How the Gamecocks celebrated historic solar eclipse
The University of South Carolina campus in Columbia was the scene of a lot of solar eclipse activities Monday.
The Gamecocks’ gameday theme, “2001,” played from within Williams-Brice Stadium at 2:41 p.m. as the eclipse reached totality, with the football team watching from high atop the venue. The team even started a “Game! Cocks!” chant with fans watching nearby.
The Carolina Band played “Total Eclipse of the Heart” just minutes earlier.
A’ja Wilson and the South Carolina women’s basketball team also gathered together to experience the eclipse, whose totality lasted two minutes and 30 seconds as predicted.
All the happenings took place ahead of the football team’s open practice scheduled for Monday evening.
Here’s what things looked like during the big event:
THAT. WAS. AWESOME. #SolarEclipse pic.twitter.com/1Roku0RTYA
— Gamecock Football (@GamecockFB) August 21, 2017
@GamecockWBB enjoying the #totaleclipse2017 pic.twitter.com/L9IN476Pom
— A'ja Wilson (@_ajawilson22) August 21, 2017
Totality at Founders Park! #GreatAmericanEclipse #ColumbiaSC #FamouslyHot #eclipse2017 pic.twitter.com/0DZKHXVWpu
— Ryan Fischer (@RyanFischerSC) August 21, 2017
Anybody have extra glasses
— sindarius thornwell (@Sin_City_803) August 21, 2017
Never a bad time for the chant! pic.twitter.com/nQRktxzxiH
— Gamecock Football (@GamecockFB) August 21, 2017
Our season is looking so bright we have to wear (Eclipse) shades #SolarEclipse17 pic.twitter.com/QgvRun5OhF
— Gamecock M. Tennis (@GamecockMTennis) August 21, 2017
From day, to night, to day again! What a neat experience for everyone on campus! #SolarEclipse pic.twitter.com/RIFK2EjD8P
— Gamecock Athletics (@GamecocksOnline) August 21, 2017
Soooo, #Eclipse2017 was pretty awesome! Hope you all had a good view! pic.twitter.com/mp5tztm2Ou
— Gamecock Volleyball (@GamecockVolley) August 21, 2017
Williams Brice at totality and then 30 seconds after totality. #Eclipseon19 pic.twitter.com/sslK8HOT16
— JR Berry WLTX (@JRBerryWLTX) August 21, 2017
#TotalEclipse of the campus... #UofSC #TotalEclipseCAE pic.twitter.com/QagUebnJZF
— U of South Carolina (@UofSC) August 21, 2017
Two minutes before totality ➡️ during totality. #UofSC #TotalEclipse #TotalEclipseCAE pic.twitter.com/vJxSpNOdWI
— U of South Carolina (@UofSC) August 21, 2017
Couldn't make it to @columbiasc today? Check out some of our best shots from #SolarEclipse2017! @UofSC pic.twitter.com/yfkr7ljgEi
— UofSC Visitor Center (@VisitUofSC) August 21, 2017
Watch a timelapse of the #TotalEclipseCAE from the top of the new @UofSCshs building! #EclipseDay pic.twitter.com/MvUpMhMn3f
— The Daily Gamecock (@thegamecock) August 21, 2017
Sunsets in the middle of the day aren't too bad. Timelapse as the totality set on in Columbia, SC. #Eclipse pic.twitter.com/YhtdZd7WB5
— Patrick Clancy (@impatrickclancy) August 21, 2017
Coolest thing I've ever seen #SolarEclipse2017 pic.twitter.com/Vb6LS41h9a
— Spencer Plowden (@scplowden_55) August 21, 2017
I nailed it pic.twitter.com/h11RjbiXPh
— Elliott Fry (@elliott_fry22) August 21, 2017
Willy B right as the eclipse hit pic.twitter.com/T00dsVtimK
— Benjamin Jenkins IV (@BennyRopeJ4) August 21, 2017
#UofSC was the place to be for #TotalEclipseCAE. #TotalEclipse pic.twitter.com/XoNarP8x1G
— U of South Carolina (@UofSC) August 21, 2017
This story was originally published August 21, 2017 at 4:02 PM with the headline "How the Gamecocks celebrated historic solar eclipse."