Patrick Obley

Commentary: Martin’s Gamecocks battle, but lack of talent shows

South Carolina head coach Frank Martin watches his team in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Vanderbilt on Saturday, March 9, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn.

This season, talent was not on the Gamecocks' side, they often proved to be their own worst enemy and if they had any luck at all, it wasn't of the rabbit foot or four-leaf clover variety.

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Commentary: Martin's Gamecocks make mental strides

Odds and ends from Wednesday night’s 63-62 victory against Ole Miss.
PATRICK OBLEY

Commentary: Martin throws culture under the bus

If there’s a bus and Frank Martin is behind the wheel, don’t go looking for his players underneath it.
PATRICK OBLEY

Georgia DB plans return visit to USC

DB DJ Smith will visit in April.
PATRICK OBLEY

SEC hoops: Team previews as league play begins

A team-by-team look as the SEC begins conference play.
PATRICK OBLEY

Martin speaks out on school shooting

Prior to Wednesday night’s game, USC men’s coach Frank Martin addressed the crowd at Colonial Life Arena, asking for a moment of silence for the victims and families affected in the Newtown, Conn., school shootings.
PATRICK OBLEY

Hoops notebook: Scouting the Gamecocks, Red Storm

Ellington is in shape, Chatkevicius is tall and the Red Storm is really good, according to Martin
PATRICK OBLEY

Martin: How the Grinch stole Thanksgiving

To say Frank Martin was upset over his team’s play during a 65-53 loss to Elon on Wednesday night would be acceptable, but the more applicable term might be “resigned.”
PATRICK OBLEY

Commentary: Spurrier, Shaw need to get on same page

There was little doubt at the end of Saturday’s 24-7 win against pesky Wofford that quarterback and coach have reached the point where all they can do is throw up their hands.
PATRICK OBLEY

Commentary: Tough patches can’t cloud team’s success

As USC closed out another SEC season with a by-the-books dismantling of Arkansas on Saturday, it’s worth remembering preseason expectations.
PATRICK OBLEY

5 season story lines for Martin, Gamecocks

It comes as no surprise the USC men’s basketball team was voted to finish 13th out of 14 teams in the preseason media poll. But here’s the truth: This is exactly how new men’s coach Frank Martin likes it.