Photo courtesy of South Carolina athletics Entering 2021, South Carolina was largely an afterthought. The program was in a state of disrepair as head coach Will Muschamp had just been fired. Successor Shane Beamer had never been a college football head coach. To find a starting quarterback, the Gamecocks looked toward graduate assistant Zeb Noland, who took the keys to … [Read more...] about Surprise in 2021, South Carolina Looks to Take Next Step in 2022
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2022 Preseason Football Win Totals: SEC East
Photo courtesy of Vanderbilt athletics Welcome back to our series of articles going over the preseason win totals for all 131 FBS teams. Thanks to Playoff Predictors for being a free site that allows each and every game to get picked. To ensure that we didn’t just blindly choose overs or unders, all 131 teams had their schedules picked. Explaining the Math All Power 5 … [Read more...] about 2022 Preseason Football Win Totals: SEC East
Where SEC Teams Sit in the SP+ ESPN Preseason Rankings
Photo courtesy of Alabama athletics This week, ESPN college football analyst Bill Connelly released his updated SP+ preseason projections. Connelly's SP+ formula relies on advanced metrics. His preseason rankings run on three different categories: returning production, recruiting and recent history. The SEC is loaded with teams high on the list. The conference … [Read more...] about Where SEC Teams Sit in the SP+ ESPN Preseason Rankings
The 128 Team Playoff, Day 61: UAB vs. South Carolina
Photo courtesy of Allen Sharpe/South Carolina athletics Introduction We've created a 130-team bracket using ESPN's FPI as our ranking system. "But, anyone can create a bracket, how will the games be simulated?" Great question; NCAA Game Sim was used. For each game on the bracket, the matchup was simulated once and every day a write-up will be done. For the … [Read more...] about The 128 Team Playoff, Day 61: UAB vs. South Carolina
Ranking the Best SEC Week 1 Matchups for 2022
Photo courtesy of Georgia athletics As we sit here entering the month of March, we are still have more than 175 days off until Week 0 of the 2022 college football season. Many programs are preparing for spring practice, where Kool-Aid will be served for struggling fan bases. With that said, we have a lot to talk about until the season gets here, and a lot of the offseason is … [Read more...] about Ranking the Best SEC Week 1 Matchups for 2022