South Carolina expects its running game to produce more than 21 carries and 31 yards this week against Missouri.
South Carolina called 14 running plays Saturday against N. C. State. Those plays resulted in 34 rushing yards. A. J. Turner believes both those numbers will be bigger against Missouri this week.
“We know that we can run the ball against them, ” said Turner, the Gamecocks sophomore running back. “We watched their last game against Missouri State. They put up a lot of points. They also gave up a lot of points. So we are going to try to take advantage of it.”
Missouri State rushed for 139 yards (and passed for 353 yards) last week the Tigers.
“Just the game plan and seeing their defense, we feel like we can either run or pass, ” Turner said.
The Gamecocks rushing totals against N. C. State, which has one of the best defensive lines in the country, were 21 carries for 31 yards, but that included five “carries” by quarterback Jake Bentley that included scrambles and sacks.
“I feel like we did have some successful runs but our pass game was where it needed to be, ” Turner said. “We only had like 12,13 run plays called. I feel like that says a lot. Hopefully this week we can do a lot more run plays, that’s just me as a running back.”
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