South Carolina is coming off a good road victory against Vanderbilt in Week 4, but the Gamecocks will now face off against one of the hottest teams in the SEC East, the No. 17 Kentucky Wildcats.
Kentucky is coming off of an upset victory over Mississippi State last Saturday, and will get their second-straight home game for their matchup with the Gamecocks.
Will Muschamp hopped on the SEC Coaches Teleconference on Wednesday to preview his matchup with Kentucky, here’s what he said:
Do you have anyone that works percentages on your staff?
- Well, that’s something we work all the time, as a staff… You can’t prepare for every situation but that is a discussion we have a lot of discussions on our half… Those situations are critical, obviously.
What is your reaction on older players leaving following the redshirt rule:
- I understand the new rules, if someone wants to leave, we understand we want guys that want to be here and if they don’t we wish them the best.
Did you see this coming, older players leaving after a few games?
- I don’t know if this was something coaches discussed… It’s just the rule and you have to prepare for it.
On having a special teams coordinator, what value do they bring?
- Well, our SPT teams coordinator coaches linebackers too, so he doesn’t just coach SPT. I think it’s good to hear from one voice, no different than offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator.
As players leave around the country, do you guys keep a tally of those players?
- Yeah, you are always looking to better your team. If there’s an opportunity and there’s a player out there that reaches out to us we explore it but that’s way down the road.
On the OL at Kentucky and how that’s opened up things for Benny Snell:
- They do a good job getting a hat on a hat… that really opens things up… it’s not complicated but the really good teams I’ve faced, it’s not complicated, they just do a good job… they are playing about eight guys (up front) and they rotate those guys in and out… They’ve gotten movement on everyone they’ve played.
Jordan Dajani covers SEC football for Saturday Down South and is a University of Tennessee graduate. He also has experience working in the NBA and with ESPN.
