COLUMBIA — It was beginning to feel like 2014 all over again. In the second half last Saturday at Kyle Field, Texas A&M wasn’t just on the brink of pulling away from South Carolina, but generating enough yardage to rival even the worst-in-program-history total the Gamecocks had allowed to the Aggies the previous year.
WHEN: Saturday, 4 p.m.
RADIO: WWIK 98.9-FM
LINE: Tennessee by 17
RECORDS: USC 3-5, 1-5 SEC; Tenn. 4-4, 2-3
That was when Skai Moore, T.J. Holloman, and a few other veteran members of USC’s defense approached co-coordinator Jon Hoke with a suggestion — limit the defensive calls to just a pair of coverages, in the hope that players would focus less on scheme and more on correcting the mistakes which were helping Texas A&M take control of the game.