Since the completion of spring football practice, SportsTalk has been traveling around the country (via airwaves of course), getting in touch with various beat writers who cover the respective opponents of both Clemson and USC for the 2012 football season.  Tonight we welcomed into the program East Carolina beat writer for the Daily Reflector in Greenville, North Carolina, Nate Summers.

AUDIO: Nate Summers

East Carolina is second up on the schedule for the USC Gamecocks in 2012.  The Pirates were the opener on the 2011 schedule for South Carolina, playing at Bank of America Stadium, and gave the Gamecocks quite the scare.  The Gamecocks needed a late 2nd-half charge from embattled Quarterback, Stephen Garcia, to get out of Charlotte with a W.  The Pirates need to replace some major parts from last season’s squad to try and contend with USC this season.  Nate explains….

Chris Browning recaps last weekend's action at Darlington Raceway.

Every Monday here at SportsTalk, we provide our listenership with the finest NASCAR coverage available in the state via President of Darlington Raceway, Chris Browning. After a big weekend at Darlington Raceway with the VFW Sport Clips Help A Hero 200 and the Bojangles Southern 500, Browning recaps how Darlington fared this past weekend.

AUDIO: Chris Browning [9:21]

In the VFW Sport Clips Help A Hero 200, Joey Logano picked up his third Nationwide Series win this year and Jimmie Johnson gave Hendrick Motorsports their 200th win with a victory in the Bojangles Southern 500. The Sprint Cup Series will be at Charlotte Motor Speedway next Saturday, May 19th for the Sprint All-Star Race.