What Will Muschamp said about South Carolina's disappointing loss to Florida
South Carolina fell to 0-2 on Saturday with a disappointing loss at Florida as the Gamecocks struggled to contain the high-powered Gators offense, and were plagued by dropped passes themselves.
South Carolina got two turnovers and controlled the time of possession, but a slow-moving drive to end the game didn’t produce any points and the Gamecocks fell to 0-2, with a 38-24 loss. They play Vanderbilt next week.
Dropped passes were a problem in the first half, and two early second-half Florida touchdowns were too much for the Gamecocks to overcome.
Here’s a sampling of what Muschamp told reporters after the game.
Will Muschamp: Says the deliberate pace on the final drive was Florida taking away a lot of the potential deep shots. Had to stay on the field at all costs.
Could have played at a crisper pace especially with four minutes to go but had to play for the TD and onside.
— David Cloninger (@DCPandC) October 3, 2020
Muschamp says they have the guys on the jugs machines and practice tackling everyday. Says they’ll go back and coach it up more @wachfox
— Mike Uva (@Mike_Uva) October 3, 2020
Muschamp: Drops are the major reason the offense stalled out after the opening drive and put them in a hole in the game. #Gamecocks
— SportsTalk (@sportstalksc) October 3, 2020
Muschamp said Collin Hill competed his a– off
— Ben Breiner (@BreinerTheState) October 3, 2020
Muschamp says it wasn’t “deliberate” to have that pace on the final drive. Says they were just focused on getting first downs and taking what the defense was giving them. Went on to say they were saving their timeouts & aiming for an onside kick. @wachfox
— Mike Uva (@Mike_Uva) October 3, 2020
Will Muschamp on Luke Doty not getting involved at wide receiver for the second consecutive game: “It’s just kind of how (things) played out. We’ll continue to evaluate our roster as we go.” #Gamecocks
— Greg Hadley (@GregHadley9) October 3, 2020
Muschamp: Felt like they had some defensive opportunities in the second half but didn’t make the plays when they were there. #Gamecocks
— SportsTalk (@sportstalksc) October 3, 2020
Muschamp: Disappointed that there was some self-inflicted wounds, with the drops, liked how his team competed, but they didn’t come in just to compete. #Gamecocks
— SportsTalk (@sportstalksc) October 3, 2020
Muschamp said they were saving timeouts, aiming for onside kick.
Said needing to hone in protection was part of slowing effect.
— Ben Breiner (@BreinerTheState) October 3, 2020
Muschamp says on that long drive, they were taking what the defense was giving them.
Noted there were no explosives.
— Ben Breiner (@BreinerTheState) October 3, 2020
