The University of South Carolina is known by its nickname "Gamecocks," but how did this connection with a fighting rooster come about? The story behind this mascot has deep roots in both war and ...

The joke dates back to a caption published in the USC student paper, The Gamecock, in 2004. A page designer used a placeholder caption under a photo of Cocky, South Carolina's costumed mascot.

It will be the Jacksonville State Gamecocks vs. the South Carolina Gamecocks. The only two schools in America with the Gamecock mascot will meet for the first time on Saturday (noon, ESPNU).

The Gamecocks are officially in the Hall. Two of the most iconic figures in South Carolina baseball history, Kip Bouknight ...

NCAA. Cooper Flagg make a crucial foul as he can't believe referee's call in Duke's elimination A 'Gamecock' is a rooster specially bred for its aggression and territoriality, characteristics that ...