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The Rubber Chickens: Snap Judgments -2016 Western Carolina @ USC Edition. TRC has a very practical view on a victory that was a little closer than any of us would have liked.
Gamecock Central: Five Key Plays and Game Balls. Deebo Samuel earns a game ball on offense, special teams and (theoretically) defense.
ESPN: The Gamecocks vaulted up to #9 in the SEC Week 12 Power Rankings.
The Big Spur: Gamecocks going bowling, young players lead turnaround. In a season that was expected to be completely miserable (and was just that through the first half), the players and coaching staff worked hard enough to get the program back on track and give us hope for the future. Also, South Carolina Gamecocks will give Clemson Tigers their best shot. Everyone knows how important this game is.
SEC Country: South Carolina bowl berth helps Will Muschamp reshape his narrative.
The State: Muschamp’s job in Year 1 deserves SEC nod. Cloninger makes a case for Muschamp as the SEC coach of the year. Which bowl game for the Gamecocks? A little on where the Gamecocks could end up and the importance of going to a bowl at all.
SB Nation: Bowl Projections from the mothership have the Gamecocks facing Miami in the Belk Bowl.
CBS Sports: Meanwhile, CBS Sports’ Bowl Projections has South Carolina playing Kansas State in the Texas Bowl.