Last night’s practice was the first step towards putting the porous defensive performance against Arkansas in the past. USC’s defense fell into the trap of becoming reactive instead of attacking the Razorbacks, and one of the focuses of yesterday’s practice was getting back to the things that worked for their defense earlier in the season. Look for a more attacking defense than you saw against Arkansas.
Clearly, Florida runs an offense that is difficult to stop, and it’s at its best when Percy Harvin is making plays. Carolina knows they can’t afford to let him run wild, so it will be interesting to see what Tyrone Nix and his coaches come up with these week to counter that.
They also have to contain Tim Tebow and make him pay for running the ball so often, while at the same time be prepared for the Gators’ vertical passing game, which will be an extremely tough task for the Gamecock defense.
Florida doesn’t have a great offensive line, so the front-7 on Carolina’s defense must rebound and play one its best games of the season.
The offense has been challenged to eliminate the costly unforced errors they’ve committed as of late. They also spent a lot of time working on their red-zone offense yesterday, as they have not executed inside the 25-yard line lately like they need to on Saturday. The last two years against Florida, they’ve been very efficient in the red-zone, and that needs to happen again this year.
The belief is Carolina can move the ball and score points this weekend if they execute.
Dion Lecorn seems to have passed the “thinking stage” and is just playing football now, which is a great sign for him. If the Arkansas game was a taste of things to come from him, it will only make the offense better as a whole.
The first team offensive line was Jamon Meredith, Gurminder Thind, Web Brown, Heath Batchelor and Justin Sorensen, and I think this is the best five they can put on the field right now. The better news is all return next year with the exception of Brown, so they should have the foundation they’ve had heading into a season next year.
Overall, it's really difficult to gauge how the team will react this weekend. I'm not sure anyone will know until the game is underway Saturday night. I do know they're hoping the stadium will be packed and loud, so do your part and make sure that happens.
Clearly, Florida runs an offense that is difficult to stop, and it’s at its best when Percy Harvin is making plays. Carolina knows they can’t afford to let him run wild, so it will be interesting to see what Tyrone Nix and his coaches come up with these week to counter that.
They also have to contain Tim Tebow and make him pay for running the ball so often, while at the same time be prepared for the Gators’ vertical passing game, which will be an extremely tough task for the Gamecock defense.
Florida doesn’t have a great offensive line, so the front-7 on Carolina’s defense must rebound and play one its best games of the season.
The offense has been challenged to eliminate the costly unforced errors they’ve committed as of late. They also spent a lot of time working on their red-zone offense yesterday, as they have not executed inside the 25-yard line lately like they need to on Saturday. The last two years against Florida, they’ve been very efficient in the red-zone, and that needs to happen again this year.
The belief is Carolina can move the ball and score points this weekend if they execute.
Dion Lecorn seems to have passed the “thinking stage” and is just playing football now, which is a great sign for him. If the Arkansas game was a taste of things to come from him, it will only make the offense better as a whole.
The first team offensive line was Jamon Meredith, Gurminder Thind, Web Brown, Heath Batchelor and Justin Sorensen, and I think this is the best five they can put on the field right now. The better news is all return next year with the exception of Brown, so they should have the foundation they’ve had heading into a season next year.
Overall, it's really difficult to gauge how the team will react this weekend. I'm not sure anyone will know until the game is underway Saturday night. I do know they're hoping the stadium will be packed and loud, so do your part and make sure that happens.
