Garnet And Black Attack - South Carolina Gamecocks vs. North Carolina Tar Heels: Gameday Central#SpursUphttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/50351/gaba-fav.png2015-09-03T21:22:58-04:00http://www.garnetandblackattack.com/rss/stream/90174782015-09-03T21:22:58-04:002015-09-03T21:22:58-04:00Gamecocks 17, Heels 13
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<p>The Gamecocks defeated the Tar Heels in tonight's season opener in Charlotte.</p> <p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.garnetandblackattack.com/">South Carolina Gamecocks</a> opened the 2015 college football season with a victory, defeating the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.tarheelblog.com/">North Carolina Tar Heels</a>, 17-13, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Thursday night.</p>
<p>In his first career start with the Gamecocks, quarterback <span>Connor Mitch</span> could have had a better outing. The redshirt sophomore was just 9 for 22 passing for 122 yards and a touchdown, but added 10 carries for 41 yards. However, he did leave in the fourth quarter after taking a hard shot from a UNC defender. <span>Pharoh Cooper</span> (3 for 45, TD) and <span>Brandon Wilds</span> (4 for 44) led the way in receiving for South Carolina, with Wilds picking up 51 yards on the ground on 14 carries. But the difference was <span>Shon Carson</span> (4 for 75), who had a big 48-yard TD run to give the Gamecocks the lead for good, 17-13, just over two minutes into the 4th.</p>
<p>For the Tar Heels, <span>Elijah Hood</span> burned USC for 143 yards on just 14 carries (10.2 ypc). <span>Marquise Williams</span> went 19 for 30 for 232 yards, but threw three interceptions, two to <span>Skai Moore</span> in the end zone - including a big one on 4th and goal with less than four minutes to go and his team trailing by four. His top receiver was Bug Howard (6 for 114).</p>
<p>It was an ugly game as both teams choked away good scoring opportunities at various points through the night, despite combining for over 800 yards on offense. The Gamecocks committed eight penalties for 60 yards (including a false start on their first play on offense), while the Tar Heels' six infractions cost them 30 yards.</p>
<p>The Gamecocks open their home schedule and their conference slate at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia next Saturday, September 12, as they take on the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.aseaofblue.com/">Kentucky Wildcats</a> in a SEC East affair. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. and will be televised on the SEC Network.</p>
https://www.garnetandblackattack.com/south-carolina-gamecocks-football/2015/9/3/9256565/south-carolina-gamecocks-north-carolina-tar-heels-football-final-score-17-13Sydney Hunte2015-09-03T18:16:43-04:002015-09-03T18:16:43-04:00Sean Kelly with the fake punt!<h3 class="link-title"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/SBNationGIF/status/639562250085240832">Sean Kelly with the fake&nbsp;punt!</a></h3>
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https://www.garnetandblackattack.com/2015/9/3/9258277/sean-kelly-with-the-fake-puntSydney Hunte2015-09-03T17:00:02-04:002015-09-03T17:00:02-04:00USC vs UNC: Showdown in Charlotte Game Thread
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<p>After what seems like an eternity, Gamecocks football is finally back. To kick things off (see what I did there?) the Gamecocks will travel north to face off against their "no we're Carolina" rivals in Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C.</p> <p><strong>What: </strong>South Carolina vs North Carolina</p>
<p><strong>When: </strong>9/3/2015 6:00 PM EST</p>
<p><strong>Where: </strong>Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C.</p>
<p>Well, Gamecock fans, we've made it. After a long, merciless 2014 campaign and an even longer off-season South Carolina looks to make amends in 2015.</p>
<p>Plenty of questions will be answered over the coming weeks and months but it all starts here.</p>
<p>Will Connor Mitch be any good? Will the defense not be the worst ever this time around? Who will catch footballs not named <span>Pharoh Cooper</span>?</p>
<p>One area of emphasis will be the offensive line. With Mitch making his first collegiate start, it's important that he have some time to operate in the pocket. There are questions on North Carolina's defensive line so this should be a relatively lukewarm battle in the trenches.</p>
<p>Keep an eye on the trench-war, but more than that, be excited that college football is finally back!</p>
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https://www.garnetandblackattack.com/2015/9/3/9257881/gamecocks-arrived-at-bofa-moments-agoSydney Hunte2015-09-03T14:03:40-04:002015-09-03T14:03:40-04:00Football is BACK! Now what do we do?
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<p>It's okay, we don't know what to do with ourselves either.</p> <h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>The 2015 college football season is finally here!</b></h3>
<p>We've endured recruiting non-drama, we <a target="_blank" href="https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQPH9nUqdBajFf8MYYpK9Eq-3BnHJ-0Je79MyXTd6cKD-_qRPLG">tried art</a>, we listened to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sportingnews.com/list/4643696-preseason-top-25-college-football-teams-ohio-state-tcu-auburn-oregon-alabama-usc-baylor-msu">bad predictions</a>, and we even <a href="http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/college-football/story/_/id/13494462/steve-sarkisian-apologizes-behavior-usc-trojans-event" target="_blank">drank too much at an open-bar event</a>, but <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2015/8/25/9206215/steve-sarkisian-drunk-usc-punishment">we have paid our dues</a> and the summer is finally over!</p>
<p>Tonight, the <a href="https://www.garnetandblackattack.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">South Carolina Gamecocks</a> face off against the North Carolina <strike>Shitheels</strike> Tar Heels in the first major college football contest of the season. Eight months of anticipation have led us to the brink of our wits ends as we tick down the final moments before play begins tonight at 6 p.m. in Bank of America Stadium. As the Gamecocks get set to <strike>OBLITERATE AND DESTROY</strike> take on our sky blue neighbors to the north, we as fans and alumnae get set to unleash our pent-up passion as we root for our respective schools.</p>
<p>So...</p>
<p>Now what?</p>
<p>If you're like me, the buildup to every football season carries with it a certain level of familiarity sprinkled with a unique blend of shiny new anxiety-laden optimism. Or fear. Probably fear. Okay, definitely fear.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">A Gamecock fan since birth, I've grappled with this situation year-after-year for decades (3 to be exact). How exactly do we celebrate the return of football without driving the proverbial four-wheeler off of the proverbial cliff...</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Really, the question is this: how do we handle ourselves now that football is back?</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Well, fear not fellow confused football fan, for we have devised a plan to keep you (relatively) sane throughout the next thirteen or so weeks.</p>
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<h4>#1 Be honest and up-front.</h4>
<p>The sooner that your loved ones understand that you will be acting <strike>like any other fan</strike> irrationally for the next 130 days, the better. If they take offense to this, you should probably<a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516590&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.extendedstayamerica.com%2F%3Fmid%3Dps-nbran-geo-goo-&referrer=sbnation.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.garnetandblackattack.com%2Fsouth-carolina-gamecocks-football%2F2015%2F9%2F3%2F9255133%2Fhow-to-deal-with-football-returning-south-carolina-gamecocks-fan-guide" target="_blank" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener"> find an Extended Stay near you</a> and lay low for the next couple of months. Also, your employer should understand that you're gonna be pretty bad at your job for the foreseeable future. Update your resume accordingly.</p>
<h4>#2 Pace yourself.</h4>
<p>Now, I'm not telling you to quit your job, move to a long-term hotel and eat Bojangles in front of the television until February, <strike>WAIT THAT SOUNDS FUN</strike> because we are all <strike>adults</strike> <strike>rational human beings</strike> people here and we need to show some maturity. Take it easy. We're not going to go 12-0 because we scored first, and we're not going to regress to the mean of the Sparky Woods era just because we gave up 30 points to UNC. Well, none of those things are impossible, but, let's just try to remain calm and...</p>
<h4>#3 DO. NOT. READ. THE. COMMENTS.</h4>
<p>Never. Do not do this. <strike>You can comment, but,</strike> don't read anything. Not yet. No. Stop that. Go look at Twitter. Wait, no. Don't do that either. Sit on your hands. <strike>Go get a beer</strike>. Take a walk. Try hot yoga. Anything</p>
<h4>#4 Have an Exit Strategy</h4>
<p>Did things go exceedingly poorly? Are you 30 points down at halftime? Seriously?</p>
<p>Do you have your bug-out bag packed? Have you notified your next of kin? Have you formulated a new identity and a credible back-story?</p>
<p><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/e1Lv6Gvd8bFFC/giphy.gif" target="_blank">THIS IS NOT A DRILL. WE HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE.</a></p>
<h4>#5 Seriously. Run.</h4>
<p>Find something healthier to do than watch football.</p>
<p>Oh, and <a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/3xz2BK6NczbgSWbPd6/giphy.gif" target="_blank">delete my browser history</a>.</p>
https://www.garnetandblackattack.com/south-carolina-gamecocks-football/2015/9/3/9255133/how-to-deal-with-football-returning-south-carolina-gamecocks-fan-guideDC3_TWEETS2015-09-03T12:02:35-04:002015-09-03T12:02:35-04:002015 Gamecock Football Season Preview
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<p>Let's do this thing.</p> <p>Last season was like a mule kick to the privates. Right after the preseason hype, we fell to the ground. I consider 2014 one of the suckiest years in Gamecock history. Yeah, I do. Why? Plain and simple, GABA readers, we had great expectations of winning the East and beating the Tigers six straight. Instead, Clemson fans rejoiced as we limped away hunched over after losing in that "other' Death Valley.</p>
<p>Okay. So, who isn't a little anxious? We are hours away from kickoff. Look at all the new fresh faces on offense. We got some new guys on defense and some veteran linemen coming back. This team is ready to stifle all the critics. Speaking of critics, the HBC was calling some of them enemies and you know what? He's right. They can kiss our shrimp ‘n' grits. He is in it to win it. So with that being said, let's take a look at the quarterback, receivers, O-line, linebackers and some of the coaches. Davis will preview the rest of the team, and then our staff will predict the final record.</p>
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<span><a href="#qb">Quarterbacks</a><br> <a href="#wr">WRs</a><br> <a href="#ol">O-line</a><br> <a href="#lb">LBs</a><br> <a href="#coaching">Coaching</a><br> <a href="#rb">RBs</a><br> <a href="#te">Tight Ends</a><br> <a href="#dl">D-Line</a><br> <a href="#secondary">Secondary</a><br> <a href="#st">Special Teams</a><br> <a href="#sched">Schedule</a><br> <a href="#predictions">Staff Predictions</a> </span>
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<p><b>Will Connor be better than Connor?</b></p>
<p><span>Connor Mitch</span> is the starter, but here is something really interesting. The Gamecocks' best years are with running style quarterbacks. The pocket passer QB under the HBC has been just average. Both Blake Mitchell and <span>Stephen Garcia</span> got us slightly above .500. And both had some memorable games. But the last year Garcia played, he was yanked mid-season and replaced with <span>Connor Shaw</span> and THAT year and we went 11-2. Shaw was successful for so many reasons but, mainly for his ability to escape defenders, tuck it and run.</p>
<p>Here is one more. <span>Dylan Thompson</span> chucked the ball <b>451 times</b> last year and we went 7-6. The last time we threw that many passes was with Garcia who threw it <b>432 times</b> for a 6-6 season back in 09.</p>
<p>Where am I going with all this? I don't know, but I do know that Steve Spurrier is a record breaker (84-45) and I do know that Mitch was an excellent quarterback in high school. Plus, Mitch has some of the "right" stuff, just like Shaw. He is calm, a student of the game, and has a winning attitude. I expect that Mitch will need to tuck and run it some this year. And, you can expect the Gamecocks will throw a lot this season especially if the o-line isn't able to open up many running lanes.</p>
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<p><b>Is Pharoh Cooper the Terminator?</b></p>
<p>The answer is obvious. Yes. Cooper looks human, but he is not. He is a cyborg. He is The Coopernator. Here is what you really need to know. Almost all of the wideouts and tight ends that were targeted last year are G-O-N-E, and only two are back this year (Cooper and TE Jerell Adams). In order for Connor Mitch to be successful, these guys will need to make plays: <span>Deebo Samuel</span>, <span>Carlton Heard</span>, <span>Terry Googer</span>, Shamier Jeffrey, Christian Owens, <span>Sean Odom</span>, and Matrick Belton.</p>
<p>Last season, Cooper had 69 receptions for 1136 yards. He is a red zone TD machine. He is unstoppable, and he'll have defenders draped over him a like a wet blanket, which means a lot of opportunities for the others.</p>
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<p><b>Oh, what about the O-line</b>?</p>
<p>Here is the good news, Sparky. We have six linemen returning this year with <span>Brandon Shell</span>, <span>Will Sport</span>, <span>Mike Matulis</span>, <span>Cody Waldrop</span>, and <span>Alan Knott</span>. Do we have depth at this position? Mmmmmaybe. The other news is that the left side is being retooled and our center, <span>Clayton Stadnik</span>, has moved to TE. So we may see a drop-off. Speaking of drop-off, the Gamecocks might benefit in the East as a lot of defenses aren't considered that strong.</p>
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<p><b>Linebackers: What matters most: quantity or quality?</b></p>
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<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">0.8786</b></td>
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<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">72.5</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">10.2%</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">2.5</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">1.0</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">3</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">0</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">0</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">1</b></td>
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<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; text-align: left; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;"><span>Jonathan Walton</span></b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">WLB</b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">6'0, 235</b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">Jr.</b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">3 stars (5.7)</b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">0.8411</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">13</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">48.5</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">6.8%</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">2.5</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">0.0</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">1</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">2</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">0</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">0</b></td>
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<tr style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" class="ui-state-even ui-state-odd">
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; text-align: left; background: #ffffff;"><span>Sharrod Golightly</span></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;">SLB</td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;">13</td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;">47.0</td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;">6.6%</td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;">7.5</td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;">1.5</td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;">1</td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;">3</td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;">0</td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;">0</td>
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<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; text-align: left; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;"><span>T.J. Holloman</span></b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">MLB</b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">6'2, 231</b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">Jr.</b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">3 stars (5.6)</b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">0.8612</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">13</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">26.5</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">3.7%</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">2.5</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">1.0</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">0</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">1</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">0</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">0</b></td>
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<tr style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" class="ui-state-even ui-state-odd">
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; text-align: left; background: #ffffff;"><span>Marcquis Roberts</span></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;">MLB</td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;">13</td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;">23.0</td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;">3.2%</td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;">1.5</td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;">0.0</td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;">0</td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;">2</td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;">0</td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;">0</td>
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<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; text-align: left; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;"><span>Bryson Allen-Williams</span></b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">WLB</b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">6'1, 233</b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">So.</b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">4 stars (5.9)</b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">0.9503</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">12</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">22.5</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">3.2%</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">2.5</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">0.5</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">0</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">0</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">1</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">0</b></td>
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<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; text-align: left; background: #ffffff;"><span>Kaiwan Lewis</span></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;">MLB</td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;">8</td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;">15.0</td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;">2.1%</td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;">1.0</td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;">1.0</td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;">0</td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;">0</td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;">0</td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;">0</td>
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<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; text-align: left; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;"><span>Larenz Bryant</span></b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">SLB</b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">6'0, 220</b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">Jr.</b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">4 stars (5.9)</b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">0.9496</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">12</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">3.0</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">0.4%</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">1.0</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">1.0</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">0</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">0</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">1</b></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">0</b></td>
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<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; text-align: left; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">Ernest Hawkins</b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">SLB</b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">6'1, 224</b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">So.</b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">3 stars (5.5)</b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">0.8419</b></td>
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<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"></td>
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<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"></td>
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<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; text-align: left; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">Sherrod Pittman</b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">WLB</b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">6'0, 225</b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">Fr.</b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">4 stars (5.9)</b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">0.8950</b></td>
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<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"></td>
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<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"></td>
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<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; text-align: left; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">Jalen Henry</b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">MLB</b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">5'10, 207</b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">Fr.</b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">3 stars (5.5)</b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">0.8423</b></td>
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<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"></td>
<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"></td>
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<td align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"></td>
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<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; text-align: left; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">Daniel Fennell</b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">LB</b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">6'2, 205</b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">Fr.</b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">3 stars (5.7)</b></td>
<td style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; padding: 4px; font-size: 0.85em; border: 2px solid #ccd1d5; color: #555555; background: #ffffff;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: bold;">0.8640</b></td>
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<p>Guess how many five-star college recruits played in <a style="background-color: #ffffff;" href="http://www.sbnation.com/super-bowl" class="sbn-auto-link">Super Bowl</a> 49? Zilch. Zero. Nada. And, zero is how many five-star linebackers we've got. However, we have quantity. Some of these linebackers will be playing in the NFL. Pause and look at these numbers for a sec. Skai Moore was putting on the hits in 2014. Moore will continue to be a key contributor to this defense. I really like Bryson Allen-Williams as the linebacker to watch this year. And, If everything goes well with the D-line, then this defense is going to be fine.</p>
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<p><b>Who's the underdog</b>?</p>
<p>Coach Spurrier is a living legend. He''s broke a lot of records while at USC. And, he has broken more headsets than any other coach. The HBC knows we are the underdogs. He knows that the season isn't going to be easy. We have maybe...one easy game? Yet, this team has a lot of talent but they have been wildly inconsistent. Now here comes Coach Hoke. He'll take on a defense that allowed a ton of yards and points. He will bring consistency to parts of our defense. We may be the underdogs. But behind that smirk, we just might be a little a better than the experts think. I think these coaches like being the underdogs.</p>
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<p><b>Running Backs</b></p>
<p><span>Mike Davis</span> departed in the offseason but his backfield mate <span>Brandon Wilds</span> remains. His partner will be Philadelphia-raised David Williams. The coaching staff doesn't believe there will be a drop-off from Wilds to Williams and neither should you. I don't expect any drop-off in the running game despite the loss of Davis. It shouldn't surprise you either if Williams outperforms Wilds this season. The redshirt sophomore is ready to play and perform.</p>
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<p><b>Tight Ends</b></p>
<p><span>Jerell Adams</span> is finally in the starting role and he has a long list of freshman capable of complementing him. From spring practice into fall camp, <span>Kevin Crosby</span> and Jacob August seemed to be the guys to back-up Adams after submitting impressive springs. The recently released depth chart held a few surprises, one being that Hayden Hurst and Kyle Markway were listed as the tight ends behind Adams. Weslye Saunders was the last USC tight end able to record two catches per game in a season (2009) and Adams hopes to end that streak, but with all the depth at his position, that feat may be unlikely.</p>
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<p><b>Defensive Line</b></p>
<p>South Carolina's defensive line was probably the most disappointing position group last season. The Gamecocks were 118th in the country in sacks (14) and 121st in tackles-for-loss last year. Most of last season's line returns, hopefully improved, and they add two newcomers who will start from day one. Marquavius Lewis was a four-star recruit, the second-best defensive end and the No. 6 player overall in the JUCO ranks, according to ESPN. He finished with 11 sacks and 20.5 TFLs at Hutchinson (Kansas) C.C. last season. The Gamecocks also add DT/DE Dante Sawyer, who was ranked as a four-star prospect and the No. 3 junior college defensive end, according to ESPN. Lewis and Sawyer will be challenged with bringing the pressure the USC defense severely lacked last season.</p>
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<p><b>Secondary</b></p>
<p>The secondary group wasn't as catastrophic as the defensive line last season but it was close. In the season's opening game against Texas A&M they looked completely lost. The group couldn't even line up correctly. Couple that with woeful angles and gangs of missed tackles, and you've got yourself a blowout. New co-defensive coordinator Jon Hoke joins the staff after coaching defensive backs the last 13 seasons in the NFL. He'll bring a fundamental approach that harps on all the details, big and little. The biggest surprise from this week's depth chart release was <span>Chaz Elder</span> as a starting cornerback. The former safety has good size and length, which is expected to fit with Hoke's new game-plan that will feature a zone-heavy look. Kansas graduate transfer <span>Isaiah Johnson</span> will be the starter at free safety. He was the 2013 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and was KU's second-leading tackler last season.</p>
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<p><b>Special Teams</b></p>
<p>South Carolina's kicking game should be one of the better units in the SEC. Walk-on transfer <span>Sean Kelly</span> takes on the full-time punting duties this season. His average yards per punt ranked 36<sup>th</sup> nationally in 2013 at Florida Atlantic, his last active season. Elliott Fry earned second-team All-SEC accolades from the conference's coaches last season and was one of 20 semifinalists for the Lou Groza Award, given to the nation's best kicker. Spurrier believes Fry will go down as the best kicker in South Carolina history. Something to keep in mind though: Fry is just 13-of-21 from 40 and beyond over the last two seasons.</p>
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<p><b>Schedule</b></p>
<p>The Gamecocks possess one of the toughest schedules in the country thanks to a solid non-conference group and the always difficult SEC slate. Few teams can counter USC's OOC list: a dangerous UNC team, an underrated UCF squad, and playoff contender Clemson. The good news: five of the seven new SEC defensive coordinators are on the Gamecocks schedule (LSU, Florida, Vanderbilt, Texas A&M, Missouri) and UNC and Central Florida have new DCs as well. The Gamecocks could catch some breaks as teams are in the middle of shifting defensive responsibilities. Once again, the schedule offers a load of toss-up games. They didn't come out on the right side of those last season - will that flip this year?</p>
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<p><b>Staff Roundtable Predictions </b><i>*all final predictions are for the regular season*</i></p>
<p><b>Davis Williams</b>: This team will be improved from last season and you'll see evidence of that. They'll provide some great moments and scare some unsuspecting teams. The talent's just not there at key positions to overcome this grinding schedule week-after-week. While the team and performance will improve, the record will be similar. Spurrier wraps up the season (amid retirement questions) with a bowl win. <b>Prediction</b>: 7-5.</p>
<p><span><b>Sydney Hunte</b>: I feel that 7-5 will be a good bet. Losses to UCF (much better than they're given credit for), UGA, LSU, Mizzou and Clemson. (And yes, I have them down for winning at Tennessee even though Neyland has been a house of horrors every year, and even as I type this, I'm mulling marking UCF down as a win. We'll see.) <b>Prediction</b>: 7-5.</span></p>
<p><b>Kyle Bishop</b>: It really starts to look like a 6-6 sort of season. I'm not sure we can say we'll be the better team in any of our road games, and LSU could be excellent this year. Even if we get one of those, it'll take a very good team to not slip up once against Kentucky, UCF, Florida, Clemson, and UNC. And again, it takes that type of talent/skill/luck just to get to 8-4. If you want better, you're going to have to start winning road games against top-20 teams, which isn't a very easy thing to do. So I'm pessimistic on the year and think we land at 6-6 based not so much on the team but on the schedule. The SEC is on a major upswing right now at the bottom of the conference, and it's going to be hard in years where we host Kentucky and Vanderbilt to find a lot of conference wins on the road. I look forward to being proven very, very wrong. <b>Prediction</b>: 6-6.</p>
<p><b>Kaci Barfield</b>: I hate making predictions because I have to rein in my natural sports optimism and be somewhat realistic. So while a part of me is convinced that we'll only lose one game and we'll go to the CFB playoff and sports will be fun again, I think my prediction for the purpose of our preview will be 9-4. That's a bowl win and a record of 2-2 in our 4 SEC road games, plus a home loss to LSU. I'm on the fence about what the 4th loss will be. Maybe we'll actually be 1-3 on the road or maybe we'll have an incredibly stupid home loss to Kentucky. <b>Prediction</b>: 8-4.</p>
<p><b>Kevin Searcy</b>: Betting on inexplicable losses is a UGA pastime and I'd like to think that we're better than that. The preseason is a time for hope and blind optimism, so put me down for 9 wins on the regular season. Our defense can't go anywhere but up, the offense just needs one or two options not named Pharoh to throw the ball to in order to be a legitimate play-action threat, and the SEC East is still hot trash (see: Tennessee and Kentucky listed as legitimate preseason contenders). So: win the games you should (UNC, citadel, USF, Vandy, Florida). Spitefully return the favor to a couple of teams that beat us last year (Kentucky, Texas A&M). Steal two against teams that should beat us (UGA, LSU)*. And come back to earth with a few tough-to-swallow losses later on (MIZZOU, Tennessee, Clemson). That'll set us up for a tight game against a middling B1G team within a calendar week of New Years, a nice redemption story and a few more retirement-drama free years with Spurrier at the helm. This post will expire before then, right? *Feel free to interchange Missouri with Georgia or LSU. Gary Pinkel really couldn't care less. <b>Prediction</b>: 9-3.</p>
<p><b>Sam McDowell</b>: 8-4 with a big season ending win against Clemson. Road losses to UGA, A&M, and UT to go along with a heartbreaking loss to LSU at home. Oh and we're going to have a bunch of weird wins in-between these losses. Because that's the kind of season I think this team is going to have. <b>Prediction</b>: 8-4.</p>
<p><b>Connor Renfro</b>: I'd say 9-4 since I'm gunning for the best-case scenario. Wins against UNC, Kentucky, UCF, Vandy, A&M, Tennessee, Florida and the Citadel in the reg. season with a bowl win in a not-so-terrible bowl. Losses to Georgia, Mizzou, LSU, and Clemson. <b>Prediction</b>: 8-4.</p>
<p><b>George Stevens</b>: It's gonna be a long season. <b>Prediction</b>: 5-7.</p>
<p><b>James Shahid</b>: I'll think we'll be somewhere between 7-5 and 8-4 for the regular season depending on how the ball bounces. I think a lot of our games are just straight up toss ups given recent history and the parody that seems to have taken over the east, and really the conference in general. Plus, I still think there's so much uncertainty surrounding a lot of these teams, including us, because of the number of unproven/young QB's out there. <b>Prediction</b>: 8-4.</p>
<p><b>Katie Dzwierzynski</b>: Wins against UNC, UCF, Vandy (because I'll be at that game and I refuse to watch them lose to Vandy in person), and The Citadel seem likely. I'll be optimistic and say a thrilling win over UGA, a necessary win over Florida, and a surprise win over Clemson. I could go either way on the Texas A&M game. Kentucky and Tennessee seem to be a ruin-our-season kick, so I'll go with those two for we-shouldn't-lose-but-will games. I haven't seen South Carolina beat LSU ever and I don't expect that streak to end. I really don't like Missouri and am slightly bitter over their success in the SEC, which means they'll probably beat South Carolina again. <b>Prediction</b>: 8-4.</p>
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<p>We wrap up our series on the HBC by turning our attention to 2015</p> <p>We've spent the summer going over the things that have happened in <a href="http://www.garnetandblackattack.com/ten-seasons-of-spurrier" target="_blank">Spurrier's ten seasons at South Carolina</a>. With the 2015 season kicking off tonight we're wrapping our series up with a list of the eleven things we want to see in his eleventh season here.</p>
<p><b>11. A Few Great Quotes From Spurrier</b></p>
<p>The HBC is both notorious and beloved for <a href="http://www.garnetandblackattack.com/2015/7/16/8975687/ten-seasons-of-spurrier-spurriers-top-ten-best-most-memorable-quotes" target="_blank">the things he'll say with the mics on</a>. Any season is a little more fun when Spurrier is dropping zingers and jabs at his opponents.</p>
<p><b>10. Bowl Eligibility</b></p>
<p>Though the 6-6 Gamecocks didn't play in a bowl game in 2007, USC has been bowl eligible every season of Spurrier's tenure as coach. That's a streak we all want to see continue.</p>
<p><b>9. A Shon Carson House Call</b></p>
<p>Kickoffs returned for touchdowns are tons of fun to watch. Also, Danny Garrison (an invaluable member of Gamecock Twitter) spent all of last season <a href="https://twitter.com/DannyLGarrison/status/548951421404839936" target="_blank">predicting this</a> every time Carson was back to receive the kickoff; we want to see it happen as much for his sake as for ours.</p>
<p><b>8. A Win Over Tennessee</b></p>
<p>We're way overdue to hand Tennessee a humiliating loss. The Vols have beaten the Gamecocks in especially gut-wrenching fashion the last two seasons and the year before that they ended Marcus Lattimore's football career. Seeing the end of the streak of utter misery against Tennessee would be immensely satisfying.</p>
<p><b>7. The Beginning of a New Rivalry Winning Streak</b></p>
<p>The Carolina-Clemson rivalry has <a href="http://www.garnetandblackattack.com/ten-seasons-of-spurrier/2015/8/20/9184947/ten-seasons-of-spurrier-the-ten-best-south-carolina-clemson-rivalry-moments" target="_blank">mostly been pretty fun</a> during Spurrier's time in Columbia. Let's get back to that.</p>
<p><b>6. A Good Defense</b></p>
<p>Please.</p>
<p><b>5. Multiple Consensus All-<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/teams/american" class="sbn-auto-link">American</a> or All-SEC Players</b></p>
<p>We want to see several less experienced players step up and get noticed. And we want to watch <span>Pharoh Cooper</span> have another incredible season.</p>
<p><b>4. A Gamecock Heisman Winner</b></p>
<p>Obviously #Freisman is the prime candidate for this, but <span>Connor Mitch</span> having an unexpectedly amazing season and winning it would be equally awesome. (We'd also love to see a Gamecock bring home the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2015/7/28/9011365/piesman-trophy-rules-faq" target="_blank">Piesman Trophy</a>)</p>
<p><b>3. Ten More Seasons of Spurrier</b></p>
<p>Or, at the very least, we don't want to see him retire after this season.</p>
<p><b>2. An <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/sec-championship-game" class="sbn-auto-link">SEC Championship</a></b></p>
<p>Bringing an SEC Championship to Columbia is one of the goals that Spurrier is still looking to achieve and one of the things that Gamecocks fans most want to see him accomplish.</p>
<p><b>1. A National Championship</b></p>
<p>This is a list of things we want, not necessarily things that we expect this season, and I don't think there's anything that the Gamecocks fanbase wants more than to see the team bring a national title home to Columbia. Even without the title, an appearance in the CFB Playoff would be fantastic.</p>
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<p>Here's how to watch the action at home or on the go.</p> <p>Well, we finally made it. The predictions have been made, the teams have done their talking, and all that's left to do is simply play ball. The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.garnetandblackattack.com/">South Carolina Gamecocks</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.tarheelblog.com/">North Carolina Tar Heels</a> will open their respective 2015 seasons tonight in Charlotte.</p>
<p>There are several unknowns on both sides of the ball. For the Gamecocks, the main discussion circles around Connor Mitch. How will he perform in his first collegiate start? Both teams will have new defensive coordinators: Jon Hoke on the South Carolina side and a familiar face, former SEC head coach Gene Chizik, on the other side for North Carolina. Both teams struggled on defense and the amount of improvement for each remains to be seen, but we will get a glimpse at what both have in store tonight as their respective units head onto the field.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2015/9/1/9243181/20000-tickets-north-carolina-south-carolina-thursday" target="_blank">It may not be a full crowd</a>, but it will certainly be vocal as fans take in one of the first college football games of the season, which will also be televised to a nationwide audience.</p>
<p>Here's what you need to know to watch the game at home, or on the go if you're out and about. As always, you'll need to check with your local cable or satellite provider to ensure live-streaming availability in your area.</p>
<h3>South Carolina Gamecocks vs. North Carolina Tar Heels<br>Thursday, September 3, 2015 | 6:00 p.m. ET<br>Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC</h3>
<p><b>Television:</b> ESPN</p>
<p><b>Internet</b>: <a href="http://watchespn.com" target="_blank">WatchESPN.com</a></p>
<p><b>Mobile</b>: Via the Watch ESPN app.</p>
<p><b>TV Commentators</b>: Joe Tessitore (pxp); Jesse Palmer and David Pollack (color); Kaylee Hartung (sideline)</p>
<p><b>Odds (courtesy </b><a href="https://sports.bovada.lv/football/college/game-lines-market-group" target="_blank">Bovada</a><b>)</b>: Gamecocks were favored by a field goal shortly before midnight. Over/under was 64.</p>
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