NC State at South Carolina

South Carolina really crumbled last season. Sure, they looked like the surprise team in the SEC when they jumped out to a 6-1 mark, reaching a #6 national ranking. But they then went on to lose five straight to finish 6-6 and did not even get a Bowl bid. Now that's a fall from grace! This may be the best Steve Spurrier team yet in Columbia. The problem is that it may not be good enough given the unreal SEC competition. The Gamecocks are returning 10 starters from a defense that was very solid last season. They should be even better this season. Their biggest problem will be finding a QB to emerge to give the offense viability. We expect the offense to struggle early. This will be a rebuilding year at NC State. They lost 47% of their letterman from a year ago, ranking them in the top 10 in the country in that category. They do return their QB, but they graduated all three wide receivers so expect some chemistry issues early on. The Gamecocks are on a 13-4 UNDER run in the first two weeks of the season. We like this one to go UNDER the total.