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South Carolina 2025 football season postmortem: from No. 13 to 4‑8 collapse

The 2025 season was supposed to be a springboard for South Carolina with preseason No. 13 and Heisman buzz but ended in a 4u20118 disaster. This is nou2011frills breakdown of what went wrong and what must change in Columbia.

Nov 29, 2025; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks quarterback Lanorris Sellers (16) passes against the Clemson Tigers in the first quarter at Williams-Brice Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Blake-Imagn Images | Jeff Blake-Imagn Images

South Carolina Football entered the 2025 season with high expectations, ranked No. 13 nationally and fueled by the momentum of a 9-4 record in 2024.