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South Carolina Promotes Lorenzo Ward to Defensive Coordinator
As Gwinnett and others have already mentioned, USC has promoted Lorenzo Ward to defensive coordinator. I'll have to admit that I have been one of those who would have liked to see us make a splashy hire, such as Mike Stoops or Ron Zook. However, in the end, I think promoting Ward is a good...
Reviewing the 2011 South Carolina Gamecocks
Nobody was really surprised when senior quarterback Stephen Garcia finally was kicked off the squad in October. What was surprising was that Garcia had been demoted to backup status in favor of sophomore Connor Shaw. Put away any expectations that Shaw is another Danny Wuerffel; he's a dual threat...
The SEC Coaching Carousel Scorecard
With the regular season well in the books and the bowl season full upon us that means the annual coaching carousel is in full swing. Keeping track of it all can be a bit confusing in a normal year but throw in the prospect of keeping track of new programs due to conference expansion and it's almost...
Ellis Johnson to Southern Miss
(Editorial Note: I'm traveling for the holidays, so expect posting to be somewhat sporadic for the next two weeks.) In a move that surprised me quite a bit (I was expecting them to hire former OC Blake Anderson, who was reportedly the popular choice with fans and boosters), Southern Miss. has...
Report: Southern Miss Hires Ellis Johnson
The Jackson Clarion-Ledger is reporting that Southern Miss will hire South Carolina assistant head coach for defense Ellis Johnson as head coach, perhaps as soon as today. He missed the Gamecocks' practice yesterday to interview for the job, which is open thanks to previous coach Larry Fedora...
South Carolina Football: Will Ellis Johnson Be a Candidate at Southern Miss.?
There are a variety of high-profile coaching jobs available this winter, with some of the choicest locales being Texas A&M, UNC, and UCLA. You can expect to see Southern Miss. coach Larry Fedora be a candidate for these and other positions. Fedora has always been considered an up-and-coming...
Clemson at South Carolina Post-Game: Carolina Shines in All Phases in Rout of Clemson
This is going to be a fun post to write, because, with a few of what turned out to be minor exceptions, this was a nearly flawless performance by Carolina. Coming into the game, I (and everyone on both sides of the rivalry) said the game would be won up front. Carolina's offensive and defensive...
South Carolina Football and Defensive Regression
OK, I lied: I'm not done talking about 2010 football. (Does it ever end in the SEC?) One thing that has been somewhat hotly disputed among Gamecocks fans trying to get a handle on how well we performed in 2010 is the apparent demise of the great Carolina defense and what that means for evaluating...
A Portrait of Offensive Malaise
Note: this has been updated to correct an error in analysis of the line. A replay from the South Carolina-Florida game provided this image that sums up nearly all of Florida's offensive problems in a single frame: Let's count off all the problems... John Brantley had to jump to catch a bad...
Alabama at South Carolina Post-Game Analysis
You probably felt the same way I did. You remembered the 2006 and 2009 Florida games, and you said, "Here we go again. We've seen this before." Well, maybe we hadn't exactly seen it before. Certainly, we've seen Carolina play elite teams close, but watching us dominate the first half was something...
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