South Carolina, Texas Await High-Stakes Coin Flip—If They Win First
COLUMBIA — The stage is set, the protocol is in place, and a custom coin—featuring a South Carolina logo on one side and a Texas logo on the other—has been delivered to the SEC office. The fate of the No. 1 seed in the upcoming SEC Tournament will come down to a simple coin flip, broadcast live during halftime of the LSU-Ole Miss game on Sunday.
But there’s a catch: The flip only happens if both teams win.
No Flip Without a Victory
Both teams must take care of business first. South Carolina (26-3, 14-1 SEC) hosts No. 15 Kentucky, while Texas faces Florida. If either team loses, the coin flip becomes meaningless.
The Gamecocks know they can’t look past their opponent, especially after Kentucky‘s dominant win over Tennessee in its last outing.
“We got a game to win. We’re going to be celebrating our seniors, but it always seems like a game we got to win, so we got to go out there and win the game,” said USC head coach Dawn Staley. “Celebrate them, but when it’s game time, it’s a business game for us.”
Chasing Another Title
A win would secure South Carolina’s fourth consecutive SEC regular-season championship and fifth in six years, all under Staley. It would also mark the program’s ninth overall.
If Texas also wins, both teams will be crowned SEC regular-season champions, each receiving a trophy and the right to hang a banner—without any mention of “co-champion.” However, the all-important No. 1 seed for the SEC Tournament will still come down to the flip of a coin in the hands of SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey.
Now, it’s up to South Carolina and Texas to handle their business and make the coin flip matter.
