There are three South Carolina football players amongst the top 25 in the country for 2026 according to one "way too early" list. JC and Mad Dog discuss what was said about each of the players. ... Ross from Friends was a bad human being and there is proof... then a running backs discussion breaks out along with the notion of an NIL contract buyout.

The ITG Chat Box is live on Wide Open Wednesday and it takes JC and Mad Dog and the Gamecock fans through a wild ride about the state of college football and the money and everything else. A Texas Tech booster has said Alabama and Auburn have no money and Indiana is here to stay. Do we believe that? Also, what is the value of what everyone is paying for? Also, a basketball win!

College football season is over and we miss it already. JC and Mad Dog ramble through a number of big picture topics and Gamecock related topics, including a South Carolina native that is in junior college and plays tackle that could join the roster this summer. Lots of interaction from the chat boxers. Some basketball toward the end and pets reincarnated.

It's a triple whammy of festivities because it's not only Meat Loaf Monday, but also MLK Day as well as National Championship day in college football, plus South Carolina has continued to bring in players from the transfer portal and JC Shurburtt has a complete breakdown. Lots of roster talk to day and how Indiana being successful should inspire every program in what is considered to be the middle class of college football.

The Late Night Gamecock Matt Anderson, Phil "Mad Dog" Mullinax and JC Shurburtt engage in a broad conversation about the NIL money in college football plus the transfer portal plus some of these folks that say that they are agents... and then Texas running back Christian Clark committed to South Carolina toward the end of the episode.

Alex Jones is in for Gamecock Smorgasboard and JC and Mad Dog try to stump him with a wild comedy sketch... Men's basketball is on a negative heater... Loads of portal talk about the visitors and what may be next.

It's Wide Open Wednesday and right off the bat, JC Shurburtt and Mad Dog Mullinax dive into players from the transfer portal being welcomed back home. Also, will Carolina land another defensive end from the transfer portal? There is some off topic noise here and there as well as a look at Alabama's money situation... Tide insiders are telling Alabama fans who want the coaching staff to overspend the same thing Gamecock fans here- it's not happening.

JC Shurburtt and Mad Dog Mullinax have a heavy dose of portal discussion from the ITG Chat Box and Club Chief Members. Some are disappointed. Some believe the portal class is average. There are questions about big name players out there still that are answered directly and it all is done in a fun and entertaining manner on a Terrible Tuesday.