South Carolina Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley seemingly stole the show when she attended a recent game of her school’s football team. On Saturday, Sept. 6, coach Shane Beamer’s Gamecocks’ football squad is taking on their state rivals in the South Carolina State Bulldogs, in their home pitch, the Williams-Brice Stadium, for their matchup in week two of the 2025 college football regular season.
With this, the Gamecocks’ women’s basketball social media team took it to their Instagram account to upload a story of Staley. In the video, Staley is seen embracing the love being shown by the South Carolina faithful towards her by dancing, as they were chanting her name repeatedly. This is because Staley was watching the game from “The Cockpit”, which is what the school calls their student section in their football stadium.
“@sc_cockpit @staley05,” @gamecockwbb on Instagram captioned with heart emojis before Staley responded on her own Instagram story, saying, “GAMECOCK LOVE,” with a couple of red heart emojis.
Coach Beamer and the rest of his Gamecocks’ football squad, much to the delight of their fans and supporters, just like Staley, are heading into the Bulldogs matchup with proper momentum. This is because they previously defeated the Virginia Tech Hokies by 13 points, 24-11, in the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta Georgi,a to open their 2025 campaign. They finished the 2024 season with an overall record of 9-4 (5-3 SEC).
Dawn Staley Also Posted A Video From Her POV During The Football Game Against South Carolina State Bulldogs
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Along with her getting posted by @gamecockwbb on Instagram through their stories, Dawn Staley has also posted a video from her point of view of the Williams-Brice Stadium’s student section. In the clip, several fans and students are seen rejoicing despite the rainy weather as they shout louder once they realized that the three-time national champion coach is recording them.
“Never ever question the best fanbase! @GamecocksOnline and it’s not even close! Appreciate every one of you!,” Staley wrote.
– Dawn Staley, September 6, 2025
Staley is currently in the offseason preparing for her 18th year at the helm of the Gamecocks‘ women’s basketball coaching staff in the upcoming 2025-26 season. They are looking to win their fourth NCAA title in program history, third in the last five years, in the next campaign.
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