Ideally, linebackers should play between 50 and 60 snaps during a college football game. South Carolina junior T.J. Brunson played 83 against Florida last week.
“We have been disappointed with the overall production (of the young linebackers), but I think Damani (Staley) has played well at times,” Gamecocks head coach Will Muschamp said. “Rosendo Louis and Ernest Jones both are guys we need to step up and give us more confidence to play them. They are certainly capable of doing that.”
Their inability to do that nine games into the season has hamstrung a South Carolina defense that knew it had depth issues on defense entering the season.