City of Columbia, South Carolina

Like, Georgia's going to be a favorite.

Yes, it is in Columbia.

But, you know, A&M coming in with the struggles they had, South Carolina will certainly be favored to beat Arkansas.

The Oklahoma game is definitely, I think, on the toss-up scale.

There's a way you could kind of control the time possession with your tempo and pace and maybe not necessarily trying to super tempo this game because you're going to need to protect your defense a little bit.

Hey, how about Mizzou at Arkansas? Both teams coming off a bye, Stephen.

And the big news out of Columbia shared yesterday that Ahmad Hardy is returning to practice.

Now, we still don't 100% know what that means in terms of his availability, but I have heard, Stephen, that the targeted game to get our preseason All-American, by some regards the best running back in the country, is Texas.

Best hotel to hook up in.

The Hilton in Columbia, South Carolina.

People are the drunkest there.

College town.

Yeah.

My thing with South Carolina, where I was based as a campaign embed for CNN, was that...

Charleston, Columbia, or Greenville, all great.

Yeah, it's easier to get around than Iowa.

Marion Bowman and the Ten Grams.

Columbia, South Carolina.

January 31, 2025.

South Carolina went 13 years without an execution because it couldn't get the drugs.

Molly Elliott's husband, Andy, called it bittersweet news, said he was satisfied that justice had been served, and said, "...the loss of Molly is a scar we will forever carry, and it will never heal." Hoffman's wife, Ilona, said, "...this execution was not justice, it was revenge." Chapter 43.

McCall-Moddy and the Two Entrance Wounds.

Columbia, South Carolina.

April 11, 2025.

Just missteps by George on that one.

George MacIntyre was asked the same thing when he met with members of the media in Columbia after the game.

Yeah,

just simple miscommunication.

Did we just subject ourselves to at least another year of Beamer ball? Does this win remove Beamer from the hot seat? It does indeed.

As long as they don't implode down the stretch.

Shane Beamer will continue to be in Columbia.

So I guess congratulations to Gamecock fans.

I mean, let's cut to the chase.

Westy, I got to talk about your Tennessee Volunteers blowing that fourth quarter lead in Columbia against South Carolina.

Tennessee up 24-17.

Fourth and one.

But lately, that's been better too.

So we'll see if this is sort of a one-off for the defense or they will show real improvement.

We know all about Jaden Baugh, that star running back Florida has, Columbia High School here in Atlanta.

A guy that's a rugged runner, very skilled runner.

From South Carolina Public Radio, this is the South Carolina Lead.

I'm your host, Gavin Jackson, and this episode was recorded on October 26, 2026 from South Carolina Public Radio Studios here in Columbia.

On this episode of The Lead, we bring you our final candidate profile of the 2026 cycle with a look at two of the candidates running for the U.S. Senate, Republican incumbent Senator Darlene Graham and Democratic nominee Annie Andrews, a pediatrician.

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I advocated against that bill, as did former Republican Superintendent Molly Spearman, for the same reasons.

Because we already had a procedure in place at the school level to deal with this very small issue.

And what the Republicans in Columbia were doing was just using these vulnerable children in their political games.

And if anyone looks at my record of advocacy for South Carolina kids and families, they will see that I am a fighter and that I will always stand up and fight for vulnerable people, particularly children, if they're being bullied.

But all the while, First, I kept my hand in coaching way before I had kids.

I mean, even, you know, right out of college and the first year I'm in the sales world, I'm coaching at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, South Carolina, coaching the ninth grade team, defensive backs.

And I went to Hammond School, had an opportunity in the afternoon to kind of get back late afternoon, still a flexible schedule.

And so I love the game, right? I want to get back.

And so my real message for everyone is like, I want everybody to feel this sense of urgency, recognize the size of the opportunity that's in front of us, feel the sense of urgency, and do everything we can now to make sure that, you know, South Carolina is a winner in this competition.

That was our conversation with Craig Stover of Dominion Engineering, who's on the MoveSC podcast highlighting entrepreneurs making an impact in our communities as made possible with the support of First Community Bank, First Community Bank member FDIC, NP Strategy, and the City of Columbia's Office of Business Opportunities.