This one mostly starts with South Carolina’s offense.
Yes, the Gamecocks football team is facing a Missouri team that’s been bad on defense, good on offense. And yes, slowing down Drew Lock and a high-paced attack that Will Muschamp said is more dedicated to the run will be important.
But USC’s offense has been hit and miss. It, in theory, has the pieces to do some damage, and after getting slowed by Kentucky and Georgia, is about to face a Tigers unit not close to the class of those groups.
Two of USC’s top playmakers have flat-out struggled, with Jake Bentley at seven touchdowns, six interceptions, a 131 passer rating and Deebo Samuel sitting at 9.