1. The offense is going to go faster, but only time will tell if the Gamecocks get the desired results. A year ago, the offense was supposed to be the catalyst, but sputtered out of gate and wasn’t the power coaches expected. New offensive coordinator Bryan McClendon has promised a faster pace, and that definitely was the case in the Garnet and Black Spring Game. . Expect a few wrinkles to be added to the offense with McClendon and new quarterbacks coach Dan Werner calling the shots this year.
2. The secondary was razor-thin a season ago.