South Carolina sets 2016 preseason football practice schedule
The South Carolina football team will officially report for fall camp on Monday, August 1, and will hit the practice fields for the first time on Tuesday, August 2.
The team, under the direction of first-year head coach Will Muschamp, will conduct 29 practices prior to the first game at either the new practice fields, located at the west end of Gamecock Park, in the new Jerri and Steve Spurrier Indoor Practice Facility or at Williams-Brice Stadium.
The Gamecocks have scheduled three practices that will be open to the public – Monday, August 15, Tuesday, August 16, and Wednesday, August 17. Each of those three practices will begin at 6:30 pm. More details will be announced at a later date.
The annual Colonial Life Fan Appreciation Day is scheduled for Sunday, August 21, from 2:30 - 4 pm. More details, including the site for this year’s event, will be announced at a later date.
The weekly Carolina Calls radio show, featuring Coach Muschamp and Todd Ellis, will air from 7-8 p.m. on WNKT-FM (107.5 FM), and over the Internet at GamecocksOnline.com on Thursday nights during the season. The show takes place each week at Wild Wing Café, located at 729 Lady St. in the Vista. There are two preseason shows scheduled: Wednesday, August 24, and the annual Pep Rally show on Tuesday, August 30.
The season opener is set for 8 p.m. Thursday, September 1, in Nashville, Tenn. against the Vanderbilt Commodores.
Tuesday, August 2 – Practice No. 1 – 8:15 am
Wednesday, August 3 – Practice No. 2 – 8:15 am
Thursday, August 4 – Practice No. 3 – 8:15 am – Split squad
Friday, August 5 – Practice No. 4 – 8:15 am
Saturday, August 6 – Practice No. 5 – 8:15 am
Sunday, August 7 – Practice No. 6 and No. 7 – 9:45 am and 6:30 pm
Monday, August 8 – Practice No. 8 – 2:45 pm
Tuesday, August 9 – Practice No. 9 and No. 10 – 9:45 am and 6:30 pm
Wednesday, August 10 – Practice No. 11 – 2:45 pm
Thursday, August 11 – Practice No. 12 – 2:45 pm
Friday, August 12 – No practice
Saturday, August 13 – Practice No. 13 - 9:15 am
Sunday, August 14 – Practice No. 14 and No. 15 – 9:45 am and 6:30 pm
Monday, August 15 – Practice No. 16 – 6:30 pm – Open Practice
Tuesday, August 16 – Practice No. 17 – 6:30 pm – Open Practice
Wednesday, August 17 – Practice No. 18 – 6:30 pm – Open Practice
Thursday, August 18 – No Practice; Fall Semester Begins
Friday, August 19 – Practice No. 19 – 9 am
Saturday, August 20 – Practice No. 20 – 8 pm - Scrimmage
Sunday, August 21 – Photo Day – 1 pm; Colonial Life Fan Appreciation Day, 2:30 pm
Monday, August 22 – Practice No. 21 – 9 am
Tuesday, August 23 – Practice No. 22 – 9 am
Wednesday, August 24 – No practice; Coach Muschamp on “Carolina Calls” from Wild Wing Café in the Vista, 7 pm
Thursday, August 25 – Practice No. 23 – 9 am
Friday, August 26 – Practice No. 24 – 9 am
Saturday, August 27 – Practice No. 25 – 11 am
Sunday, August 28 – Practice No. 26 – 4 pm
Monday, August 29 – Practice No. 27 – 9 am; Coach Muschamp Press Conference, 1 pm, Williams-Brice Stadium
Tuesday, August 30 – Practice No. 28 – 10 am; Coach Muschamp on “Carolina Calls” from Wild Wing Café, 7 pm
Wednesday, August 31 – Practice No. 29 – 10:20 am
Thursday, September 1 – South Carolina at Vanderbilt, 8 pm ET, ESPN
This story was originally published July 22, 2016 at 2:05 PM with the headline "South Carolina sets 2016 preseason football practice schedule."