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On USC’s defensive line, it’s not newcomers providing the biggest rush

COLUMBIA — This week in the South Carolina locker room, Kelsey Griffin has a new nickname.

WHEN: Saturday, 7:30 p.m.

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LINE: South Carolina by 8

RECORDS: Kentucky 1-0, USC 1-0

“We’re calling him ‘Two Sacks’ right now,” defensive end Cedrick Cooper said.

According to the stat sheet, Griffin was credited with one and a half sacks in the Gamecocks’ season-opening victory over North Carolina. But nobody will quibble over the difference. They were still the most sacks tallied by a USC defender in a single game in over a year — further evidence of just how much the Gamecocks struggled to get to the quarterback in 2014, when their 14 sacks represented the lowest total in the SEC.