Defense making a name for itself

Two of the defenses considered among South Carolina’s all-time best – the 1984 and ’87 editions – had cool nicknames.
The ’84 D was the “Fire Ants,” so named for the way defenders flocked to the ball in the Gamecocks’ garnet uniforms.
The ’87 defense was dubbed “Black Death” because, well, it was a bad-a$$ nickname that [...]