by Matt Haley
Prior to Thursday night had I told you Gene Chizik’s new revamped defense would hold an SEC opponent to 17 points, you would have said I was crazy. But that’s how it went down Thursday night, even though Carolina’s offense couldn’t capitalize. This week’s edition of Cover Four will review the positives and negatives from Thursday’s disappointment with the Gamecocks..
- Last week I asked “Will the hire of Gene Chizik impact the defense in 2015?” We can check that off with a resounding yes. Ethan Albright said it perfectly when he discussed the DB’s turning their heads back making plays on the ball instead of the face guarding get a pass interference call technique that was seen over and over the past three years.