South Carolina’s offensive players and coaches feel like they’ve been more aggressive this season. The Gamecocks just don’t have much to show for it.
“We have been much more aggressive as far as taking shots,” head coach Will Muschamp said. “We’ve done a good job of being aggressive as far as giving our guys the opportunity to make plays down the field.”
Muschamp’s evidence is this: Through six games this year the Gamecocks have nine more explosive plays than they had through six games last year using the metrics they used last season. In 2016, South Carolina counted pass plays of 20 or more yards and running plays of 15 or more yards as “explosive.