Talk About A Test - Navy hosts #7 South Carolina
Weekly Report Posted: December 28, 2014 21:19
Navy is out to prove that games are not played on paper.
The rankings heavily favor USC (South Carolina)
Overall, Offense, Defense
S.Car: A-, A, A-
Navy: B-, B-, B-
The Gamecocks (2-0) travel to Annapolis week 4. USC brings the #18 ranked offense in 2014 (as of week 4) with an impressive 38.5 PPG.
USC Leaders:
Senior, DT: Corey Patterson (94 overall), All-American
Senior, LG: Drew Everett (93 overall)
Senior, HB: J.T. Gibson #27 (93 overall), All-American
Senior QB: Andy Smith #2 (92 overall) First year starter
Game Notes/Injury News:
Out (9 weeks) Fullback Herbert Booker, Broken Tailbone. Terry Carter to start.
Navys ranks 2nd in the nation in rush offense with 401 YPG
Gamecocks defeat Midshipmen 48-45
ANNAPOLIS -- Navy exposed the South Carolina run defense, but the Gamecocks played a perfect game to sink the Mids. Navy rushed for an incredible 523 yards but made a few costly mistakes in the loss.
"The best thing about this game," the USC coach said, "is we won it and it's in our rearview mirror
Yes, South Carolina won (now ranked #6 in the polls), finishing with a solid fourth quarter. But it was clear from the faces on the sideline that this game didn't go quite as expected.
"We had some uncharacteristic mistakes that we don't normally have, and against a team like South Carolina you can't do that," Navy coach Alex Rivas said. "We knew coming into the game we had to play perfect and couldn't make turnovers or give up any big plays."
Week 4 Players of the Week
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