What Will Muschamp said after South Carolina held on to beat Vanderbilt
By Adam Spencer
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It wasn’t easy, but the South Carolina Gamecocks managed to hold off the Vanderbilt Commodores on homecoming in Columbia.
The Gamecocks had to play well late to earn the victory, but managed to hang on for their sixth victory, meaning they’re now bowl eligible.
However, coach Will Muschamp’s squad has loftier goals this season, so they’ll keep pressing as they prepare to take on an undefeated Georgia team next weekend.
Here’s what Muschamp had to say about Saturday’s big game in his postgame press conference:
On holding off the Commodores late:
Will Muschamp: 'It was a good, hard-fought ballgame. Very proud of our team.'
— GoGamecocks (@gogamecocks) October 29, 2017
On a pair of minor injuries suffered Saturday:
Muschamp says Cory Helms (ankle) and Dennis Daley (undisclosed) are fine/should be fine.
— GoGamecocks (@gogamecocks) October 29, 2017
On the ground attack finally getting going:
Muschamp happy with run game, 212 yards on the ground: 'That's a huge, marked improvement from where we've been.'
— GoGamecocks (@gogamecocks) October 29, 2017
On not being conservative even when running the ball:
Muschamp: 'Just because you run the ball on first down doesn't mean you're conservative.'
— GoGamecocks (@gogamecocks) October 29, 2017
On not discussing bowl eligibility before the game:
Muschamp says being bowl-eligible wasn't discussed in the locker room: 'We don't talk about that. It's something we expect.'
— GoGamecocks (@gogamecocks) October 29, 2017
On facing undefeated Georgia next weekend:
For Georgia next week — Muschamp says USC will take it as another ballgame. Of course they know how big it is.
— David Cloninger (@DCPandC) October 29, 2017
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
