The questions were almost automatic after the South Carolina football team held down N.C. State’s offense in the final 30 minutes of last weekend’s season opener.
What were those halftime adjustments?
USC’s players made some reference to tweaking the way they covered pick plays. Will Muschamp talked about getting the Wolfpack behind the chains. But safety D.J. Smith might have delivered the most succinct explanation.
“I think we just wanted it more,” Smith said. “We just wanted to win.”
In a way this is unsatisfying, but it also points toward what probably happened. The Gamecocks executed their scheme better, closing space on receivers and preventing yards after the catch.