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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The 154th South Carolina State Fair is back in full swing and one of the great attractions is the food.

This year, the fair is introducing 13 new food and drink items for people to try and WIS’s Jalen Tart tried a few of them.

Mexican Street Corn Sundae: DeAnna’s Food Concession

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This all-new entrée created by DeAnna’s Food Concession is made with fresh-cut fries layered with crushed corn chips, sweet corn, Mexican spices, crumbled cheese, and queso cheese, topped off with a choice of sirloin steak and or Cajun shrimp.

Rating 8.5/10

Donut Dog - DeAnna’s Diner

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DeAnna’s Donut Dog is the new creation from DeAnna’s Diner and is a must-try at this year’s state fair. The new food item includes a homemade long John donut bun with an all beef Hot Dog, topped with Bacon and donut glaze that is filled with a mouthwatering experience.

Rating 8/10

Oliver Gospel Mission Coffee

The Roastery is a coffee business of Oliver Gospel Mission that provides emergency and recovery services to those experiencing homelessness. The Roastery provides freshly roasted coffee across Columbia and at this years fair, one meal is provided for a neighbor in need with every cup purchased. When you purchase a 1 lb. bag of coffee, you provide a night of shelter for someone experiencing homelessness. The Roastery is located near the Pro kitchen Cookie Kitchen.

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COLUMBIA — Columbia native Kenneth Legette started selling clothes out of his dorm room at the University of South Carolina in 2016.

Seven years later, the 26-year-old has his own designer clothing line, Metstar, and just opened his first brick-and-mortar shop in Northeast Columbia.

The new Metstar store located on Two Notch Road and the company website offer casual wear like graphic shirts, pants, jackets and more designed by Legette.

Legette decided to expand to a physical location after years of online sales and hand-delivering clothes to clients who needed an outfit in a hurry, he said.

He lamented the lack of clothing options for Columbia residents, explaining that many of his customers looking for designer options have been forced to venture out to Atlanta or Charlotte to find what they’re looking for.

“We don’t really have that many clothing options here in South Carolina,” Legette said. “We’re not really a fashion-forward state. There’s an opportunity to bring the fashion to them.”

Metstar is one of few Columbia-based clothing brands. Legette said the reason isn’t for a lack of talent. Rather, in-state designers often quickly move away to a larger city to establish their brand.

Take Sergio Hudson, for example, a Ridgeway native now based in Los Angeles whose designs have been seen on Vice President Kamala Harris, Michelle Obama, Keke Palmer and others. He once owned a store in downtown Columbia on Main Street.

Legette wants to stop brain drain.

“It’s going to continue to repeat itself unless people actually want to be like, ‘I’ll stay. I’ll change. I’ll do something different,’ rather than just following the same steps,” he said.

The number of clothing stores in Richland County decreased from 198 to 168 from 2019 to 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. It’s unclear whether those numbers have started to recover since the pandemic.

Northeast Columbia is Legette’s first step toward eventually opening up other locations in the state, including one in downtown Columbia and eventually to larger cities like New York and Los Angeles.

Open since July, he said business has been good, but slow. His biggest challenge now is making people aware of his new location.

Legette said his vision for the brand has shifted over the years. His customer base was once concentrated among professional athletes, artists and entertainers.

Professional basketball player and former USC player PJ Dozier, for example, was featured in a Metstar photoshoot recently.

“When I originally started, my whole goal with the brand was to highlight the people that I consider stars,” Legette explained. “They excel in what they do.”

Now, he sees that as expanding to everyone.

“I want everyone to have some sort of ambition to work harder — whatever you do every day, just have some type of drive,” Legette said. “Think like a star, if that makes sense.”

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.The votes have been tabulated and Hammond linebacker Will McQueen is the winner in The State’s Midlands high school football Player of the Week for Oct. 5-6.

Thanks to everyone who voted for the poll. A new one will be out on Monday.

The nominees are listed below. Please note that these polls are not scientific and are meant to be just for fun.

Charlie Bonds, QB, Richard Winn: Junior was 7-of-14 passing for 143 yards, two touchdowns and carried it 14 times for 141 yards, two touchdowns in 38-32 win over Faith Christian.

Titus Bowman, DE, Keenan: Junior had six tackles, five for loss, a fumble recovery and four sacks in 53-0 win over Columbia.

Sam Burks, RB, Northside Christian: Junior running back carried it 18 times for 150 yards and three touchdowns in 34-2 win over Anderson.

Buzz Buxton, WR/DB, Ben Lippen: Junior had two catches for 53 yards and a TD, three tackles and interception in 22-18 win over Trinity Collegiate.

Drake Braddock, QB, Gilbert: Senior was 8-of-10 passing for 256 yards, three touchdowns in 60-0 win over Swansea.

Jonathan Clarkson, RB/LB North Central: Junior carried it 17 times for 275 yards, four touchdowns, had four tackles, forced fumble and a sack in 40-15 win over Buford.

Charles Jeffcoat, DL, Dreher: Senior had eight tackles, four for loss, two sacks and one forced fumble in 28-14 win over Orangeburg-Wilkinson.

Jaiden Kimble, LB/RB/P, White Knoll: Senior had 12 tackles, three for loss, four quarterback pressures, one pass break-up and one forced fumble. Kimble also averaged 48.7 yards on three punts.

Marquell Lewis, LB/S, Irmo: Senior had 12 tackles, a sack and returned an interception for a touchdown in Irmo’s 38-6 win over Ridge View.

Ja Mayrant, WR, Camden: Senior had 145 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 41-6 win over Darlington.

Will McQueen, LB, Hammond: Senior had 17 tackles, eight for loss, and six sacks in 35-20 win over Cardinal Newman.

KD Outen, LB, Lugoff-Elgin: Senior had 14 tackles, three sacks, one tackle for loss in 14-6 win over Westwood.

Caleb Pearson, QB/DB, CA Johnson: Senior had 307 all-purpose yards, five touchdowns and had five tackles, an interception in 52-6 win over Great Falls.

Richland Northeast’s offense: The Cavaliers scored a school-record 73 points and had 725 yards of total offense in 73-58 win over AC Flora.

Will Young, QB/RB/WR, Brookland-Cayce: Senior carried it 29 times for 261 yards, three touchdowns and caught a touchdown in a 42-19 win over Lower Richland.

This story was originally published October 9, 2023, 11:39 AM.

Florida leads the all-time series against South Carolina with a 30-10-3 edge, but the Gators are just 12-8-1 on the road, including four losses in their last six trips. Head coach Billy Napier arrives at Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday. (Photo: Molly Kaiser/UAA Communications)

The Gators are 1-10 in their last 11 away games, dating to the 2021 season.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – It was Florida's most impressive performance of the 2022 season, the program's first under Coach Billy Napier.

One of the best South Carolina teams in years came to town in mid-November and was promptly flattened. The Gators scored on their first four drives and eliminated any threat of second-half drama by forcing turnovers on the Gamecocks' first three possessions out of the locker room. Florida won 38-6 and appeared to be building something. Then came the loss at Vanderbilt a week later that kicked in a three-game slide to end the season and, ultimately, just the third losing record for the program in more than four decades.

Conversely, after the humiliating defeat, the Gamecocks went the other way. The next week, USC obliterated fifth-ranked Tennessee 63-58, then shocked No. 8 Clemson 31-30 on the road – snapping a 40-game home win streak for the Tigers – for just their second win in that rivalry series since 2013. The Gamecocks ended the year with a shootout loss to Notre Dame in the Gator Bowl, but finished 23rd in the final Associated Press poll.

So what to make of Saturday's date between the Gators (4-2, 2-1) and Gamecocks (2-3, 1-2) at Williams-Brice Stadium? Both teams are elbowing each other for middling status in the Southeastern Conference East Division, but unlike last year – when the teams exited the "Swamp" with identical records of 6-3 overall and 3-4 in league play – it's earlier in the season and the direction of both is yet to be determined.

This one will a go a long way in those determinations.

[Read senior writer Scott Carter's comprehensive "Opening Kickoff" setup here]

South Carolina's three losses in 2023 have all come against ranked teams (No. 21 North Carolina at Charlotte, at No. 1 Georgia, at No. 21 Tennessee) and by double-digits. The Gamecocks actually led the two-time national-champion Bulldogs 14-3 at the break, but were outscored 21-0 in the second half. Their two wins were against Furman and Mississippi State, but the Gamecocks are certainly capable with Spencer Rattler (1,411 yards, 7 TD, 3 INT) and an offense that ranks eighth in the league at just under 400 yards per game. South Carolina is still without standout receiver Antwane "Juice" Wells, who injured his foot against Georgia and has not played since. The Florida defense ranks third in the SEC (286.2 yards per game), but is just two weeks removed from that 329 rushing-yard debacle and 33-14 loss at Kentucky.

Defensively, USC rates next-to-last in the conference and a woeful 121st in the country in surrendering 442.8 yards per game, including 301.4 through the air.

Those numbers should be enticing for UF quarterback Graham Mertz (80 percent, 1,474 yards, 9 TD, 2 INT), whose unit is coming off a 495-yard outburst and 38-14 home victory against Vanderbilt. The Gators rushed for 215 yards against the Commodores, with junior Montrell Johnson Jr. carrying 18 times for 135 yards and a score, while sophomore Trevor Etienne sat out with an upper body injury. Etienne, who busted an 85-yard touchdown in the rout of the Gamecocks last season, is cleared to play this week.

The last time Florida played at South Carolina, the Gators were crushed 40-17 in 2021, a result that amped up the death watch on then-Coach Dan Mullen. It marked the fourth loss in the previous six trips to Williams-Brice and is part of a Florida road run of 10 losses in the last 11 road games (and 13 of the last 14 away from the "Swamp"). UF is 1-7 on the road in two seasons under Napier.

Is this the week of a redirect?

Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. on SEC Network, with Taylor Zarzour on play-by-play, Matt Stinchcomb providing analysis and Alyssa Lang working the sidelines. The Gators Sports Network from Learfield will air with pregame coverage beginning at 1 p.m. and eventually give way to the team of Sean Kelly, recently named 2023 SEC Legend Shane Matthews and sideline reporter Tate Casey for kickoff. For stations, click here.

The game will be replayed Tuesday at 11 a.m. and Wednesday at 3:30 a.m., both on SEC Network.

Finally, follow senior writer Scott Carter (@GatorsScott) for commentary and analysis throughout the game. FloridaGators.com will have complete post-game coverage from the game Saturday.

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