COLOMBIA, SC – Finally, it’s time to say goodbye to 2020, and South Carolina football fans will be standing in front of a very long line to kick the can out of the door.
The Gamecocks ended the pandemic season (and it should not be forgotten that the act of ending it was a blessing) with a 2-8 record. They fired fifth-year coach Will Muschamp and hired Shane Beamer to replace him.
South Carolina “qualified” for a bowling game and accepted an offer for the Gasparilla Bowl, only to have to give up because of positive COVID-19 tests and contact tracking. Honestly, it’s the best. It’s time to look ahead.
In that spirit, here are 21 predictions for 2021 Gamecocks football:
1. Luke Doty will start as quarterback
It seems that South Carolina has had a continuous competition of defenders since the beginning of the 2019 season (when the biggest issue in the autumn camp was whether …