We are under a month away from the start of the college football season and one of the best matchups in Week 1 will take place in Charlotte when North Carolina and South Carolina square off.
Both teams enter the season with high expectations for 2023 but both are also dealing with some injuries.
For South Carolina, wide receiver Antwane “Juice” Wells is dealing with a lower-body injury. The receiver is one of the top options in the Gamecocks offense after he had a big 2022 season with 928 receiving yards and six receiving touchdowns.
Head coach Shane Beamer provided an update for Well’s injury, saying that the program is ‘optimistic’ that he will be ready for Week 1.
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“He won’t be back next week but optimistic that he’ll be ready for Game 1 knowing how Juice attacks things,” Beamer said The State. “He’s got a little bit of a lower-body injury that he’s dealing with right now. And nothing long term. Just some things that he’s got to get a hold of, and he assures me he’s playing Game 1, and knowing him he will.”
Wells transferred to South Carolina out of the FCS and made an immediate impact for the offense. If he can’t play in Week 1, it would take away Spencer Rattler’s top target.
Wells’ injury is certainly something to monitor moving forward. As is North Carolina receiver Devontez Walker’s situation.
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The Alabama Crimson Tide is on the road this week at Williams-Brice Stadium to take on the South Carolina Gamecocks. Former UA quarterback Greg McElroy made his prediction on who he thinks will win this matchup.
The Tide have been rolling since their opening loss to Florida State. Since then, the Tide are 6-0 and have rattled off 4 consecutive ranked wins. Alabama is clicking and will be looking to keep that going against a struggling South Carolina team. The Gamecocks are coming off back-to-back losses to LSU and Oklahoma. The offense put up a combined 17 points in the 2 losses, and quarterback LaNorris Sellers threw for only 124 yards in both games.
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McElroy is sticking with the Tide in this matchup and expects Alabama to keep its win streak going.
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“I’m taking Alabama, but I would not be surprised if this is a low-scoring, close, competitive football game for 3-plus quarters,” McElroy said. “Probably lean towards taking the points in this one. I think it’s going to be a close game, but I do think Alabama prevails in what will be a gutsy win on the road at Willy-Brice.”
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – City of Charleston leaders are considering rezoning a lot near the South Carolina Aquarium as part of a future affordable housing plan.
Various downtown sites are under consideration for new housing including a city-owned property on the eastern end of the South Carolina Aquarium parking deck.
Sites under consideration stem from an outlined plan to add 3,500 affordable housing units by 2032. The plan falls in line with the city’s Department of Housing and Community Development’s 2025 to 2029 Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan for 2026.
A 2019 to 2023 American Community Survey in the plan’s housing needs assessment records nearly more than 22,000 households are cost burdened. The survey finds that 14,600 renters and more than 8,000 homeowners paid more than 30% of their income on housing costs.
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District Two City Councilman Kevin Shealy says creating housing opportunities is needed for the city’s essential workers.
“We have firefighters, police officers, young teachers, essential business people, hospitality workers,” Shealy says. “We need to make sure they can afford to live in the Charleston area and live where they work. It’s essential for our business, it’s essential for how our city operates.”
Aquarium visitors and people walking nearby may view the area as a potential spot for extra parking. A successful rezoning would be step one to adding units.
Mixed-use affordable housing units are under consideration for a site near the South Carolina Aquarium.(Oasis)
City Planning Commission leaders are considering rezoning the lot at the corner of Calhoun and Concord Streets from general business zoning to mixed-use workforce housing.
City planning manager Christopher Morgan says the city has been eyeing the lot for around the last 10 years. He says the city’s recent housing initiative is an opportunity to move forward on adding affordable housing options in the space.
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“That will allow for a mix of housing types and, or also commercial aspects,” Morgan says. “It could be that there would be ground floor commercial uses and then ground floor residential uses.”
City leaders say potential housing designs in the city’s 2032 plan will ensure homes will keep the city’s aesthetic. Draft images include designs for spaces such as Charleston singles and cottages.
“We need to protect the way our character of our city is. We need to protect that character,” Shealy says. “These are going to be very attractive homes. Some of them are going to be your Charleston single homes that will be split up into triplexes, but it’s going to be a beautiful type of home that these people are going to be living and businesses will be operating in as well.”
The rezoning would go to the City Council for a public hearing on November 18 if commission leaders recommend approval. A final reading would take place in December if council leaders approve the change.
Morgan says design plans would be the next step if all goes well.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – Results are in for the Republican primary election in State House District 88.
The special election is being held to replace ex-SC Rep. RJ May, who resigned after being arrested on 10 counts of distributing child sex abuse materials. May later pleaded guilty to five of the charges in exchange for the other five being dropped.
The results are below. 1,488 ballots total were cast in the primary
John Lastinger: 596 votes, 40.05% of total votes
Brian Duncan: 565 votes, 37.97% of total votes
Lorelai Graye: 225 votes, 15.12% of total votes
Darren E. Rogers Sr.: 102 votes, 6.85% of total votes
Because no candidate got 50% of the vote, there is a potential for a runoff election between the two candidates who received the most votes.
WIS has reached out to the State Election Commission to see if there will be a runoff election.
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The winner of the primary will face Democrat Chuck Hightower in the special election on Dec. 23. Hightower ran unopposed in the Democratic primary
This is a developing story. Stay with WIS for the latest details.
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