South Carolina vs. Vanderbilt: After Further Review

After South Carolina suffered a surprisingly lopsided loss to the Missouri Tigers final weekend, they had been questions all through the whole thing of final week main into the Vanderbilt contest about how South Carolina would modify and reply to the sudden consequence.

Concerning that response, the Gamecocks sufficiently answered the bell on one facet of the soccer however left just a little to be desired on the opposite facet of the ball, and I went again and watched the Vanderbilt sport to determine what led to this being the case.

Message Despatched And Obtained

The story of the Gamecocks’ offense this previous week surrounded the perceived lack of utilization of tight finish Jaheim Bell, a star playmaker who, oddly sufficient, hadn’t seen the sphere constantly all season lengthy. Head coach Shane Beamer admitted they needed to get Bell the ball extra after the Missouri loss. Subsequently, the Gamecocks wanted to emphasise getting the ball to all of their playmakers extra usually.

The message was heard as ten completely different Gamecock ability gamers touched the ball. Offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield known as fast hitches, run-pass choices, reverse sweeps, and a flea flicker. Bell touched the ball 19 occasions for 83 yards, quarterback Dakereon Joyner noticed snaps at quarterback for the primary time in what appeared like an eternity, and large receiver Josh Vann recorded a season-high three receptions, one among which was a 19-yard landing reception.

Satterfield caught loads of flack within the seven days main into this sport, and whereas a few of it was justified, it’s essential to additionally applaud him when he calls an excellent sport like he did Saturday night time.

Protection Struggles To Discover Consistency

South Carolina’s protection was just a little extra of a rollercoaster trip on this matchup than their offensive counterparts. Beginning with the highs, it is all the time good when you will get the ball out of your opponent on 4 completely different events, two of which result in 10 first-half factors and the final one successfully ending the competition. South Carolina’s edge defenders, particularly Jordan Burch, might additionally carry fixed stress to Vanderbilt’s quarterbacks on a number of situations in move rush.

The protection, nevertheless, struggled in a single explicit aspect of this SEC east battle that they’re going to have to appropriate quick and in a rush, rush protection. Each poor tackling fundamentals by a number of defenders and the varied run-blocking schemes known as by Vanderbilt result in chunks of yards after contact and a few prolonged drives for the Commodores.

Whereas the protection did sufficient in opposition to Vanderbilt, they’re going to want to repair these lapses in rush protection as they enter the house stretch in opposition to a lot harder competitors.

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