South Carolina beat Coastal Carolina 49-15 on Saturday in Williams-Brice Stadium to start the season 1-0. Here are five things we learned in the lopsided win:
Dowdle, Williams emerging from pack
Coach Will Muschamp said in the week leading up to the game that all four junior running backs — Rico Dowdle, Ty’Son Williams, A.J. Turner and Mon Denson — had earned the right to play, but it’s clearly Dowdle and Williams that the Gamecocks plan to ride this year. Dowdle looked as good as he has since his freshman season and had a game-high 105 yards on 15 carries.