The State’s Josh Kendall and Ben Breiner predict South Carolina’s Belk Bowl matchup with Virginia.
Kendall
There are reasons for concern as South Carolina prepares to face Virginia on Saturday in the Belk Bowl. Chiefly, there is one main reason for concern, and that is Cavaliers junior quarterback Bryce Perkins.
Perkins set UVA’s single-season yardage record this year at 3,314 yards, and he’s exactly the type of player who has given the Gamecocks problems — a dual-threat quarterback who makes a play even when the called play doesn’t work. That’s a particular problem for a South Carolina defense that is without defensive linemen Javon Kinlaw, D.