the legendary steve spurrier has the old ball coach teed up with the ladies ot lpga tour. i caught up with spurrier to talk about life an football, his golf game and gators and more. >> playing more, not playing as well as i used to. >> coach spurrier's golf game should come back around. he's got more time to play since stepping away as the head coach in carolina in october. he doesn't have to deal with the recruiting craziness at a time like right now with deadline is wednesday. >> i don't like the recruiting the way they do it now. the coaches are working their tails off pretty much year round. it's full time job now. i am sorglad i am out of it. >> there are things the coach will miss. >> i miss the games. they are the most fun for me. when you have good teams and players that really play their hearts out, that's the fun part of it. >> although he's still a paid employee at south carolina, it's clear the gators still hold a special place in spurrier's heart and he thinks coach mackle wane has a bright future. >> [indiscernible] so yeah, i think the coach has done a supe

steve spurrier staying busy. she was in atlanta for an event this is part of his new role as assistant to the school president. spurrier was part of a pan that answered questions from the kids. spurrier, it's part of his new role with the university. >> it's a representative of the university, promotes all of the sports teams, make a few talks here and there. it's not real demanding. we have wonderful people in south carolina. we're really proud of women's basketball, just won their third straight sec championship i just prome e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

spurrier, it's part of his new role with the university. university, promotes all of the sports teams, make a few talks here and there. it's not real demanding. we have wonderful people in south carolina. we're really proud of women's basketball, just won their last night. i just she spent a lifetime making a difference for people. winning healthcare for 8 million children. benefits for families of reservists and the national guard. standing strong around the world for human rights and women's rights. hillary clinton. she'll raise the minimum wage. take on the drug companies to lower the cost of prescription drugs. and give everyone the opportunity to go to college without going into debt. she'll get the j j done... for us. i'm hillary clinton >>> all right nthe morning we'll see clouds moving in around daybreak. 43 for the low but warming up. mostly cloudy, no rain expecked, high of 69 degrees. >> big game tomorrow, night? >> basketball and baseball. gamecocks beat florida. they lost two in a row. you look like johnny cash. didn't have >>

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spurrier resigned as football coach in october. he did have a contract clause assume such a role if he wanted. tanner said spurrier recently accepted the position. coming up...it was the showdown everyone was looking forward to all season long. number one uconn vs number 2 south carolina. but in the end the gamecock women came up short. now they're looking ahead. rick henry has the highlights and post-game reaction ahead in your morning sportswrap. break 1 it was the showdown fans and talked about for months....the top ranked uconn women against number two south carolina. the gamecocks learn...they have a little work to do..if they tiffany mitchell back in action after missing the second half against kentucky with a bruised back...she finishes with 12 points tonight..... second quarter...wilson scores...but you see her limping with a leg injury ...she would leave the game and not return until the second half.... stewart shows everyone why she's the reigning national player of the year....25 points, ten rebounds...five blocked shots

he had decommitted from usc following the resignation of steve spurrier....but he was decommitted from usc following the resignation of steve spurrier....but he was won over by muschamp and signed with the gameocks. "i'm glad we got them. i think they're both really good football players. i think they'll contribute in a huge way here at the university of south carolina. when you turn the tape on, i offered bryan as a ninth-grader. i didn't even realize it. i think he was 14 years old. chuck jordan, his coach has been up there for probably 30 years. he told me when i walked into the home that night. but again, those are two guys we felt like we needed to pinpoint early and make sure they understood how we felt." there's a lot of happiness in tiger swinney and his staff put together a top ten recruiting class. the tigers signees are ranked fifth by rivals and tenth by espn. dabo swinney is probably dancing the night away after the tigers put the finishing touches that class today. they landed the state's top uncommitted prospect.....fort dorchester offensive lineman john simpson....he go

last night was a blast from the florida could again have a steve spurrier on its coaching staff.... >>> florida could again have a steve spurrier on its coaching staff, steve, jr., could return to the school. in an offensive quality control capacity, he served on his dad's staff at usc. good evening, everybody. anything to hang on to josh norman. saying out at the nfl combine that contract talks continue with the soon to be free agent, but there's the option to place the franchise tag on norman. that would give him a hefty salary of 14 million with one season with the ball club and speaks to the g.m.'s comments, he's not in the business for developing players for other teams. >>> well, perhaps, a tight win over florida was the boost usc needed to pick upp positive momentum to a ncaa tourney bid. frank martin says, yeah, they went through a rough patch recently, but you've got to be tough, strong, and you learn. >> i rarely put pressure on guys about winning. i rarely speak about you know, well, we've got to win this game, or blah blah, i try to hold everyone accountable for their resp

the chair of this year's campaign is jerri spurrier, steve spurrier's wife. the goal of the campaign is to raise $400,000. that's to ensure everyone in the midlands has access to vital community programs and resources that support youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. support the y's cause, you can visit columbiaymca.org/give. there's also a new headquarters coming to the capital city for this year's midland gives. the 24-hour giving challenge will be headquartered at the new spirit communications park. the park is also the new home to the columbia fireflies baseball team. midlands gives orringers are giving local nonprofit organizations until february 29th to register to receive donations during midlands gives day. with this weather shaping up to be a great day to get out and play some ball. meteorologist jonathan kennedy from main and gervais. >> welcome back to abc columbia news at 12:30. mix of sun and clouds for us right now. but generally sunny skies for your afternoon on this wednesday. 56 degrees right now. so temperatures are w

...spurrier accepted the role of special assistant to president harris pastisdes and athletic director ray tanner. he and his wife were on hand at the game and have already been meeting with donors and boosters... action tonight at bon secours wellness arena...clemson took down notre dame on the gridiron this year so could they take care of business on the hardwood?down early in the first half...jaron blossomgame knocks down the jumper...he'd have quite the night for the tigers posting 33 points...the most by a clemson player since k-j mcdaniels later in the half...jordan roper off the inbounds nails the contested jumper...but the irish offense not slowing up...demetrius jackson slams it home on the alley oop to put notre dame up 27-19. 19. 3 a career night for blossomgame but the tigers not able to knotch the win. they've got georgia tech comingup up on saturday. 3 over at wofford the terriers looking to improve on an 11 and 13 record. hosting vmi... spencer collins just became a top 10 all time scorer and socon player of the month but itd be fletcher magee who'd light it up upmagee g

>>reporter: he has high praise for will muschamp what about spurrier's own future caught -- spurrier's future? he may scale down with capacity. head coach for 30 years. i've been into coaching and i had a chance to do that. i've been blessed and very thankful. i'm ready for life after coaching. i may still -- if something comes up way down the road, in some manner, but not as head coach. i've already done that. staying on the team is sort of fun. right now, all sports teams in south carolina -- its fun doing that, right now. >> he is keeping busy. >>> a complete wrap up of baseball and basketball tonight on on your side 19. we will see you tonight on news 19 at 6:00. >>> reggie, thank you so much. >>> next on news 19 this what about the hoverboard? >>> importers.it's calling for your side with a warning, and the warning, about hoverboards. the consumer product safety commission sent out a new notice about safety standards to retailers, manufacturers and importers. it calls for makers and sellers who don't comply with the safety standards to take the boards off the market until they can

he wasn't hired until december to replace steve spurrier who stepped down in despite the late start....muschamp was able to put together a nice group of signeees. some of the headliners are already enrolled in school.....brandon mcilwain...a four star quarterback from pennsylvania.... and bryan edwards...a four star wide receiver from conway. the gamecocks 2016 class is currently ranked between 26th and 28th nationally. "we'll know about this class in two or three years. just to be honest with you, that's when you find out about your development and what these guys do and how productive they're going to be. out of the last four heisman trophy winners, the last two were redshirt. doesn't mean they weren't good players. it's about opportunity to play as a freshman, it's about maturity more than anything else. how they're going to handle that process coming into a new situation. up at tiger town....clemson head coach dabo swinney is probably dancing the night away. the tigers put the finishing touches on a top ten class today. they landed the state's top uncommitted prospect.....fort dor

florida taking on south carolina, former football coach steve spurrier on hand for this one with his wife. here with the great position the rebound and put it back for two. and later in the first half tie today at 30, robinson for florida knocks down the three. so the gators go up by three, and then tied up at 64 with 1:45 left south carolina can't make the basket but in the end game cocks pull it out. and now nc state hosti clemson, this comes down to the tigers with the win. now next up for nc state will travel to unc on wednesday. look at the college score board... lead st. joseph of the league, >> welcome back, nascar and xfinity and racing series all in daytona. and 250 took place, on the final lap of that race in daytona, christopher bell in the number 4 truck gets bumped into the wall and the replay shows how horrible the wreck looked. and fortunately bell walked away from the wreck into an ambulance. and have a recap of the xfinity race, and for local stories, download the wbtv sports app, go to the app store and search for in 1934, steak 'n shake decided the world didn't nee

according to tanner, spurrier recently accepted the position and has been at several basketbal games this season meeting with donors and boosters, including tonight's big women's match up against uconn. after 10 plus years in charge of the football program, he stepped away mid season as the gamecocks struggled. will muschamp has now taken over leadership. eight-thousand dollars is being put into a program that will help women undergoing breast cancer treatment. the city of columbia made the donation to palmetto health's bosom buddies foundation. they raised the money by holding t-shirt sales. some of the money also came from donations. a warning out for parents tonight... letting your child wear their winter coat while being buckled into their car seat could result in tragedy. the children's trust of south carolina recommends that parents completely remove winter coats or bulky clothing before putting kids in a car seat. crash tests have shown that coats can compress to slip through the seat's harness. you can check the harness to make sure it's snug... fitting no more than 2 fingers

on the other -- usc's most winningest coach, steve spurrier in a similar stance. and on top -- a gamecock golf ball. i spoke with the founder of public works of the heart, will bryan. he says all of the side tilil have been bought and sponsored by different people and businesses around the state -- but the golf ball will have to wait, due to the need for more funding. "i mean it's the first time doing a project like this that is going to be community funded project. so we were learning in the entire process. it's a massive project. we are trying to paint what is going to be the biggest hand-painted mural in the state of south carolina. so it's definitely been a learning process but we're very excited that we're getting to move forward now." bryan says they will start painting the mural at the beginning of may and it will take about 4 weeks to complete. as i mentioned, there are 38-hundred tiles total in this project, and some are still available for sponsorship. 10 if you're looking to purchase. i'll have more details coming up in our next half hour. live in cayce

steve spurrier and his wife on hand for this one. michael with great position, get the rebound and put it back for two. later in the first half we're tied 30-30. knock down the three-pointer. here it is. putting them up by three. the second half, back and forth, a very close game. it will be tied up with 64. gulf coast not able to get a shot off. we're headed to overtime. 73 '-69 south carolina. >>> clemson. edge out the tigers for a 77-74 win. 'next up will be unc on wednesday. for win one the tonight after breaking the record for most wins this week. the royals had a hard time finding the net. led the team with 14 points. the final score you, tough loss between 66-92. scoreboard: steve: today is your lucky day. woman: (surprised) oh, my goodness mark: you've just won - a thousand dollars! woman: that'amazing! that' amazing! (shrieks) woman: ok, nice job. mark, way better than yesterday. maria, that delivery felt a little forced. and steve, steve: yeah? woman: i am still missing that raw emotion. woman: pretty awesome for a tuesday,

on the other -- usc's most winningest coach, steve spurrier in a similar stance. and on top -- a gamecock golf ball. a big baseball tournament is coming to lexington county....... and usc basketball coach frank martin cheerleader....sports is next!!!! break 3 martin the first job of a president is to protect america. our next president must be prepared to lead. i know jeb. i know his good heart and his strong backbone. jeb will unite our country. he knows how to bring the world together against terror. he knows when tough measures must be taken. experience and judgment count in the oval office. jeb bush is a leader. he'll keep our country safe. jeb bush. she spent a lifetime making a difference for people. winning healthcare for 8 million children. benefits for families of reservists and the national guard. standing strong around the world for human rights and women's rights. hillary clinton. she'll raise the minimum wage. take on the drug companies to lower the cost of prescription drugs. and give everyone the opportunity to go to college without going into debt.

steve spurrier, jr. may be returning to florida. ,he will work at florida at a offensive quality control assistant. he was on the support staff for the gaters in the 1990s. he also coached at arizona, oklahoma and with the washington redskins. >> south carolina state kicks off practice march 14, the former usc linebackers coach will join the staff at south carolina state. they were trying to get have done just that. it was confirmed today. this will be his first stent as a coordinator. he had stops at jacksonville state and arkansas. star power on the football staff in orangeburg. >> nice addition to the team. >>> when we come >>> here is what is coming up tonight, 8:00 p.m. black >> the reality show southern charm will be returning for a third season. including thomas ravenel. he and his ex-girlfriend will be a big part of the season as they try to figure out how to co-parent. it returns april 4. >> haven't seen one minute of it. not one minute. >> you haven't missed a thing. [ laughter ] >> i didn't sa

steve spurrier, ga mangus and verette sands still looking to land new gigs. overall, a tough night for basketball for sure. >> all right. thank you. >>> chief meteorologist john farley is up next with a look at >> keep it right here. >>> whenever there's rain we break out the radar. notice what's going on with this rain. not a lot. it's really fall out, fall apart we get get sprinkle. as we go forward, look at this forecast, pretty nice. tomorrow low 60s. thursday a little cooler. then friday we turn the corner and we really start to crank it up. by saturday and sunday we're in the 70s. notice the overnight hoes. they go from the 30s up to the 250s. so my -- unto the 50s. my wife was asking me, she said are we turning the coner on corner on this. the way it works, we can give you a good estimate, seven, ten days out. it's not like lie we've seen our last 30-degree night. >> hopefully that's not what you said. >> i said i love you, honey. >> there you go. i trained you well, john. >> honey, whatever you want. >> i said yes. >> i think it's important. explain t

. >> jamie: college hoop fans >> steve spurrier watching south carolina wearing his gamecock shirt. florida has a lead at halftime and back and forth in the second half tp going to ot and south carolina was a little better at the end. florida falls to the gators 73-69 but we are counting down until the big race tomorrow, picture perfect in daytona tomorrow. sold out show and everything. >> erik: amen. got to go. jamie thank you. (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, if you're going to say "better ingredients. better pizza." you better deliver. which is why i'm introducing our new papa's quality guarantee: love your pizza, or get another pget any large pizza up to 5-toppings pfor just $9.99. online only. >> erik: this could be the greatest thing that you can't actually see. a massive black hole, about 300 million late years from earth. can you fathom that? >> no. >> erik: me

she's onhe stand crank a joke, talking about old florida gators head coach steve spurrier. again, we will keep following and you keep you posted on the latest. >> janine: now to a one and only exclclive. louis cully is a wealthy developer who stands accused of horrific sexual abuse involving a 12-year-old family member and other allegations involving young girls datin back 50 years but one woman is standing in support of him, his yes, wife >> and prosecutors think she may be privy to his disturbance behavior and may have seen evidence-is crimes.bob norman has the report you'll only see on local10 news. >> bob: how is about an cully is charged with sex crimes against his own stepdaughter. >> he duct-taped her to a table. he would use a plastic bag on her head. >> it's about power. it's about control. >> bob: and then secretly recorded audio tapes, the kaine-year-old bianculli made damning admissions. >> she was always asleep. she has no idea what what is going on. >> bob: he called it had an addiction and some victims just nine are or ten years old date back five decades. bu

the chair of this years campaign is, jerri spurrier... steve spurrier's wife. the goal of the campaign is to raise 400- thousand dollars to ensure that everyone in the midlands has access to vital community programs and resources that support youth development... healthy living and social responsibility. to learn more about how you can support the y's cause... you can visit columbia-y-m-c- a-dot-org-slash-give. there's also a new headquarters coming to the capital city... for this year's "midlands gives." the 24-hour giving challenge hosted by central carolina community foundation... will be headquarted at the new spirit communications park. this is the new park... home to the columbia fireflies baseball team. and "midlands gives" organizers are also spreading the word that local non-profit organizations have until february 29th to register to "midlands gives day" 33 33 we're checking out what will be making headlines later "look ahead." for small business owners still picking up the pieces following octobers historic flood... the city's office of business oppo

never looked back.final score: 66-to-54.the women gamecocks are still ranked number two. 3 steve spurrier is no longer the south carolina gamecocks head coach but he's not cutting ties with the school just yet.the ex coach has accepted a position as special assistant to president harris pastides and athletic director ray tanner.spurrier has met with several donors and boosters at a few basketball games this 3 the wofford terriers are winning games and setting records in spartanburg. spartanburg.during its game monday night at the benjamin johnson arena the team hit **17** of its 21 three point attempts -- we're talking 81- percent.here's a look at some video of it.that sets an n-c- a-a division one men's basketball record.that 92 to 60 win over the virginia military institute. 3 the carolina panthers are back home from super bowl 50.the team received a warm welcome home monday evening--dozens of fans either lined up at the airport or stadium.the charlotte fire department even saluted the team with an honorary spray over at the airport.players and coaches took time to shake hands with thei

. >> steve spurrier may not be the head coach anymore, but he does have a new job with usc. he is not a special assistant to the president and athletic he resigned as football coach last october but had a contract that allowed him to assume such a role if you wanted. he recently accepted the job and has met with donors at basketball games this season. >>> we are watching closely the campaign trail as make its way to the palmetto state. really want for you like being picture perfect. you should want your banking to be too. stop into td bank and we'll help set you up with picture perfect banking. new customers, open a checking and savings account and you can get a polaroid cube+ 3 coming up on news19 this morning... it's going to be >>> coming up on news 19 this morning , it will be windy city. efren afante is broken down what you should expect this plan. >>> j.r. candidates coming to the palmetto state this weekend. >>> voting has started in new hampshire. i am nisha jain with the latest coming up. >>> good morning. fat tuesday, mardi gras. thanks for being with us on news 19

steve spurrier on hand to watch. uconn is 95-7 in their history versus a number-2 team t. rihannah stewart with a double-double and finishes with a game-high 25. got a lot more and paul's >> outstanding sunset in venice. scott gripo gets a fox 13 umbrella. what you need to do if you want to win an umbrella, go to my facebook page, like it. on the left-hand side, there is an app, upload your photos to we give away upbrellas monday through friday. check it out. meantime, here comes the cold front and there is going to be a little bit of rain. this is not going to last long. and the headline is not the rain threat tonight. you can see the showers in conjunction with the cold front. a little rain for a time. once the rain goes by, you are going to notice the wind picking up. if you are watching me now and you live near the water, you are going to hear the wind howl for a time. it will come in from the west, southwest at 20 to 30 miles per hour, along with higher gusts. coming up. the thing about tonight, it isn't going to be that cold because the wind is coming off the waters,

following the resignation of steve spurrier....but he was won over by muschamp and signed with i think they'll contribute in a huge way here at the university of south carolina. when you turn the tape on, i offered bryan as a ninth-grader. i didn't even realize it. i think he was 14 years old. chuck jordan, his coach has been up there for probably 30 years. he told me when i walked into the home that night. but again, those are two guys we felt like we needed to pinpoint early and make sure they understood how we felt." a lot of happiness in tiger town tonight . clemson head coach dabo swinney staff put together a top ten recruiting class. the tigers signees are ranked fifth by rivals and tenth by espn. dabo swinney is probably dancing the night away after the tigers put the finishing touches that class today. they landed the state's top uncommitted prospect.....fort dorchester offensive lineman john simpson....he goes with clemson over florida and lsu. clemson missed out on the nation's top recruit today....defensive lineman rashan gary from new jersey...who chooses michigan over the

spurrier resigned as football coach in october. he did have a contract clause that allowed him to assume such a role if he wanted. top headlines coming up on sunrise. stay with us. good morning, bernie sanders by all of the