Thanksgiving with the Gamecocks

The South Carolina football team will have a very busy Thanksgiving.

The Gamecocks will hold a normal practice on Thursday morning.

The team will then spend the afternoon with the kids of Epworth Children's home.

The Gamecocks have invited the children to have Thanksgiving lunch at Williams-Brice Stadium.

South Carolina has shared a Thanksgiving meal with the Epworth kids for the past several years.

Gamecocks who have families in the area are allowed to travel home on Thursday night.

Many of those players said they plan to take teammates home with them.

The team will meet at on Friday to continue preparations for Clemson.