Alan Cole (@Alan_

Alan Cole

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Alan Cole

@Alan__Cole

Former South Carolina beat writer, current freelancer, mostly @GDPSports and @AP. Covered a little bit of everything. Available for work. Be kind to others.

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Alan Cole
@Alan__Cole
May 26, 2025
Quick note: Due to some circumstances with the shuffling in Rivals, today was my last game covering South Carolina. I'll always be grateful for the people I met, the experiences here and the last three years overall. Not sure what's next, but excited for it. All love, Columbia.
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Alan Cole
@Alan__Cole
Dec 31, 2024
There's a wedding happening in the corner of the end zone by where South Carolina is warming up. No, really, a couple is getting married at the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl.
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Alan Cole
@Alan__Cole
Feb 2, 2025
"Bam Adebayo was in the building....I don't know why. But it was cool to see him here after he hit a game-winner last night" - Dawn Staley with a smirk and a laugh.
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Alan Cole
@Alan__Cole
Mar 30, 2025
If Texas and UConn win tomorrow, the Final Four would be South Carolina and the only three teams to beat South Carolina in the last 24 months.
Alexa Philippou
@alexaphilippou
Mar 30, 2025
UCLA will play in its first-ever NCAA Final Four, beating 2023 national champion LSU. Winning the Spokane 1 regional, where they are the No. 1 overall seed, the Bruins are officially Tampa-bound.
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Alan Cole
@Alan__Cole
Dec 19, 2024
Joyce Edwards said Dawn Staley walked into the locker room at halftime and just wrote a question mark on the board.
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Alan Cole
@Alan__Cole
Apr 5, 2025
Raven Johnson just got really hot and Dawn Staley was having the time of her life with it:
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Alan Cole
@Alan__Cole
Nov 30, 2024
Beamer said Steve Spurrier called him on Tuesday to tell him this was the biggest Carolina-Clemson game ever.
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Alan Cole
@Alan__Cole
Mar 9, 2025
All SEC Tournament team: Aneesah Morrow, LSU Madison Booker, Texas Sania Feagin, South Carolina Chloe Kitts, South Carolina MiLaysia Fulwiley, South Carolina Tournament MVP: Chloe Kitts
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Alan Cole
@Alan__Cole
Apr 2, 2024
Dawn on facing former Gamecock Saniya Rivers: "I say this often: Once you're a part of our family, whether you stay or you transfer, you're always going to have me as a resource." Said she's proud of Saniya and still texts with her and her parents.
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Alan Cole
@Alan__Cole
Mar 7, 2025
Miiiiight need to change up the number on that Kitts playcall before tomorrow.
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Alan Cole
@Alan__Cole
Mar 31, 2024
For the 15th time as South Carolina head coach, Dawn Staley cuts down a net.
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Alan Cole
@Alan__Cole
Jul 21, 2022
Here we go, the useless stat of the week absolutely nobody asked for, but I started keeping track of on Tuesday, the opening statements of all the SEC coaches by word count:
Alan Cole
@Alan__Cole
Sep 13, 2024
College GameDay notes, per release: - Shane Beamer will join the desk - Mayor Daniel Rickenmann will present Lee Corso a key to the city - Darius Rucker will join for a performance - Ryan McGee feature on the birth of Sandstorm - As announced, Dawn Staley is the guest picker
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Alan Cole
@Alan__Cole
Apr 6, 2025
Breezy on her message to Raven late in the game: "I told her to keep her head up, because I didn't want any pictures of her crying, because she has been amazing to us. She's been amazing to this program."
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