Gamecocks flashed in spurts during last week’s loss at No. 10 Arkansas. It narrowly missed out on scoring 33 points in an SEC game for just the ninth time in its last 41 tries. Spencer Rattler recorded the 10th-highest single-game passing total in school history, notching 371 yards on 23 of 38 passing.
“I’m not gonna lie, going into every game, we’re gonna spin that thing and throw down the field,” offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield said Wednesday of what South Carolina’s offense could look like against Georgia.. “That’s what we said going into the season. So that’s not going to change.”
This week, though, is a whole other animal. Defensive tackle Jalen Carter figures to be a top 15 pick or better next spring. He’s a space eater that matches his enormous size with an uncanny ability to get after the passer. Just last year, Carter finished the 2021 season with 37 tackles and 33 QB pressures, the second-best mark on the team. The Bulldogs also bring back a trio of starters from the national championship squad in cornerback Kelee Ringo, outside linebacker Nolan Smith and safety Chris Smith.
As impressive as the Georgia defense is a unit that has allowed all of three points total in matchups with Oregon and Samford this fall the offense is what makes Smart’s seventh team in Athens scarier than ever.
Bennett ranks second nationally in passing yards per game (334) among quarterbacks with 65 or fewer attempts and 11th overall. His 10.3 yards per completion also sit third in the country out of passers with 60 or more attempts in 2022.
The three-headed tight-end monster of Brock Bowers, Darnell Washington, and Arik Gilbert also create a whole host of issues for opposing defenses. Bowers nearly doubled the next closest pass-catcher a year ago with 882 yards and 13 touchdowns. His 15.75 yards per reception in 2021 also ranked second among SEC tight ends behind only South Carolina’s Jaheim Bell.
Does all this spell doom and gloom for the Gamecocks? The 2019 win over the Bulldogs in Athens came out of nowhere. The Gamecocks also recorded victories in three consecutive years between 2010 and 2012. A mountain the Gamecocks can climb. Prediction Gamecocks fight to the end 28 -27 Cocks.
“I’m not gonna lie, going into every game, we’re gonna spin that thing and throw down the field,” offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield said Wednesday of what South Carolina’s offense could look like against Georgia.. “That’s what we said going into the season. So that’s not going to change.”
This week, though, is a whole other animal. Defensive tackle Jalen Carter figures to be a top 15 pick or better next spring. He’s a space eater that matches his enormous size with an uncanny ability to get after the passer. Just last year, Carter finished the 2021 season with 37 tackles and 33 QB pressures, the second-best mark on the team. The Bulldogs also bring back a trio of starters from the national championship squad in cornerback Kelee Ringo, outside linebacker Nolan Smith and safety Chris Smith.
As impressive as the Georgia defense is a unit that has allowed all of three points total in matchups with Oregon and Samford this fall the offense is what makes Smart’s seventh team in Athens scarier than ever.
Bennett ranks second nationally in passing yards per game (334) among quarterbacks with 65 or fewer attempts and 11th overall. His 10.3 yards per completion also sit third in the country out of passers with 60 or more attempts in 2022.
The three-headed tight-end monster of Brock Bowers, Darnell Washington, and Arik Gilbert also create a whole host of issues for opposing defenses. Bowers nearly doubled the next closest pass-catcher a year ago with 882 yards and 13 touchdowns. His 15.75 yards per reception in 2021 also ranked second among SEC tight ends behind only South Carolina’s Jaheim Bell.
Does all this spell doom and gloom for the Gamecocks? The 2019 win over the Bulldogs in Athens came out of nowhere. The Gamecocks also recorded victories in three consecutive years between 2010 and 2012. A mountain the Gamecocks can climb. Prediction Gamecocks fight to the end 28 -27 Cocks.
