About this episode
SEC Mike Bratton ( @MichaelWBratton ) is joined by South Carolina beat writer Ben Portnoy ( @bportnoy15 ) of The State! Cousin Shane has started his Big Orange Walks (1:00), Auburn suspends starting running back Jarquez Hunter (2:30), Kentucky landed an elite QB commitment (4:45), updating the SEC’s transfer portal rankings following the second portal window (7:30), South Carolina beat reporter Ben Portnoy of The State joins the show! (12:00), what is it like covering Shane Beamer’s program (13:00), insight into who Beamer is behind the scenes (14:30), bigger win for the program last season, Tennessee or Clemson? (16:30), upsetting every Gamecock fan with his poll voting last season (19:45), thoughts on South Carolina having 6.5 over/under win total (22:30), South Carolina closing in on a potential top 10 recruiting class (27:00), how many SEC games do the Gamecocks want to play annually, nine or eight? (31:30), who should South Carolina play annually in the SEC? (34:00), how well will Spencer Rattler and Dowell Loggains work together? (36:15), the role for freshman 5-star Nyck Harbor? (39:00), lesson learned from spring football and what is the biggest unknown exiting spring camp? (41:00), Advertising inquiries: thatsecpodcast@gmail.com Call In Line: (615) 965-5152 All show music comes via Nashville band Crimson Calamity; check out their work by clicking the link below: https://open.spotify.com/artist/29HGeJEcYHBJlyt4xIcLBw?si=GJoEOr0YSoeqWkrjhCc0Ug Donate to cousin Shane’s beer fund via CashApp: $thatSECpodcast We have t-shirts for sale! Check out our merchandise store featuring shirts, hoodies, stickers, coffee mugs, pillows, phone cases and more: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/thatsecpodcast?ref_id=19055 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.