2024 TOP 10 REGIONAL SPORTS STORIES OF THE YEAR
HM: UNC Soccer Legend Anson Dorrence retires as W Soccer Coach after 47 yrs / 23 Nattys
HM: Tim Whipple retires as Head BB Coach at Irmo after 43 yrs / 6 State Titles
HM: Steve Clifford steps down as Head Coach of the Charlotte Hornets for a 2nd time
HM: Gene Sapakoff retires as lead Sports Columnist at the Charleston Post & Courier after 38 yrs
HM: Jeff Jones retire as Head Coach at ODU after a severe Heart Attack & 4 Cancer battles
HM: Tony Bennett retires immediately as Head Coach at Virginia, two weeks before 1st game
HM: Shawn Elliott left as Head FB Coach at Ga State to return to Gamecocks as TE Coach
HM: Appalachian State hires Gamecocks OC Dowell Loggins as new Head Football Coach
HM: Gamecocks grab Robbie Ashford from Auburn out of the Portal last summer, he’s back in it
HM: Kyle Kennard awarded Bronco Nagurski Trophy, 2nd Team A-A & opts out of G’Cocks Bowl
HM: Clemson’s Nate Wiggins & G’Cock Xavier Legette both drafted in first round by NFL
HM: 4 ACC Teams & 4 SEC Teams make up the College World Series in Omaha
HM: PJ Hall named 1st team All-ACC for second time, leaves Clemson, goes undrafted, but signs
HM: Harrison Burton wins the 100th NASCAR Cup Race for the Wood Brothers
HM: Gray Collegiate LOSES it’s eligibility appeal overwhelmingly
HHM: Worst person in America David Tepper files for bankruptcy, then demand $650M from Charlotte taxpayers to build a new stadium after leaving Rock Hill people broke & lied to
HHM: Nick Saban steps down as Coach of Alabama & joins Gameday & replaced by Kalen DaBoar
HHM: Legal Online Sports-betting comes to NC just before the ACC Tournament in March
HHM: Lamont Paris named SEC Men’s basketball Coach of the Year
HHM: Clemson officially joins Florida State lawsuit against the ACC
HHM: Gary Hahn retires as Voice of NC State Wolfpack after the Final Four
HHM: Rockingham Speedway & Bowman Gray Stadium announced as future NASCAR venues
HHM: SCHSL institutes a Multiplier upon realignment to level the field in each classification
HHM: SMU, Stanford & Cal officially join the ACC and compete this fall
HHM: The Transfer Portal… Just too many to mention, Google it
10: Grayson McCall transfers to NC State, injured and retires from football
9: Coach Cal unexpectedly leaves Kentucky for Arkansas under pressure
8: Tenneessee announces a 10% surcharge on all future ticket sales for NIL
7: U of L fires Kenny Payne, hires C of C’s Pat Kelsey, who had just won his 2nd straight CAA title, in turn C of C hired former U of L Coach Chris Mack
6: Ray Tanner retires AD, replaced by TCU AD Jeremiah Donati on Jan 1
5: UNC fires Mack Brown for double-cross & shocks by hiring Bill Belichick
4: Clemson Basketball Year: Won for 2nd straight time & Elite 8 run in NCAA
3: Year of NC State: MBB ACC Title & Final 4, WBB Final 4, Baseball CWS
2: Gamecock FB win 6 straight & Rivalry game (9-3), but Tigers go to playoffs
1: Gamecock WBB Year: Undefeated National Champions (2nd Title in 3 yrs)
January 15, 2020
