Editing Joe Morrison (section)

==Legacy==
[[Todd Ellis (American football)|Todd Ellis]], who played quarterback for Morrison, summarized his former coach's legacy at South Carolina: "[[Steve Spurrier|Coach Spurrier]] was an icon before [[South Carolina Gamecocks football under Steve Spurrier|coming here]], but there’s a part of the South Carolina community that takes pride in the fact coach Morrison was successful and did it here first. He made South Carolina stand out for the first time. He provided an edge; he made it cool to play at Carolina."<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 8, 2009 |title=Morrison's legacy looms 20 years after death |url=https://www.thestate.com/news/local/article14339435.html |access-date=September 25, 2024 |website=The State}}</ref>

Morrison's legacy still is in place at the University of South Carolina in various ways:
*  Black jerseys are part of uniform options in football and other sports.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Breiner |first=Ben |date=August 13, 2019 |title=Gamecocks to honor Black Magic era with special throwback uniform |url=https://www.thestate.com/sports/college/university-of-south-carolina/usc-football/article233781977.html |access-date=September 30, 2024 |website=The State}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-13 |title=South Carolina Basketball: Gamecocks up for uniform of the year award |url=https://garnetandcocky.com/posts/south-carolina-basketball-gamecocks-uniforms |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Garnet and Cocky |language=en-US}}</ref>
** Morrison began the use of black jerseys as a uniform option and used them as the team's primary home jerseys during the 1987 and 1988 seasons.{{cn|date=September 2024}}
*  The use of ''Einleitung'' from ''[[Also sprach Zarathustra (Strauss)|Also sprach Zarathustra]]'', Op. 30 (theme from ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]'') was a tradition started by Morrison for the football team's pre-game entrance and is still done so today.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-29 |title=Game Day Fixture is Officially the Tommy Suggs 2001 Gamecock Football Entrance |url=https://gamecocksonline.com/news/2024/08/29/game-day-fixture-is-officially-the-tommy-suggs-2001-gamecock-football-entrance/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=University of South Carolina Athletics |language=en-US}}</ref> The theme has been spread to other sports and university functions.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5W0sv2eN7Q |title=2012 South Carolina Baseball Intro |date=2012-02-20 |last=South Carolina Gamecocks |access-date=2025-01-10 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
*  The offensive MVP of the football [[Exhibition game|spring game]] every year is designated the Joe Morrison Offensive Player of the Spring.<ref>{{Cite web |title=South Carolina football spring award winners 2023 |url=https://247sports.com/college/south-carolina/article/south-carolina-gamecocks-football-spring-award-winners-2023-208436772/ |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=247Sports |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-20 |title=Garnet Blanks Black, 17-0, to Capture Annual Spring Game |url=https://gamecocksonline.com/news/2024/04/20/garnet-blanks-black-17-0-to-capture-annual-spring-game/ |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=University of South Carolina Athletics |language=en-US}}</ref>
*  The football team's senior defensive MVP every year is awarded the Joe Morrison Award.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-06 |title=Gamecock Football Holds Senior Night Awards Banquet |url=https://gamecocksonline.com/news/2021/12/06/gamecock-football-holds-senior-night-awards-banquet/ |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=University of South Carolina Athletics |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-05 |title=Gamecock Football Announces Senior Banquet Award Winners |url=https://gamecocksonline.com/news/2022/12/05/gamecock-football-announces-senior-banquet-award-winners/ |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=University of South Carolina Athletics |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-04 |title=Gamecock Football Announces 2023 Senior Banquet Award Winners |url=https://gamecocksonline.com/news/2023/12/04/gamecock-football-announces-2023-senior-banquet-award-winners/ |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=University of South Carolina Athletics |language=en-US}}</ref>
*  Todd Ellis, who was recruited by Morrison and played most of his college career under Morrison,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Todd Ellis College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/todd-ellis-1.html |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> has been the "Voice of the Gamecocks" since 2003, serving as the [[Sports commentator|play-by-play announcer]] for South Carolina's football radio coverage.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-07 |title=Gamecock Sports Network |url=https://gamecocksonline.com/gamecock-sports-network-old/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=University of South Carolina Athletics |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2003-05-29 |title=Todd Ellis taking over play-by-play for Gamecock football |url=https://www.wistv.com/story/1298335/todd-ellis-taking-over-play-by-play-for-gamecock-football/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=www.wistv.com |language=en}}</ref>
*  The [[University of South Carolina Sumter|USC Sumter]] athletic teams are known as the "Fire Ants", named after Morrison's 1984 defense.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-07-16 |title=Who's better: 1984 South Carolina or 2013 South Carolina? |url=https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/south-carolina-football/whos-better-south-carolina-2013-1984/ |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=Saturday Down South |language=en-US}}</ref>
*  He still holds the record for highest ranking ever achieved by South Carolina in football: No. 2 in 1984.<ref>{{Cite web |title=South Carolina Gamecocks Poll History |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/south-carolina/polls.html |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>