...losing streak with an 8-4 record in 2000. "It's a good atmosphere here," said Elam, who will battle for second-string cornerback duties when preseason drills begin in August. "It's been a lot better since we started winning." WHO'S...

...own during South Carolina's preseason drills, so much that, aside from avoiding a redshirt year, he was a second-string cornerback when the season began. "I came up, worked hard and got a spot," Elam said. "I was prepared." The same...

South Carolina Brian Elam was listed as a second-string cornerback on the depth chart released Monday by the Gamecocks. Elam, a 6-foot, 175-pounder who played for North Augusta last season...

...ball in the air, and I think that's one of the problems we had last year," Holtz said. Elam has played second-string cornerback for most of the spring. ADKISSON OUT: Junior-college transfer James Adkisson, a receiver who showed promise...