South Carolina senior defensive lineman Dante Stallworth believes he can play 70 snaps during a game and still be effective. Teammate Taylor Stallworth says the number probably falls somewhere between 50 and 60.
Gamecocks head coach Will Muschamp says the formula for making that decision is too complicated to set a blanket number that holds true every week.
“A lot goes into that. How hot is it? Are you playing a tempo team? Are you playing a team that’s going to huddle?” Muschamp said.
Things like how many snaps each player is playing, especially on the defensive line, are the kind of tiny details that football coaches like Muschamp obsess over.