Watching the tape from the N.C. State game felt a lot like watching preseason practice film for South Carolina defensive lineman Taylor Stallworth. In both cases, every time Stallworth saw the end of a play, he also saw Gamecocks linebacker T.J. Brunson.
“You should have seen him in camp, running to the ball every play,” Stallworth. “Every time we turned on the film, wherever the ball was, he was right there by the ball.”
It was the same against the Wolfpack as Brunson recorded a career-high 16 tackles. That was twice as many as any other South Carolina defender in the game and more than any Gamecock had in any single game last year.