The official media predictions about South Carolina’s fate in the 2018 season won’t be released until later this week, but one CBS analyst already knows what he thinks of the Gamecocks.
“I think they’re the second-best team in the SEC East,” said Barrett Sallee, a writer and analyst for CBS Sports. “I think they will jump up and scare some folks. I think if they catch Georgia right on Week 2 in Columbia, they can drastically change the landscape in the SEC East.”
Sallee’s confidence in the Gamecocks is based on several factors, he said, including an improved offense and the fact that head coach Will Muschamp “figured out how to coach football.