After a three-year absence, the South Carolina Gamecocks are back in bowl season, although they’ll be playing a very familiar foe in a very familiar locale. While the Gamecocks and North Carolina Tar Heels will bring identical records to Charlotte’s Duke’s Mayo Bowl, it was a tale of two different seasons for the programs: USC overachieved in coach Shane Beamer’s first year, while UNC turned in a dud after many expected them to turn a corner under prodigal coach Mack Brown. Both teams should be looking to make a statement in this one — especially with the whole “Carolina” thing.
South Carolina vs. North Carolina: Duke’s Mayo Bowl Preview
