came with muschamp to usc from auburn. coach muschamp says he didn't need to do much convincing.... part of carolina's future. muschamp: "these guys all wanted to be a south carolina. i didn't beg any of these guys to be here. they wanted to be here and build something and get on this foundation level and continue to build this program." roper: "it was really an easy decision. one working for coach muschamp was a great experience for me at florida in so many ways both professionally and personally." robinson: "a guy that i'm comfortable with. a guy that shares the same vision as me. i share the same vision as him." frank martin's vision on the hardwood's coming to fruition. usc men's hoops... is 14-0... and the future looks bright. today... coach martin a recipient of jim phelan award mid-season honors. the phelan award presented annually to the top coach in division one men's basketball. martin's done a tremendous job guiding carolina to this point. one of his star players sindarius thornwell is thrilled his coach... received this recognition. thornwell: "big time for him. he worke

muschamp and his assistants were in the house this afternoon approaching...february third. athletics director ray tanner introduced coach boom...then muschamp introduced his staff members. the coaches were warmly greeted by the fans...muschamp says that's the way it's been since he was hired last month. it's been really amazing. it really has. it's been really amazing. it really has. it's been so positive. just everywhere you go...everyone's been so welcoming. my staff has commented to me several times about how welcoming. i want to credit our administration and how they've supported us as coaches. at the end of the day this is a team and you've got to get the support to be successful...and coach tanner and his staff have been phoenomenal. southwest winds will give us a much warmer day for saturday, morning clouds will turn to midday sun, highs in the however, by evening skies will begin to become cloudy as the next system moves into the southeast from the gulf. sunday will see considerable morning clouds and a few spotty much colder air builds in for much of next week. mon

muschamp talked about what makes an exceptional recruiter. muschamp: "building trust. it's a huge part in the recruiting process. somebody that's got the gift of gab a little bit to be able to sit and talk and communicate very well." bentley: "of our assistants, all of us have a role in recruiting this state of south carolina. we got to put a fence up. as usc football recruits to build back up the program... carolina men's hoops looks to add to its best start since the 1930s. the gamecocks... at 14-and-oh host vanderbilt saturday. usc's one-and-oh to begin sec action. carolina has not won its first two conference games in six seasons. the gamecocks... determined... to open up sec play with back to back wins... by taking down vandy in the cla. thornwell: "last year we started 0-5... the year before that 0-7. streak going. keep things how they are now.

muschamp brought three assistants that worked with him from florida to carolina. there's a little bit of method behind his madness. >> a lot of the guys that i've coached with and coached against, recruited with, recruited against and, you know, had some guys on this staff that left their alma maters and left other positions. i had a guy leave the nfl because they all wanted to be at south carolina. >> big weekend in basketball for both the men and women. women taking on 20th ranked the guys have a matchup at home with vanderbilt tomorrow. carolina 14-0. just one of two undefeated left in college basketball. u.s.c. ranked 22nd in the country. that's the highest ranking for the gamecocks since 1998. tipoff set for 3:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon. exciting time to be in carolina and exciting time to cover sportsts what more could you ask for? >> it's good. >> you're going to the game. >> i am. going to the game tomorrow. we'll be there 3:00 since i can't make it to the clemson game. wish i had tickets. >> i know. >> ben? >> kind of far away. >> you could have got ticke

will muschamp introduces >>> former carolina interim gets introduced. muschamp said so far so good heading into international signing day in two and a half weeks. >> everybody is on board for us to be successful, and i have been more than pleased with how we have been progressing forward, and we will know about the signing class in two years. >> a big recruiting weekend, and a big weekend of basketball as well. looking for a bounce back win the first time, and alabama rolls out on wednesday. out to a fast start against missouri, and dozier zero points, 11 today. the freshman bouncing barks, and two points against alabama, and gamecocks up big 23-10 after this bucket. a foul, clark a game high 26 points for mizzou, and they eventually got some just before half. big fell a, and usc up 7 after the break. good crowd for this game by the way. he plays with lots of energy, and 9 points for the freshman, and thorn we will ends up with mizzou gets close to gamecocks, answer, and mizzou loses the 19th straight road game. >> for the most part our enthusiasm, and

muschamp understands thth off- season offers many challenges... including getting the players to buy into the formula for success. muschamp: "i think as much as anything building your physical and mental toughness of your football team. the season starts sunday night when we start with our team. it doesn't start in august. it doesn't start in nashville. it starts sunday night. our guys need to understand that." coach talks about toughness... look no further than usc women's hoops star tiffany mitchell. she started ththsday night's game at vanderbilt wearing a a precaution for a hit she took in practice. she ditched the mask... but then mitchell fell to the deck hard on a drive to the bucket in the first quarter. she exited the game briefly. upon return... mitchell torched the commodores. finished with 22 points... five assists... as she guided usc to victory. coach dawn staley pointed out today... how the collision... fueled mitchell's will to dominate. staley: "she decided she was going to come back and play. she was going to play and take it to

he's moving over to south carolina to join will muschamps staff in columbia. taxslayer bowl from jacksonville. georgia playing penn state. dale earnhardt junior on hand for this one. 3-3 in the second quarter. wide receiver terry godwin back to pass. mitchell. the bulldogs open up a 10-3 lead. just before the half, more from godwin. this time from his normal position. godwin skies for the score. dogs up 17-3 at the break. third quarter, georgia adds one more touchdown. sony michel runs it 21 yards and powers his way into the end zone to build the bulldogs lead to 24-3. penn state didn't roll over and die. a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns put them in position to attempt a game tying hail mary. georgia knocks it down and the bulldogs win their 10th game of the season with a 24-17 win over penn state in the tax slayer bowl. tough two weeks for the clemson basketball team. tigers have lost 3 straight games heading into today's game against florida state. clemson desperate for a win with games against syracuse and louisville coming up next week. we go to the wel

muschamp hired kurt roper as the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. roper comes from the cleveland browns where he was an assistant. but worked with muschamp at florida in 2014. 3 in t n-f-c all roads must now go through bank of america stadium thanks to the panthers win over the bucs yesterday. carolina finished up with a 14 and 1 record but more importantly they secured a bye in the playoffs and homefield advantage... advantage...but what might have been just important to head coach ron rivera was the way the team responded to the loss in atlanta. for him it was important to end the season on a positive note so momentum heading into the playoffs. the way the panthers were able to rebound after a tough loss was something the head coach says is a great sign. 3 3 "going to atlanta and not playing as well and then playing as well as we did yesterday its exciting. i mean it really is and its great to see the guys enjoying it its great to see the guys with their confidence and i think thats something thats a part of who we are." are."rivera says they're g

muschamp brings over lance thompson with him from auburn as his defensive line coach... his reputations on the recruiting trail though... as is travaris recruiter by espn in 2014.. he takes over as defensive coordinator... add in former byrnes high coach bobby bentley, and s-c brings some serious fire-power on the recruiting trail. 3 3 3 3 "i didn't beg any of these guys to be here, they wanted to be here and build something and get in on this foundation level and continue to build this program." program.""they do a great job of relating with people, building relationships, that's a huge part of the recruiting process." 3 up to charlotte where the panthers continue their playoff preps... with a bye week to start the postseason, ron riveras bunch is focusing on fundamentals and solving issues within the team.. not many for cam newton though... the mvp front runner comes off his 8th offensive player of 3 3 "hard work pays off and what i am most proud about is the notority that a lot of players on this team that i know are working their tales off is getting." getting."the p

today, muschamp introducing his staff members to the media. each of his assistant coaches taking time to talk about recruiting and coming to carolina. muschamp brought three assistants that worked with him at florida. and you know there's kind of a method to his madness. >> a lot of these guys i coached with or coached against, recruited with or recruited against. and you know, they had some guys that left their al ma matters. they left other positions. they all wanted to be at south carolina. >>> over to basketball, carolina against vanderbilt. three games away from the best start of a season, set in 1933 at 17-0. carolina trying to improve to 2-0 since the first time since 2010. and one more quick note, ray tanner has been inducted. more news coming up. >>> foggy out there tonight. that will continue into the morning. probably a little bit of drizzle mixed in there as well. as we go through the day, lots the sun will be very hard to come by tomorrow. and tomorrow, late afternoon, evening, is when we will start to see a few showers. they will

he's moving over to south carolina to join will muschamp's staff in columbia. taxslayer bowl from jacksonville. georgia playing penn state. dale earnhardt junior on hand for this one. 3-3 in the second quarter. wide receiveveterry godwin back to pass. mitchell. the bulldogs are up 10-3 just before the half. more from godwin. this time from his normal position. godwin skies for the score. dawgs up 17-3 at the break. third quarter, georgia adds one more touchdown. sony michel runs it 21 yards and powers his way into the end zone to build the bulldogs lead to 24-3. penn state didn't roll over and die. a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns, and a chance to tie the game with a hail mary. bulldogs win their 10th game of the season with a 24-17 win over penn state in the tax slayer bowl. 24th ranked south carolina wrapping up the non conference portion of their schedule tonight. gamecocks hoping to remain undefeated with a win over memphis. senior michael carrera leads the way in the first half. 16 points for the game. finals seconds of the half alabama transfer ricky t

muschamp understands this off- season offers many challenges... including getting the players to buy into the formula for success. muschamp: "i think as much as anything building your physical and mental toughness of your football team. the season starts sunday night when we start with our team. it doesn't start in august. doesn't start in nashville. it starts sunday night. our guys need to understand that." like the women... the usc men 14-0 this season. carolina looks to stay perfect... when they host vanderbilt saturday at three. the gmaecocks... one- and-oh to begin sec action. carolina has not won its first two conference games in six seasons. the gamecocks... determined... to open up sec play with back to back wins... by taking down vandy in the cla. thornwell: "last year we started streak going. keep things how they are now. break 3 several republican candidates for president will be in the capital city this u.s. senator tim scott and house speaker paul ryan will moderate the "kemp forum on expanding opportunity" at the columbia metropolita

usc football coach will muschamp fills another position on his coaching staff. he officially announces the hiring of kurt roper as the gamecocks' co- offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. roper worked with muschamp at florida for one season in 2014 as the gators offensive coach. roper spent this past season with the nfl's cleveland browns as a senior offensive assistant coach. the usc men's basketball team remains 20th in the coaches poll....they jump to 22nd in the a-p poll. carolina improved to 13 and oh with a tough 86-76 win over memphis saturday night. it was a very physical of 68 fouls called. usc coach frank martin says his freshmen were a little freaked out...but it's good preparation for the sec schedule..which starts tomorrow at auburn. i mentioned in front of the team and the older guys like...yoh...we've got 18 more just like thisis then at least one postseason game.there's not other day left where we can go out there and announcer: you taught him how to hit a baseball. how to hit a receiver. theetrike zone. the net. you taught him how to hit

will muschamp's coaching staff is complete. south carolina today, officially announcing the hire of kurt roper as co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. roper served as muschamp's offensive coordinator at florida in 2014, before joining the cleveland browns staff last season. roper and former georiga interim head coach bryan mcclendon will share play calling duties. the carolina panthers took another injury hit today. safety charles tillman will miss the panthers' playoff run after he suffered a torn acl on sunday. tillman played with a partially torn acl in the right knee against new york in week 15, before completely tearing it in the season finale against tampa bay. despite the bad news, carolina in good spirits after wrapping win over the bucs sunday. the panthers not shy to have fun during a game, even posing for this group photo in the final minutes of the contest. head coach ron rivera said today, the team got its swagger back after suffering that loss to atlanta. >> going to atlanta and not playing as well as

. >> ben: will muschamp trying to convince usc's best player on defense to come back for sports is next. the ncaa makes sure the tigers hit the books.hi, i'm tim hill. clemson's spring >>> ncaa makes sure the tigers hit the books, itim hill. clemson's spring semester starts wednesday, that means the tigers limited to just 20 hours of practice this week per ncaa rules. no practice limit for alabama, though. the new semester in tuscaloosa doesn't start until next week. dabo swinney expecting all-american defensive end against the tide in the national championship one week from tonight. lawson missing most of the orange bowl with an early knee injury. swinney said the junior has a knee sprain. lawson leading the country 23 1/2 tackles behind the line of skrichlage. clemson mourning the loss of former code red parker who passed away at the age of 82. he coached the tigers from 1973 to 76, finished with 17-25 and 2 record at clemson. before that he coached the citadel for seven seasons. parker coached high school team in arkansas for the last six seasons before he retired justast month. one

will muschamp's coaching staff is complete. they announced the higher of kurt roper as co-offensive quarter -- coordinator. he was the offensive coordinator in florida in 2014 before joining the cleveland browns staff. roper and bryan mcclendon will share the duties. charles tillman will miss the -- the panthers playoff run after he torn acl. he played against new york in week 15 before tearing it in the season finale against tampa bay. despite that, carolina is in good spirits after wrapping up home field with a win. the final minutes. ron rivera said today, the team that its swagger back after the loss to atlanta -- got its swagger back. >> playing as well as we did yesterday, it is exciting. it is great to see the guys enjoying it. it is great to see them with their confidence. i think that is something that is part of who we are. ricardo: the panthers enjoying a bye week. they will face either seattle, washington, or green bay, and that will be sunday, january 17 at 1:05. carol: thanks for watching. we hope to see you at 11

will muschamp's coaching staff is complete at south carolina. the gamecocks officially announcing the hire of kurt coordinator and quarterbacks roper served as muschamp's in 2014, before joining the season. roper and former georiga interim head coach bryan mcclendon will share play calling duties. allyson: he is a familiar face in the greenville county school district. now,e is heading to the today show. dale: good morning to you, 4:57 is the time. here's a look from gibbs field to the city of spartanburg. it is clear, cold, 27 degrees this morning. cold will be the story for everybody heading off to work and school. grab the warm jacket. breeze may not be as stout as it was yesterday. still a 10-15 mile per hour breeze will make it feel colder. greenville, spartanburg, anderson starting out in the 20's. we'll get to 44 for the ride home. still cooler than normal for this time of year. mountains in the teens will reach upper 30's at best for the afternoons. sunny, breezy, chillier than normal day today. we see a gradual warm-up tomorrow and a sl

usc football coach will muschamp fills another position on his coaching staff. he officially announces the hiring of kurt roper as the gamecocks' co- offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. roper worked with muschamp at florida for one season in 2014 as the gators offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. roper spent this past season as a senior offensive assistant coach. the usc men's basketball team is 13 and oh and moving up in the rankings. carolina jumps up two spots to 22nd in the a-p poll... the programs highest ranking since 1998. the gamecocks remain 20th in the coaches poll. the gamecocks are certainly capturing the attention of the nation. vs to remain relevant in march... usc must find a way to win conference games. last season... carolina experienced success early in the season... only to begin sec play one-and-six. the gamecocks are determined to get off to a better start... with a win tuesday night at auburn. martin: "ain't no one going to care in 2018 if we don't figure out a way to stay in the care about our record or about what we alr

so, i'm going to be will muschamp. >> they hoped the new name translates into old coach >> you spell must charm with a m. m.-u.s.c. champ. >> is that an omen or what. >> up next, we look back, more stay with us. >> we were fraud add eric joining our 12:30 newscast and we are very excited that he and your family add healthy and happy 2015 and we look forward to bringing you to bring you more news in the coming here. >> thanks to us.

new south carolina head coach will muschamp riling up the crowd. muschamp saying its an honor to be in columbia and thanking the gamecocks for the warm welcome to south carolina. 2nd half scramble, chris silva cleans it up with nine points. south carolina gets past missouri 81-72. gamecocks improve to 16-and-1 overall. >> i'm proud of our guys. we got back some character today. i've never considered missing shots. the decision whether you play well or not play well,. our enthusiasm, our playing to our identity was back in place. that is what mattered today. it wasn't about making shots, it was playing our kind of basketball. marc: southern confernce action this afternoon in the low country. furman taking on the citadel. first half. the bulldogs with great defense, look at the work download by zane najdawi. dogs up by nine after the offensive point. furman down by 3. stephen croone 22 point, but furman falls to the citadel 89-86. wofford just wrapping things up at mercer. bonus basketball in macon as the terriers and bears play overtime. mercer snea

we were in columbia this morning as muschamp gave a warm welcome to the new coaching staff...including two staff member who are new to the university...running back coach bobby bentley ...and robinson.muschamp just has one coaching position left to fill before the 20-16 season kicks off.he says right now...his main focus is on recruiting-- an area in which he says his new staff will excel... 3 3 3 "well i think it's a strong familiarity with a lot of these guys that i've coached with or coached against, recruited with, recruited against. i've had some guys with this staff that left their alma maters, left other positions. i had a guy leave the nfl because they all wanted to be at south carolinana carolina." 3 the gamecocks 20-16 season kicks off on thursday, september 1st in tennessee...as they take on the vanderbilt commodores! 3 in the wake of a hugely successful season as the tigers head west to take on bama in the national champsionship...head coach dabo swinney is being recognized for some of his work *off the field. field.this afternoon we caught up with the cystic fibrosis cente

the rivalry game comes november with new head coach will muschamp. and if the tigers are acc atlantic champs, they'll play in the acc title game december 3rd at bank of america stadium. will muschamp has finalized his coaching staff in columbia, announcing today the hire of mike peterson as outside linebackers coach. peterson coming over from florida, where he served as a strength and conditioning coordinator. peterson played 14 seasons in the nfl. time for a watch update for super bowl 50. the panthers will be spok jerseys with silver pants. they wore white in 2004. the broncos, the designated home team, will where all white. the broncos are 0-5 in super bowl's when they wear the orange jersey. cam newton graces the cover of s illustrated," the title, newton's law. just how you learned it in physics. south carolina returns to action this evening. the gamecocks falling out of the associated press poll lector losing a t on saturday. sc ranked 22nd of the coaches poll. gamecocks hosting mississippi state this evening. tip-off at colonial life arena set

ricardo: will muschamp, rounding out his coaching staff at south carolina today. muschamp hiring linebackers coach lance thompson froase and deoa the citadel grad named a rivals national recruiter of the year in 2008, and the number one recruiter in the nation by espn in 2014. longest winning streak at 16 games, and beating oklahoma in a bowl game last year, top-ranked clemson came into today's orange bowl as an underdog to the 4th ranked sooners. but that's why you play it out on the field. check this out. a cool time lapse of sun life stadium, a majority inside the stadium wearing clemson orange. second quarter, tigers down 7-0. deshaun watson, carrying it from 4 yards out, did his damage on the ground tonight. 145 yards running. game tied at 7. clemson trailed at the half by one. third quarter, after regaining the lead, clemson adds to it. watson rolls out and fires it to hunter renfrow. he goes in for the 35-yard touchdown. tigers now up 30-17. watson, 187 yards and a score through the air, on his way to orange bowl offensive mvp honors, the clemson defense pi

will muschamp's coaching staff is complete at south carolina. the gamecocks officially announcing the hire of kurt roper as co-offensive roper served as muschamp's offensive coordinator at florida in 2014 before joining the cleveland browns staff last season. roper and former georiga interim head coach bryan mcclendon will share play calling duties. geoff: thank you. the refrigerator that resembles a smartphone? you will not believe what it is capable of. dale: it feels like a refrigerator outdoors this morning. what if the sweet stevia leaf was discovered... ...before the sugarcane. and everything had fewer calories. truvia. >> now, your live super doppler 4 hd forecast. dale: good morning. at five: 47, a good bit of traffic inbound on 385. we have clear, cold conditions and no precipitation falling today. late morning yesterday, the snow came down in the mountains and early dismissals occurred in counties because of slippery roads. we have heard from yancey and delays on the higher mountain roads. it is 17 and boone, 16 in franklin, 18 and and

and muschamp hopes that he can continue to build that class over the next month into signing day... 3 3 3 i've been more than pleased at how we've been progressing forward. we'll know about this signing class in 2 years. i'm gonna say the same thing on signing day. and tape record the same thing the next year. cause at the end of the day. on signing day. you don't win any games. 3 muschamp says its all about developing those players over the course of their college careers....and we've got more from the gamecocks as the men's basketball team as they looked to rebound after their suffering their first loss of the season to alabama earlier in the week....full highlights coming up 3 3 we want to send out to fox carolina sports anchor aaron cheslock-who is live outside the bank of america stadium. aaron 3 thanks shannon-we're less than 24-hours away from the nfc playoffsfind out what it will take for the panthers to defeat the seahawks 3 seah3 just hours away from finding out if the panthers can shake the seahawks in the playoffs... a team that's had carolina's number until earlier this y

. >> . >> thank you, daniel. >>> yesterday gamecocks football coach will muschamp introduced members of his staff. someone -- eliot. elliot will stay on staff. his original position under coach spur year. his decision on staying or pursuing other opportunities, he says, was not automatic. >> well, when muschamp was sunday night. that was something i wanted. i wanted to be here at the university of south carolina. i believe everybody knows i love this state, this university. that was a great opportunity, and there was another option, you know, to go out and have a couple of head jobs that i wanted to tata a look at, see if there were opportunities in that area. but when we revisited that sunday -- or that saturday after he got hired, we looked at each other, and he said, "hey, i want you to be a line coach." i said, "i want to be your coach." . >>> the u.s. men's basketball team will put their perfect record on the line today. they take on vanderbilt at the colonial life arena. tipoff is set for three. >>> and head men's basketball coach frank martin has been honored yesterday. he was

muschamp, giving jones a second chance in the sec. top 10 showdown in women's college basketball, number 2 south carolina facing one of their toughest tests of the season. gamecocks taking on 10th ranked mississippi state. right now, the gamecocks clinging to an eight point lead in the third quarter. we w highlights from starkville tonight at 11:00. the clemson football team made so many memories for so many people on their run to the national championship game. last night at the team's awards banquet, a few more memories were made. yes, the tigers handed out awards to dozens of players, but hand it to eric maclain and travis blanks to upstage them all. both popped the question last night. both their girlfriends said "yes." trophies are impressive. but diamonds, still a girl's best friend. couples. i was texting back-and-forth with eric today, trying to get the video. it was so neat. they are engaged and i'm sure wedding plans will be fomike: congratulations. a great time to do that. marc: a championship decision. mike: the risk of re

muschamp will speak to the crowd at halftime. martin hoping bounce back from his only loss of the alabama wednesday night. missouri coming in to columbia tomorrow 8-8 on the year. the game will air on the sec network. clemson looking to make tiger history at home against number nine miami. wednesday night's win against duke ranked opponents for the first time since 1989. tomorrow they will go for three in a row for the first time ever in greenville 2:00 tip time. gamecocks women keeping their perfect season going. wilson making a sweet 16-0 with a come back win last night against top ten ranked kentucky. wilson ended up two blocked shots away from a triple-double. one of the reason she is back-to-back player of the year. making the list for 20 players eligible for this yearwooden award that goes to the best player in the country. >> we came with a different mind set. came in saying we are not going to leave here without a win. i think we all really buckled down and focused on i think that's going to carry over. >> we will see, al

and tomorrow muschamp will be hosting a press conference...of course we'll have coverage right here on fox carolina...and you can also catch it live on our website...fox carolina dot com. 3 and kendra kent is busy working on the forecast... we're back with one more look 3 3 one last look at your forecast 3 with meteorologist kendra kent kentshowers will push in late tonight into friday morning. rain won't be heavy and many areas will miss out on it completely! expect morning temps in the mid 30s to around 40. friday afternoon will bring some clearing, but will only warm to around 50 degrees area-wide, which is a little cooler than thursday. skies will remain mostly cloudy friday night into saturday morning 3 be sure to wake up bright and early with thee morning news. we've got all the local and national headlines you'll need to know...plus weather and traffic every ten minutes.it's on thee morning news...from five to nine. 3 thanks for joining us, good night. night. 3 3 i miss you, too, but what are you doing up? isn't it, like, 3:00 in the morning in london? yeah, i've been having tro

muschamp speaking very highly on his coach's ability to recruit. fans in the upstate sent off the emson tigers in style earlier today, and now the team has we head back out live to brad fralick at the phoenix sky harbor airport. run, i see that wonderful 747 jet behind you. brad: welcome back live to phoenix sky harbor airport. the clemson tigers just pulled up in the big jet behind me. they are rolling t staircase up to the door as we speak. the clemson tigers are on the ground. i will step out of the way and allow you to watch this as they roll the staircase up to the door. pretty soon it we will see the clemson tigers emerge from the plane. obviously the tigers here first. alabama will be here about a half hour from now, rolling of just behind this. it will take more than a half hour to de-plane the entire clemson tigers's team. you are watching them just right at sky harbor phoenix they are here to play for the international chairmanship against alabama. a perfect 14-0 record this year. not much for this team to do other than get settled in. bu

usc football coach will muschamp has filled another position on his coaching staff. coach muschamp officially announced the hiring of kurt roper as the gamecocks' co-offensive coordinator and quarterback's coach yesterday. roper worked with muschamp at the university of florida for one season in 2014 as the gators offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. roper spent this past season working in the nfl as the cleveland browns' senior offensive assistant coach. coming up on news 10 sunrise... a big chill hits the pacific northwest- as those living in portland, oregon have to deal with icy road conditions and power outages. how the city is coping with the cold streak in the first week of 2016. chef jeff: i'm going to take a little bit of the scallions here. i'm going to make a beautiful dressing. in kansas last night. the union pacific train was reportedly heading to texas when it derailed at around five p-m. the train had 166 rail cars and six locomotives attached to it. no injuries were reported and no hazardous materials were released. the problems continue for

it was delivered by head football coach will muschamp. "244 days before we kickoff at williams- brice in front of the best fans in the country. i can only guarantee you one thing...we're not going to get outworked....spurs up! " assistant coaches s the crowd. the main reason they were at colonial life arena today...muschamp and his coaches were entertaining recruits. national signing day is february third....coach boom says it'll take a couple of years to determine if his first usc signing class is a successful one. break 3 new this morning -- 5 american were released. their release came hours before the u-s government lifted sanctions against iran as deal. nbc's richard engel reports from vienna on a dramatic day of developments. the breakthrough was announced here in vienna, and diplomats here are calling this implementation day. the day the iran deal came into effect, the day iran was welcomed back to international markets. it seemed like a sweetener in a nuclear deal worth billions to iran. and for five americans, it was sweet indeed: they were finally freed. "we've received confi

but for a few minutes today will muschamp took some time to address gamecock fans at halftime of the mens basketball game.he was introduced by athletics director ray tanner, and was met with loud cheers and a resounding "boom", not "boo" in case you were wondering.. boom is muschamp's nickname-- he spoke briefly with fans before introducing his staff, to quote"make sure you understand who's bringing a championship to columbia."he also spoke with media afterwards and fielded questions about the satisfaction with his staff, early enrollees, and the status of some of his players. 3 its been really amazing, really has been so potistive,

. >>> well muschamp taking over the reigns. a staff that many around the country believe can recruit the defense will be under the leadership of robinson who followed muschamp over from auburn. he's already taken ownership of what was left behind and is ready to fix things moving forward. >> at the end of a day, i'm a 3 and 9 coordinator. that's just how it is. and you are what your record tells you are. my record is 3 and 9. it's not just players, it's us. we have a lot of work to do. the one thing i'll tell you, we're ready to roll our sleeves up and i'm going to start right now. our kids going to start in the off-season program and all the things like that to get successful. it's going to be our mentality. >>> ron rivera and the panthers prepare for next week's regular season accolades starting to roll in. cam newton headlines the all pro team after leading carolina to a franchise best record this season. he is one of 6 panthers on the off-road team including -- and also corner back josh dormunt. >> what i want most proud ab

.>> the man selected was will muschamp the former florida coach. he was introduced in early december and spent four seasons at florida before he was fired after last season. he worked as opera's defensive coordinator this past fall his contract starts at $3 million per year with increases every year. he describes himself as a blue- collar overachiever. he says he will bring the football program.>>> while the gamecocks slipped the clemson tigers sort. they posted a undefeated regular season and won the acc championship. the tigers were ranked number one in the college football playoff. dabo swinney was named coach of the year and deshaun watson was a finalist for the heisman trophy. >>> still ahead we will recap some of the top national that's coming up nex welcome back. the mass shooting in san bernardino california was one of the biggest news stories in the country this past year. jamie you chris has a look back at the biggest stores in the country for 2015.>> reporter: the december attack on a holiday party in san bernardino worst mass shooting s

some big news on the field for coach muschamp heading into the 2016 season. linebacker skai moore announced thursday he will return for his senior moore was a bright spot for the gamecocks this season. he led the team in total tackles, tackles for aaoss, and interceptions. it's wild card weekend in the nfl. the panthers earned a first round bye with the nfl's best record, but 8 teams will take the field this weekend. first up saturday is the afc. houston hosts kansas city at 4:20 on espn. then cincinatti hosts pittsburgh at 8:15 on cbs. sunday -- minnesota will host seattle at 1:05. that game will air right here on wis. then washington hosts green bay at 4:40 on fox. next on sunrise... it goes without saying that if you want to get healthy this year, you should probably put down the sugar and reach for some veggies. more on the new dietary guidelines released by the government with a goal of helping you tackle those new year's resolutions. a little help goes a long way -- that proves true for graduate. "most people that get incarcerated where i'm from - you g

. >> will muschamp wins some late recruiting battles. they knew to avoid last season verbally commit canning to south >> he is the first recruit that he visited. >> he now has a new job. james madison hiring mike houston away from charleston. he helped the bulldogs go 9-4 last season. he is expected to up his salary from 200 to 300,000. one pro-football coach, ron practice. that's all the time we have for abc columbia news at eleven. thanks for making us your choice for news.we'll see you back here tomorrow at >>> and now abc's "jimmy kimmel live"! >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, sir elton john, and comedian whitney cummings. with cleto and the cletones.

carolina football coach will muschamp will grab the mike and address the fans during halftime of saturday's basketball game. he'll also introduce his assistant coaches to the crowd...then spend a little time with the media. the carolina panthers are putting on the finishing touches to their preparations for sunday's playoff game with seattle. the cats were back on the field today working on the little details! and the big ones too. when you get to this point of talented and it can come down to a little mistake that can cost a team the game. coach ron rivera says their team motto of attitude, preparation and effort should erase stress. you feel like you've done everything you possibly do to play that game...there's no pressure. you may have butterflies...you're confident and ready to roll. that's what we're trying to get >>> yououave nothing to do with his reca penn breaks his s lence.

moore will get to play under new head coach will muschamp, who said today, he thought moore made a mature decision about returning. moore led the gameoccks in tackles the past three seasons. the clemson men's basketball team landed 6'9" transfer elijiah thomas. the former texas a&m post player is o ocampus. he'll be able to play for the tigers in december 2016. thomas appeared in 8 games for the aggies this season, averaging just under 4 points, and 2 and half rebounds a game. the south carolina men and women's team are a combined 27-0 so far this season, the only -- the women will try to keep them -- keep it that way tonight visiting vanderbilt at 9:00. , south carolina has won in its last three trips to memorial gymnasium, but by an average of just 4 points. it could be a close game we will find out at 11:00. michael: the forecect isn't bad for january. could be awful. john: could be a lot worse. it will be chilly, chillier tomorrow been today. today, around 60 degrees. tomorrow, we it -- we get wedged in with cloud. most of the rain will occur morrow morning with drizzle and fog. carol

will muschamp's coaching staff is complete at south carolina. the gamecocks officially announcing the hire of kurt roper as co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. roper served as muschamp's offensive coordinator at florida in 2014 before joining the cleveland browns staff last season. roper and former georiga interim head coach bryan mcclendon will share play calling duties. geoff: thank you. we're six days away from clemson's chance to win it all. but first, we go back in time to look at how some things of changed when the 1981 football team won the national championship. clemson sports information director tim bourret was with the athletic department back then, too. he even kept a memento of the season a ticket from the game. the cost, $15. do not cry. could find costs $450. 34 years later the size of the , press guides has also changed. >> basically, all the info that's in here started out on my electric typewriter and mr. bradley's electric typewriter. geoff: things have really changed. bourret also kept newspapers from the orange

carolina football coach will muschamp will grab the mike and address the fans during halftime of saturday's basketball game. he'll also introduce his assistant coaches to the crowd...then spend a little time with the media. i'm sure that will be his favorite part of the day. the second ranked usc women don't have much time to enjoy last night's tough road victory at kentucky. the gamecocks were practicing this against texas a-and-m. tip-off time is one-30. carolina survived a cold shooting start last night in lexington. the wildcats took advantage leading by as many as 11 points. usc rallied in the second half and won by eleven points....73 to 62. head coach dawn staley says it was the kind of victory that helps prepare the team for march. that was an ncaa tournament feel game last night. to play kentucky in their place to find ourselves down by double-digits and figure out a way to get back..that's what it's going to take.that's exactly what it's going to take for us to be successful come tournament time." sophomore forward a'ja wilson and senior guard tiffany mitchell are both named to th

. >> one of will muschamps might be with a current carolina player. he has talked to sky moore and the linebacker is considering coming back for his senior season. riley ridley announced has not committed to carolina football. the younger brother of calvin ridley says he needs more time. ward now heading west, a deal in the works to go to fresno state. and he was demoted to co-defensive coordinator avenue u.s.c. dropped to the bottom in defense. over s.e.c. news, knight trarns fearing to texas a&m. a graduate transfer will be eligible to play. murray announced he's trac fearing to oklahoma and smu and south carolina, only undefeated basketball. the sooners looked like they are headed to double-overtime. frank martin and the gamecocks moving up, two spots. that's the highest ranking since 1998. >> the gamecocks start s.e.c. play tomorrow at auburn. no problem doing it away from columbia. nine at home and nine on the road. would you rather start at home and on the road. i don't care but if you ask me to choose i would rather play my nine home-games with

. >>> one of nick saban's former assistant will muschamp trying to build an alabama-like program here. linebacker skai moore announcing today he will return for his senior year. he announced that decision on his instagram page with the hashtag big safety, implying maybe he'll play at the safety position next season. >>> talking basketball, the second ranked carolina women on the road at vandy tonight. past two trips to nashville have been a five point game or less. scary moment for the gamecocks. two time player of the year, tiffany mitchell, goes down baseline. she comes back in and finishes in the ninth strong. third quarter, passed down to alaina coates. she puts it in. fourth quarter, three-point game. carolina wins 71-61 gamecocks 14 that's will do it for sports. more news coming up after the break. >>> abc columbia is on the radio. listen to alicia barnes for 103.9. >>> okay. tonight is warm. tomorrow morning, we will see some fog. be aware of that on your commute and through the day. maybe a little drizzle in the morning, that should do. it by afternoon, a little sunshine, not

. >>> according to multiple report the, will muschamp completing his staff today by hiring mike linebackers. >> john: tomorrow, nice, 60s. we'll see clouds late in the day, the clouds will turn to fog overnight, tomorrow into wednesday morning. that will lead to showers, maybe a lingering shower into thursday and we're right back at it. how about that saturday, 67? sunday right in the same range, on the lake. >> ben: already. the sunset, like earlier this evening, you have to imagine tuesday will be nice. >> alicia: yeah. >> john: very nice, no problems at all. >> ben: a little clouds. >> john: as long as they're not too thick. >> ben: that's right. thanks so much for joining us at 11:00. "good morning columbia" begins at 5:00 a.m. captions provided by caption associates www.captionassociates.com >>> and now abc's "jimmy kimmel live." >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, chris pine -- from "pride and prejudice and zombies," lena headey -- cletones.

marc: new usc football coach will muschamp, making the final hire for his new staff in columbia. former florida all-american linebacker mike peters the gamecock staff. obviously, he'll work with the defense. his exact job title, still up in the air. the new college basketball polls are out. the south carolina women's team still ranked second in the country, still trying to track down uconn for the top spot. usc's men's team is 22nd in the usa today poll, but they've fallen out of the ap top 25 aftr losing to tennessee. the gamecocks and the clemson tigers, sitting just outside the top 25, according to the associated press. furman taking the show on the road tonight, paladins playing at virginia military institutu. furman takes control of this game in the second half. larry wideman, wide open for his second consecutive three. that sparks a 13-0 run for the paladins. devon sibley scores a game-high 19. furman gets past vmi, 68-56. this is cole jansen. the sign shows the deal he's made with if ottawa senators right winger bobby ryan scored a goal, cole's getting a puppy. you know ex

will muschamp bringing his gamecocks to death valley on november 26th. and speaking of the gamecock head coach, he rounded out his coaching staff by announcing the hire today of mike peterson as outside linebackers coach. peterson coming over from florida, where he served as a strength and conditioning coordinator. peterson played 14 seasons in the nfl. not many bosses will pay your way to the super bowl, unless you happen to work for jerry richardson. the carolina panthers owner picking up the tab, by paying the travel expenses to the bay interns. richardson did the same thing when carolina played in super bowl 38 in houston, back in 2004. panthers quarterback cam newton graces the cover of this week's "sports illustrated." the title, "newton's law." cam and the panthers keep going up, show no signs of coming down. just like you learned it in physics in high school. the issue, also uni watch alert. , the carolina panthers will wear black jerseys with lv pants in superbowl 50. the panthers wore all white in their first apperance in the big game. after sp

coach will muschamp on his coaching staff. all of them met with the media today. the gamecocks picked up a verbal commitment from a local product in ashville, ac reynolds running back rico dowdell. also keir thomas, a defensive end out of miami, becomes usc's fifth early enrollee today. the tigers arrived at skied phoenix sky harbor airport. the red carpet was rolled out for the number one team in the nation. we go back out to scottsdale to join brad fralick with more. good evening brad. brad: we are so looking forward to this weekend and busy monday night between clemson in alabama. it's going to b ba lot of fun between now and then. first thing tomorrow morning is media day. we will hear from both teams. there are so many storylines to talk about. not just this game, but between these two programs and the season that clemson has had. and dabo swinney's connections to alabama. one thing that i love is that arizona, to play this national championship. the home, obviously of the arizona cardinals. they have 5 former clemson tigers on that roster, the most of any te

moore will get to play under new head coach will muschamp, who said today, he thought moore made a mature decision about returning. moore led the gameoccks in tackles the past three seasons. the clemson men's basketball team landed 6'9" transfer elijiah thomas. the former texas a&m post player is on campus. he'll be able to play for the tigers in december 2016. thomas appeared in 8 games for the aggies this season, averaging just under 4 points and 2 and half rebounds a game. the 2nd-ranked south carolina women at vanderbilt tonight, the gamecocks trying to move to 14-0 on the year. tiffany mitchell, a big part of that. in the first quarter, she took a nasty spill. she walks off the court, and eventually returned. showing no ill effects. second quarter, gamecocks down. mitchell knocked down the three. tied at 31. fourth quarter, mitchell on the defensive end. the steel and the lay up at the this game was close. south carolina has 13 games -- has won three games. tinaoy there, sessions with a big corner three. 10 on the night. the gamecocks improved to 14-0 vanderbilt. the greenville swap

will muschamp was named as the new head coach for the gameocks football team in december. we'll have a look back at other top stories for 20-15 later in the show. drones for police. coming up .. what one south carolina bill could allow police with drones to do that's similar to the miliary. stay with us. break 2 a bill going through state use of weaponized drones while specifically exempting law enforcement from this rule. that leaves the door open for police to arm unmanned aerial vehicles with both lethal and non- lethal weapons. raycom's russel abad reports. south carolina currently has no enforcement can use drones. sponsor of the bill representative wendell gilliard says his goal is to have police use drones the same way the military has. sot: wendell gilliard/sc house of representatives "we have private citizens who have equipped drones with weapons. we don't want it to get out of hand. and this is why we have to regulate the use of drones and put this type of technology to right use in the hands of our law enforcement here in the state of south carolina." vo: in the