The South Carolina Gamecocks are 8-4, one season after finishing 6-6 and two years removed from a 3-9 campaign we’ve all been in a hurry to put behind us as soon as it happened.
In the preseason prediction thread, I felt pretty strongly about my belief this was a 6-6 team, possibly 7-5 at best with a bowl win or conference upset (I was right about beating Florida, at least!). At the time, South Carolina’s schedule looked daunting: It featured a season-opener against a highly-regarded N.C. State squad in Charlotte; road games against Georgia, Texas A&M, Tennessee, and a potentially tricky Missouri team; and a dang triple-option outfit in Wofford.