Season openers usually have lessons. It’s just not always easy or preferable to see them.
This year’s South Carolina football team gets a Coastal Carolina squad only a few years removed from FCS coming off a 3-9 season. By any measure, USC should come out more concerned about how the Gamecocks win than if they win.
It will be the debut of the new up-tempo offense and the return of Deebo Samuel. The Gamecocks have so many options, it’ll likely be hard for someone to put up huge numbers unless it’s like the last meeting when USC dropped 70 points (for reference, Jamari Smith had 100 rushing yards and Shon Carson led the team in carries).