The Gamecocks look to have a very good secondary in 2010 thanks to good recruiting and solid coaching from Lorenzo Ward as he has the unit in great shape yet one area that must improve is interceptions.
Depth is not an issue, which is a blessing, and a welcomed sight is players pushing each other to get better. As noted, the one area that has to get better to make the defense one step better is getting turnovers, especially INTs. In 2009, the team leader for INTs was Eric Norwood with two and that sounds great but remind you he was a linebacker. You kind of want the secondary to have the team leaders in this category, hence the focus this spring to have the secondary get aggressive and play catch more often on the opposing quarterback.
The Gamecocks are blessed with a deep unit and this makes this position very strong now and going into next year. The big name out of the group is Stephon Gilmore, who is arguably the best athlete on the team. He is a lock to be the starting boundary corner and behind him you have junior Brandon Davis doing good things. Also don’t forget sophomore Jay Spearman. Seems
At the other corner, which
There is one freshman coming in that could make things interesting but it would be really wise for Coach Ward to redshirt him in 2010 – Sharrod Golightly. He is out of
Two other names on the roster but really non-factors – Jared Shaw, walk-on who transferred from Newberry College, and Addison Williams, who has a lingering back issue which will force him to not compete in 2010.
Depth like said before is really not an issue at either DB spot as you can tell. Seems the two deep roster at this position is really strong. USC is know as “DB U.” and it seems the tradition is being kept alive by Gilmore, Culliver, Whitlock and the promising futures of some of the young guys mentioned earlier. I feel strongly that USC will be known as one of the best secondary’s in the SEC in 2010 just need to get those INT numbers up.
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