SEC Football Media Days 2019: One big takeaway from each team

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CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – DECEMBER 29: Head coach Will Muschamp of the South Carolina Gamecocks directs his team against the Virginia Cavaliers during the Belk Bowl at Bank of America Stadium on December 29, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Virginia won 28-0. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

Gamecocks must weather nation’s toughest schedule

It’s unavoidable. Everyone in college football knows, as exciting as this roster may be, know that the 2019 schedule is brutal. They get the two premier programs in the country, in Alabama and Clemson. They’ll also play Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, along with the rest of the SEC East. Out of conference, they’ll meet Mack Brown’s North Carolina. The week that the rest of the SEC is playing an FCS team, the Gamecocks will host eleven-win Appalachian State.

As seemingly every team around the Gamecocks gets better and better, many are beginning to write off South Carolina’s status among these teams. Will Muschamp disagrees.

South Carolina head coach Will Muschamp asked if the Gamecocks are "the little brother" to Clemson.

He did not like it. #SECMediaDays pic.twitter.com/KRIXVu1tv0
— Jacques Doucet (@JacquesDoucet) July 18, 2019

As a coach, garnering motivation for your team is a big part of the job. Openly being referred to as the little brother is the best bulletin board material Muschamp could ask for.

Besides, “little” isn’t the best word to use for this team. Quarterback Jake Bentley is a senior. The top three running backs on the depth chart are seniors. Seniors start across the defensive line and at two of the three linebacker position.

The Gamecocks know they aren’t just a little brother. Against the toughest schedule in the country, they’ll have ample opportunity to prove that.

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