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South Carolina 2016 opponent preview: Can Florida’s new (and old) faces lead them to SEC East repeat?

As much as Florida rags on Will Muschamp, they may have him to thank for a strong defense that got them to the SEC Championship Game last year. Sure, it wasn’t as dominant as it was in the Muschamp days, and they did get throttled by Michigan in the Citrus Bowl, but Muschamp deserves a lot of credit for at least laying the groundwork for what we saw in 2015. The offense? Well, that’s a different story.

The main thing to start with when it comes to Florida is that aforementioned defense - which carried them throughout the year since their offense sputtered in the absence of Will Grier last season (the Gators averaged 32.