The South Carolina Gamecocks are facing their first true gut-check of the season, after a frustrating and winnable game against Kentucky slipped away in hard-to-watch fashion. With the Troy Trojans now on deck, there’s an opportunity for USC to right the ship and possibly keep dreams of a five- or six-win season alive. And yes, that might be a stretch — but it definitely doesn’t happen without an encouraging performance today.
Establish the run. I keep going back to this because it just keeps being an issue, and it’s an especially glaring one given how successful South Carolina’s ground game was last season with largely the same personnel.