JaxSinfonian
September 15th, 2007, 11:19 PM
The Gamecocks looked OK early, but they squandered opportunities to score as they have all season when they've got in or near the red zone. This time around we missed the field goals, and it hurt a lot. In the closing minutes JSU picked up a moral-victory touchdown.
The positives:
1) The switch to Cedric Johnson as full-time starting QB proved to be the right move: 23 of 39 for 224 yards passing, and he was the leading rusher at 76 yards, 7.6 per carry.
2) The offense finally outscored the defense, and we got more points off TDs than FGs.
3) If our star WR/backup QB Taurean Rhetta is healthy next week the offense could finally be clicking for the start of conference play. (It's EKU coming to town, so we'll need all guns firing.)
At least there were a few things to smile about in this loss on a tough day for the OVC.
The positives:
1) The switch to Cedric Johnson as full-time starting QB proved to be the right move: 23 of 39 for 224 yards passing, and he was the leading rusher at 76 yards, 7.6 per carry.
2) The offense finally outscored the defense, and we got more points off TDs than FGs.
3) If our star WR/backup QB Taurean Rhetta is healthy next week the offense could finally be clicking for the start of conference play. (It's EKU coming to town, so we'll need all guns firing.)
At least there were a few things to smile about in this loss on a tough day for the OVC.