Journalism and Mass Communications (SJMC),” Sports Media Lead Kevin Hull said. “We are always talking about making sure our students are getting these real-world experiences and I can’t think of anything better than having our sports media students broadcast soccer matches for the Gamecocks. Instructors Greg Brannon and Brad Muller have done a great job preparing students in class, so I know they’ll be ready to go for the first match.”
“Starting in Fall 2020, we set out to have a new Sports Media concentration at SJMC and opportunities like this are going to be a big part of the draw,” Hull continued. “We have so many students who are interested in sports media, many of whom already are working with the Gamecocks, so we expect our concentration to be really popular. Charles Bloom, who is one of our distinguished SJMC grads, and the rest of Gamecock athletics have been so welcoming to our students and supportive of our sports media classes, that we think this is the start of something big.”
Tickets for spring soccer matches are available for $5 each and must be purchased online with matches capped at a total of 675 fans. All tickets will be mobile and walk-up tickets are not available for sale during the spring. To purchase tickets, visit GamecocksOnline.com/SoccerTix. Students will not be required to claim tickets for the spring contests. Student tickets are available on a first-come, first-serve basis at the gate beginning one hour prior to kick-off. Students must bring their CarolinaCard and enter through the Whaley Street side of the stadium. Students will receive a reward point for attending and must sit in sections eight or nine in pods of 2. For more details on tickets, click here.
