I’m not going to lie, as a University of South Carolina alum and a die hard fan of Gamecocks athletics, I thought Stephen Garcia, despite his off the field shortcomings, would come into the 2011 season and lead our football squad to a historic season.

Off the field this guy has been a fuxing douche, but statistically, coming into this season Stephen Garcia had a chance a pass Steve Taneyhill and become the Gamecocks all-time leader in pass completions, passing touchdowns and passing yards.

As crazy as it sounds, if Stephen Garica, a 5th year senior, would have played this season as solidly as he did last year, he would have ended his collegiate career as the best quarterback in Gamecocks history.

Unfortunately, the Garcia era at the University of South Carolina is over and ends just as rocky as it started. According to reports, Stephen Garcia has been dismissed from the 15th ranked SC football team after testing positive for marijuana and alcohol.

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Not that the final score even matters, but today the South Carolina Gamecocks held their annual spring football game at Williams Brice Stadium in Columbia, SC. Coming off a 2010 SEC East Championship, and landing the #1 recruit in the country in Jadeveon Clowney, 2011 looks to be even bigger for the Fighting Gamecocks, and although the season doesn’t start until September, the excitement starts with the spring game today. Peep the highlights and recaps below.

Gamecocks Spring Game: South Carolina spring game (Video) | How the Garcia-Less Gamecocks Looked | 4 Gamecock QBs get workout in spring game | Will Garcia start the Gamecocks’ opener? | 2011 South Carolina Football Schedule: Game-By-Game Breakdown

I saw that the University of South Carolina football program made national headlines yesterday, but I didn’t read the story yet, so I don’t know what happened. Whatever it is, I don’t like it. Why won’t they let our football team be great?