‘The General?' Thomas Sumter's ‘Slave Bounty' Gives Gamecock Fans An Excuse To Choose ‘Cock Commander'

They should have gone with ‘Cock Commander.' And maybe now they will. Fans of the University of South Carolina Gamecock football program – indignan...

September 3, 2022
5:50 PM

They should have gone with ‘Cock Commander.' And maybe now they will. Fans of the University of South Carolina Gamecock football program – indignant over the recent renaming of their live mascot – have launched a stealth campaign to torpedo the unpopular new moniker. Their weapon of choice? Revisionist history … and a student body they believe can be whipped up into a ‘woke' frenzy. First, though, the original controversy: As I reported last week, it's football season in South Carolina – which means long-suffering Gamecock fans needs something to talk about other than their historically mediocre program.

Will Folks