PLAYERS WENT OUT PARTYING NIGHT BEFORE ARKANSAS TRIP
DRUNKENVILLE, S.C. (TPS) - For Gamecock fans, Saturday’s loss to SEC rival Arkansas was the third straight heart-breaker in as many weeks. The 48-36 loss means South Carolina is no longer ranked and, with two tough opponents remaining, faces the prospect of going from 6-1 to not making a bowl.
While it was the team as a whole that lost and not one particular player’s fault, one of the most glaring weaknesses was the offensive line. 
Quarterback Blake Mitchell was sacked twice and hurried at least another dozen times. It seemed the rare occasion that more than three seconds passed between the time the ball was snapped and the time the Razorback defense was in the South Carolina backfield.
And then we received these hilarious photos of Gamecock’s right tackle Justin Sorensen (above and left) — among a number of other players — from a reader who said they were taken on Halloween night in Columbia’s Five Points district, and suddenly it all made sense. A bunch of South Carolina players went out partying the night before the team traveled to Fayetteville, and then the team got roughed up by the Razorbacks. The only reason we weren’t more surprised at these pictures was because Sorensen has a history of crazy behavior.
Don’t get us wrong, we’re all about having a good time. But there’s something to be said for a little restraint the night before leaving for a huge football game — especially when you’re getting a free college education because of football.
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Blake Mitchell drinks EVERYDAY of his life. Many of the rest of the team are out partying 3 to 5 nights a week.
The more we win, the more they strut their stuff…so then we start to lose. And lose. And lose.
And by the way…if you don’t know this it means u don’t go out to college bars. Don’t say I am wrong…just call your local callege kid…he will confirm.
I think you misspoke- the party was on Halloween (Wednesday) and the game was on Saturday. There’s plenty to be said for “a little restraint the night before a huge football game”, but I don’t think you can attribute the (rather sad) performance of the team to a few players drinking 3 days before a game. At most, perhaps some were hung over for the ride to Fayetteville- give the kids a break.
Besides, he doesn’t look bad in a dress.
I guess you don’t really know what our football players look like because that is definitely not Justin Sorenson and the other guy is not one of our players as well.
How dare they have fun 72 hours before a football game!
Cathie,
If the fact that the guy in the picture is about 6′7″, 325 lbs. and bald isn’t enough for you, then notice the tattoo on his right arm.
Duh-duh-duh…