South CarolinaReally, was 2011 the greatest season in South Carolina football history, and can 2012 be even better? Yes and yes. The school-best 11-win campaign was just the fourth season in over 100 years with more than eight wins, but it was also the second in a row after winning nine games in 2010. Fortunately for long-suffering Gamecock fans who have been among the most loyal in college football through thick and thin, the last two seasons appear to be just the beginning with Steve Spurrier amassing great recruiting class after great recruiting class to put the team on par with any in the SEC. The defense that finished third in the nation behind Alabama and LSU should be every bit as dominant led by Devin Taylor and Jadeveon Clowney, the most dangerous defensive end pair in America. With star running back Marcus Lattimore returning from a knee injury, the offense should be just good enough to get by while the defense does most of the work. Unfortunately, even though this is Spurrier’s strongest Gamecock team yet, with back-to-back road games against LSU and Florida after a date with Georgia, and with
