South Carolina was surprisingly pass-heavy last season. What’s Will Muschamp’s take?
May 21, 2019, | THE STATE
It’s unclear how long it will take before Will Muschamp fully outruns the stigma of his offensive questions.
Coming out of Florida, he’d been tagged as a defense-first, ground-and-pound coach. At South Carolina, two years of offensive struggles were wrapped up in that narrative.
But South Carolina, both last year and the year before, had been surprisingly pass-heavy considering that reputation. Against FBS opposition, an even 100 teams ran the ball more often than the Gamecocks, only 48.3 percent of the time before accounting for sacks.
“We were more successful throwing the football,” Muschamp said. “We did a much better job protecting the quarterback, going from 41 sacks to 23 sacks. And I think the RPOs have a lot to do with that. They can end up dictating your game.”
That turn toward RPO reliance is important. Those plays allow a team to attack where the defense isn’t, but they also give the defense the ability to decide run or pass to a degree. (READ MORE)
May 21, 2019, | THE STATE
It’s unclear how long it will take before Will Muschamp fully outruns the stigma of his offensive questions.
Coming out of Florida, he’d been tagged as a defense-first, ground-and-pound coach. At South Carolina, two years of offensive struggles were wrapped up in that narrative.
But South Carolina, both last year and the year before, had been surprisingly pass-heavy considering that reputation. Against FBS opposition, an even 100 teams ran the ball more often than the Gamecocks, only 48.3 percent of the time before accounting for sacks.
“We were more successful throwing the football,” Muschamp said. “We did a much better job protecting the quarterback, going from 41 sacks to 23 sacks. And I think the RPOs have a lot to do with that. They can end up dictating your game.”
That turn toward RPO reliance is important. Those plays allow a team to attack where the defense isn’t, but they also give the defense the ability to decide run or pass to a degree. (READ MORE)
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