Another week, another opportunity for Shane Beamer’s Gamecocks to show us what they’ve got. Last Saturday’s performance, against an overmatched FCS squad, told us comparatively little; this Saturday’s competition is still a far cry from SEC play, but will nonetheless shine more of a light on what this South Carolina team is capable of. It’s been said that most squads take their biggest leaps between Week 1 and Week 2, so here’s what I’m looking for in Greenville, N.C., on Saturday.
A big day for the defensive front
East Carolina struggled mightily to run the ball in its loss to Appalachian State, and while the Pirates prefer to pass anyway, forcing them to become one-dimensional is nonetheless a good plan of attack.