What Will Muschamp said about South Carolina’s defensive problems, first half meltdown in loss at Ole Miss
By Keith Farner
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South Carolina lost its third straight game on Saturday, a 59-42 defeat at Ole Miss that was marked by defensive problems on both sides.
Ole Miss rang up 708 yards of offense, including 513 passing yards for QB Matt Corral, who had four touchdown passes.
South Carolina RB Kevin Harris’ 243 rushing yards on 25 carries for five touchdowns was overshadowed by the points and yards given up by the defense.
Here’s what coach Will Muschamp shared with the media after the game:
Muschamp said his guys competed hard in the game, but he said too many mistakes in the secondary led to the big plays for Ole Miss. #Gamecocks
— SportsTalk (@sportstalksc) November 15, 2020
Muschamp: Said on the Corral knee situation just before half, he said whistle blew, play is dead, and it’s not reviewable. #Gamecocks
— SportsTalk (@sportstalksc) November 15, 2020
Muschamp: Ole Miss is very good offensive team and they’ve done this to a lot of people, but this is concerning, they came in to play zone, and then they couldn’t win in man, they have really good skill people. #Gamecocks
— SportsTalk (@sportstalksc) November 15, 2020
Muschamp says he’s not questioning toughness or effort: “They played their asses off”
— Ben Breiner (@BreinerTheState) November 15, 2020
Muschamp: They wanted to shorten the game as best they could, felt coming in they could have success running ball on this defense. #Gamecocks
— SportsTalk (@sportstalksc) November 15, 2020
Muschamp: Robinson is still calling the defense and they need to evaluate where they are with the defense. #Gamecocks
— SportsTalk (@sportstalksc) November 15, 2020
Muschamp said they just need to be better around the QB. Can’t blame Hill for everything. Trying to build confidence at other spots.
— Ben Breiner (@BreinerTheState) November 15, 2020
Muschamp on offense and defense “We’ve got to play better team football”
— Ben Breiner (@BreinerTheState) November 15, 2020
Muschamp on the defense “It is concerning. There is no doubt about that.”
Couldn’t win with man or zone.
— Ben Breiner (@BreinerTheState) November 15, 2020
Muschamp: Got to play better team football, offense did well vs LSU and tonight, defense has struggled last three games, but it’s got to be a team thing, not an individual unit thing. #Gamecocks
— SportsTalk (@sportstalksc) November 15, 2020
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
