Only one team in the Southeastern Conference runs the ball less than South Carolina, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the Gamecocks are calling fewer running plays than all but one team in their league.
The reason for that is a little complicated, and it also plays a part in explaining one of the more inexplicable facts of South Carolina’s season so far, which is how sophomore running back Ty’Son Williams can go from zero carries in the first week to the team’s leading rusher in the second week and then back to zero carries in the third week.