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South Carolina Gamecocks future is not in safe hands as two key players want to leave
The South Carolina Gamecocks escaped a potential catastrophe to start the 2024 season on Saturday evening inside Williams-Brice stadium against Old Dominion. A 21-point favorite as an SEC team playing a non Power-4 member, the Gamecocks needed all four quarters to squeak out a (23-19) win over the Monarchs.
Now, as the Gamecocks get prepared for their first SEC contest of the season on the road against Kentucky, there’s some silver lining from the first contest.
Dylan Stewart, EDGE
There’s one certainty when watching Saturday’s contest, Dylan Stewart is going to be a phenom for the Gamecocks. In his first ever game in college football, Stewart had 1.5 sacks and created to forced fumbles, one of which led to South Carolina’s final game-winning touchdown. Stewart is obviously still a freshman and there’s still room for improvment, but flashing that immediately is a comforting sign for this coaching staff and fanbase.
There’s one certainty when watching Saturday’s contest, Dylan Stewart is going to be a phenom for the Gamecocks. In his first ever game in college football, Stewart had 1.5 sacks and created to forced fumbles, one of which led to South Carolina’s final game-winning touchdown. Stewart is obviously still a freshman and there’s still room for improvment, but flashing that immediately is a comforting sign for this coaching staff and fanbase.
Kyle Kennard, EDGE
South Carolina spent time and money on the EDGE position this offseason through both the portal and on the high school recruiting trail. Stewart showed immediate signs of return on investment, as did Kyle Kennard. Kennard’s South Carolina debut begins with 2.5 sacks vs Old Dominion. For reference, Kennard is more than halfway to having more sacks than the team lead a year ago. It was a point of emphasis all offseason, and the Gamecocks showed in game one, they can get after the QB this season.
South Carolina spent time and money on the EDGE position this offseason through both the portal and on the high school recruiting trail. Stewart showed immediate signs of return on investment, as did Kyle Kennard. Kennard’s South Carolina debut begins with 2.5 sacks vs Old Dominion. For reference, Kennard is more than halfway to having more sacks than the team lead a year ago. It was a point of emphasis all offseason, and the Gamecocks showed in game one, they can get after the QB this season.
