The hard truth for South Carolina football fans entering the 2017 season is that the Gamecocks could have a better team and still finish with the same regular season record (6-6) as they did last year. With that in mind, I thought I’d provide five milestones of progress that fans can track outside of the won-loss record.
If USC does end up .500 in the regular season, but improves on all or most of these benchmarks, it will be a sign of steps in the right direction in the second year under coach Will Muschamp.
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If this is the year that Muschamp has the offense and the quarterback that he’s been waiting for, it’s time to prove it.