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Report: South Carolina defensive line coach Travian Robertson hospitalized after car crash

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South Carolina defensive line coach Travian Robertson during a practice (Photo: GamecockCentral.com)
South Carolina defensive line coach Travian Robertson during a practice (Photo: GamecockCentral.com)

South Carolina defensive line coach Travian Robertson has been hospitalized after a car crash, according to The State’s Jordan Kaye. Specific details were not available at the time of publication.

The State also reported Robertson was in a room in the trauma ICU at Prisma Health Richland Hospital. South Carolina coach Shane Beamer, in a text to The State, said Robertson is “doing OK.”

Robertson is preparing for his third year as the defensive line coach at his alma mater. He previously worked at Georgia State and Division II Albany State following a brief career in the NFL.

South Carolina brought in two defensive line transfers this cycle, including Georgia Southern’s Troy Pikes. Travian Robertson had high praise for Pikes earlier this month and explained why the Gamecocks made a run at him in the portal.

“His film popped when we looked at him,” Robertson said. “What I liked about him was his ability to move. He’s got what Tonka and TJ had, the basketball background. He was highly recruited. I love the way he moves. He played in some SEC games at Southern. He could fit in. I met with him and immediately came back and told Clayton, I like this guy.”

South Carolina enters this season looking to build on last year’s 9-4 record, and notably has its quarterback returning. LaNorris Sellers is generating plenty of buzz after a breakout 2024 campaign, and the Gamecocks came in at No. 5 in the SEC preseason poll.

South Carolina also sits at No. 13 in the preseason AP Top 25. Beamer addressed those expectations and said it provides a good source of motivation for his team to live up to that billing.

“I’d rather be ranked high and have those expectations than not,” Beamer said. “I mean as a coach, when you’re not ranked high like we were last year, it’s great because you can use that as fuel and motivation. But we want to be a team that’s consistently ranked high in the top 10, top 15 going into every single season because it means we did some good stuff the year before and we’re expected to do stuff again.”

South Carolina is making its final preparations for next week’s season opener to kick off the 2025 season. The Gamecocks will take on Virginia Tech Aug. 31 in a Sunday matchup.