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LaNorris Sellers will get his first taste of action as the 'de facto' starting quarterback for Shane Beamer and South Carolina's Football team in their Garnet and Black Spring Game on Saturday night. While everyone knows the highlight-reel type potential that Sellers possesses, it remains to be seen how he'll handle doing all of the little things with the added pressure of being the guy everyone on his team is likely looking to for answers.

Coming off the hinges of her third national title win and an undefeated season to boot, there's no question that South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley is now in the upper echelon when we talk about the best coaches in women's college basketball history. Being now one of just five coaches in the sport's history to win three titles, is she now securely in the Top 4 and on the sport's Mount Rushmore, or is there a valid argument against it?

Tonight, South Carolina women's basketball star Kamilla Cardoso realized her dream at the 2024 WNBA Draft, officially becoming a professional women's basketball player. Cardoso's journey to this moment serves as a testament to the kind of program Dawn Staley and her staff run and why it can be fruitful for both high school prospects and transfers.

South Carolina's women's basketball team is getting even stronger in their frontcourt next season as they add the No. 3 prospect in the country according to ESPN's HoopGurlz Rankings in five-star forward from Camden, SC, Joyce Edwards. Edwards, however, shouldn't just be viewed as added depth and athleticism for Dawn Staley in the Gamecocks frontcourt, as based on what she displayed in the Nike Hoops Summit against International players this past weekend, the potential is there for her to be the most skilled post player the team has had since A'ja Wilson.

Dawn Staley is currently in a position where she doesn't have to go and bring in a transfer to South Carolina's women's basketball program in order to address a glaring issue. However, Oregon State center Raegan Beers is the kind of transfer that she might not be able to pass up, considering the likely high-level suitors she's going to have.

Dawn Staley and South Carolina's women's basketball team are coming off of an undefeated national title run that saw no opponent be able to take them down in the process. However, there are a few programs who due to their talent, roster continuity and familiarity with the Gamecocks could be suitable challengers for Staley & Co. this next season.