COVID-19 cancellations in the spring of 2020 included the popular Prowl & Growl and Spurs Up tours, in which Clemson and South Carolina football fans meet with coaches and take pictures while sharing buffet dinners.
Tours usually include stops in South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia, with basketball coaches sometimes involved.
Both schools are hoping for some version this spring.
“Although we will not be doing our traditional face-to-face tour this spring due to COVID and capacity restrictions, we are now working on the possibility of a virtual Prowl and Growl that we could share with a large number of our loyal donors and fans around the state,” he said. Davis Babb, executive director of Clemson’s IPTAY booster club.
An interim Prowl & Growl schedule for 2021 on the Clemson Alumni website lists eight events: Aiken, Charlotte / Rock Hill, Greensboro, Greenville, Columbia, Charleston, Florence and Greenwood.
South Carolina’s new coach Shane Beamer is eager to hit the road and create excitement.
“Discussions are underway,” said Steve Eigenbrot, Gamecock Club CEO. “The sports department, Shane and the Gamecock Club really want to tour Spurs Up. If we can, it will probably be in July, but COVID seems to be in charge. “
Spurs Up’s last tour, with former coach Will Muschamp in 2019, included nine events: Augusta, Columbia, Lancaster, Greenville, York, Sumter, Myrtle Beach, Atlanta and Charleston.
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