Passing game: This was a tale of two halves. Quarterback Jake Bentley and the rest of the offense got off to an atrocious start, punting five times and turning the ball over twice (once via interception, once via fumble after a bad exchange). It was too much to expect that interim offensive coordinator Bryan McClendon could revamp the Gamecocks’ approach in just a month after Kurt Roper’s dismissal, but it was still disappointing to see that not much had changed. South Carolina’s fortunes shifted in the second half, at least, and we saw a little more creativity as well as aggressiveness.
Report card: Gritty Gamecocks find a way to win
