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On Wednesday morning, Dawn Staley and South Carolina's women's basketball team landed a commitment from Arkansas Razorback transfer and forward Maryam Dauda, who immediately is a strong contender to take over the five spot left vacated by Kamilla Cardoso who moved onto the WNBA. While Dauda will certainly make an impact in her own ways, her skillset will also help one of the team's youngest stars in MiLaysia Fulwiley show off her full arsenal this next season.

This past weekend, Arkansas Razorback forward and transfer Maryum Dauda visited Dawn Staley and South Carolina's women's basketball program. With the skillset Dauda could offer the Gamecocks as a rare stretch five for the team, the recruitment is indicative of Staley's willingness to change as a coach or adapt to her roster additions and departures.

There's a lot of excitement surrounding what quarterback LaNorris Sellers could do for Shane Beamer and South Carolina's Football program in 2024. There's a growing belief that if he develops overtime and has some other factors go his way, he could do special things in Columbia both from a team and individual standpoint.

After winning their third national title in program history last season, there's no question that South Carolina's Women's Basketball program is now in the pantheon of the best programs in women's college basketball history. However, the main question now is whether or not Dawn Staley and the Gamecocks have reached dynasty status with their recent run of success.

The primary focus for Shane Beamer and South Carolina's football team in 2024 will be to try and get things back on track, which likely entails making it back to a bowl game and winning a game or two against teams who defeated you last Fall. However, as with any job, the Gamecocks will also need to keep tabs on their competitors, as comparisons are made every day in sports conversations. So which football programs within the SEC should Carolina fans use as appropriate comparison points this Fall?

With their No. 1 HS recruiting class in the 2024 cycle, along with the additions of Kiki Iriafen and Talia von Oelhoffen, many pundits have crowned the USC Trojans as the biggest challenger for Dawn Staley and South Carolina's women's basketball team this next season. However, there are multiple reasons to believe that the Trojans are still jockeying for position behind several other big-name contenders like the Texas Longhorns, UCLA Bruins and Notre Dame Fighting Irish.