Carter's Corner: Getting a Read on Gators-Gamecocks
Thursday, October 17, 2019 | Football, Scott Carter
It's the last time Florida fans had much to boo about.
Starting with their 35-31 comeback win over the Gamecocks, the Gators won 10 consecutive games until falling in Death Valley on Saturday against LSU. This Saturday at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C., ninth-ranked Florida will try to start another winning streak. The Gamecocks are coming off their biggest win under head coach Will Muschamp, a 20-17 victory at No. 3-ranked Georgia that has the SEC East race wide open.
Speaking of Muschamp, five years have passed since he was head coach at Florida. In three head-to-head meetings against the Gators since he took over at South Carolina in 2016, Muschamp is 1-2. At this point in his career, Florida is just another game on the schedule.
However, as Muschamp reveals in the clip below, he remains fond of his time at Florida and will be reminded of it because of three players on this year's Gators team.
Asked @CoachWMuschamp if it gets any easier playing Florida now that most of his former players are graduated/in the NFL.
— Mike Gillespie (@MikeABCColumbia) October 15, 2019
Muschamp: "No, because they have a good team."
Listen to the rest of his bite though. So apparent the love he has for all his former guys. @abc_columbia pic.twitter.com/b38CXceJ1M
For more on the Florida-South Carolina matchup, let's take a glance at some fresh stories from around the internet:
PRESS CLIPPINGS
-- Coming off the most productive game, the spotlight is on Gators tight end Kyle Pitts in this story by Robbie Andreu of the Gainesville Sun.
-- Inside the growth of quarterback Kyle Trask, from the former Florida quarterbacks who know him best writes Will Sammon of TheAthletic.com.
-- Gators' loss at LSU was devastatingly meaningless writes Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel.
-- A look back at South Carolina-Florida classic that set up current Gamecocks program writes Ben Breiner of TheState.com.
-- Muschamp had to fix South Carolina's defense or lose his job. So far, so good writes David Cloninger of the Charleston (S.C.) Post & Courier.
-- Gators likely won't be facing South Carolina's third-string quarterback after all writes Matt Baker of the Tampa Bay Times.
TWITTER TALK
.@JacquieFran_ goes 'Behind Enemy Lines' with @GamecockCentral's @GCChrisClark to find out more about the #Gators' next opponent, the #Gamecocks.
— Gators Territory (@GatorsTerritory) October 17, 2019
How healthy are the quarterbacks? Who are the names to watch out for?
➡️ https://t.co/EVwm1RRE9w pic.twitter.com/mVj7tsCgWe
Meet ESPN's midseason All-America team 🏆https://t.co/7R8jXsAPWV pic.twitter.com/fid22kPLmD
— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) October 17, 2019
Another four former #Gators were selected on Day 2 of the inaugural #XFLDraft.
— Gator Maven (@GatorMavenSI) October 17, 2019
Find out who ended up where:https://t.co/7652RivCfX
Lovely weather in Columbia, South Carolina Saturday. pic.twitter.com/tHRlwiVwNR
— Nick de la Torre (@NickdelaTorreGC) October 17, 2019
#Gators two-QB system inspired by Tim Tebow, Chris Leak gives UF a spark as Dan Mullen's team enters critical four-game, five-week stretch: https://t.co/vnycDQLCEs pic.twitter.com/CtlEtUl5zz
— Edgar Thompson (@osgators) October 17, 2019
#Gators O-line has been the obvious sore spot on offense all year. But it was last year, too, before the light flicked on late in the year.
— Thomas Goldkamp (@ThomasGoldkamp) October 16, 2019
Could the same happen this year? There are signs the unit is getting closer, John Hevesy said - https://t.co/qK2yTXOpCz pic.twitter.com/NFQZgBpFCL
