During Monday’s scrimmage, the South Carolina football team spent some time focused on a problem area — something that really irked fans through much of last season.
“Had a whole period (Monday) just dedicated to short yardage and getting better and running the ball,” Gamecocks coach Will Muschamp said. “Executing better in short-yardage situations. I’ve been very pleased with our backs.”
That became a nagging issue through much of last season. South Carolina was 86th nationally in converting third downs (38 percent). A part of that was converting in short yardage, where USC was at 65.