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COLUMBIA – The Gamecock football squad worked out in helmets and shorts Thursday in its final tuneup for Saturday’s Garnet & Black Spring Game.

“We’re still a ‘wait-and-see’ bunch," said Head Coach Steve Spurrier. “Alshon (Jeffery’s) gone, so there’s a bunch of yards there. Melvin (Ingram’s) gone, so there’s a bunch of sacks, special teams scores, defensive scores. Antonio Allen is gone. So we’re an unknown team right now. Somebody has got to step forward. We don’t do a lot in the spring, so we’ll find out when we play Vandy, first game on Thursday night. That’s when we’ll find out what kind of ball team we’ve got.”

The team will wrap up its spring drills on Saturday, April 14, with the annual Garnet & Black Spring Game. Admission is free and kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Williams-Brice Stadium.

The game is scheduled for four 12-minute quarters. The clock will stop during the first half and will run continuously in the second half. The annual football awards will be presented by Head Coach Steve Spurrier at halftime.

Prior to the game, several current and former Gamecock players and staff members will participate in a “Kids Day” event in the south end zone that will begin at 11 a.m. The motivational speeches are geared towards younger Gamecock fans, but everyone is invited. Those fans interested in attending this event should enter through Gate 16 beginning at 10:30. The remainder of the gates will open at 11:30 a.m. with festival seating available throughout the lower bowl of the stadium.

The 2012 football poster will be available for fans from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. in front of the Gameday store at the Floyd Football Building on the north end zone side of Williams-Brice. Fans are allowed up to five posters per person while supplies last.

In addition, the Gamecock Club is again hosting the popular Fan Fest event before and after the game. Before the game, a Cornhole Tournament and a Tailgate competition will take place outside the stadium. Appoximately 30 minutes after the game, Fan Fest will move inside Williams-Brice. Fans will be allowed on to the field for photo opportunities, field goal attempts and other assorted stations of activities.

Parking will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. ETV Lots will open at 8 a.m. for $10. Seawell’s will open their grass lot at 9 a.m. for $5. The Fairgrounds will open Gates 6 and 10 at 9:30 a.m. for $10. The Athletics’ Key Road parking lot will open at 9 a.m. and is free to the public. There will be no parking available in the old Farmers’ Market due to the on-going construction in that area.

(USC Sports Information contributed to this report.)