by John Covington Lamm
College Football is finally back, which means we no longer have to wait and wonder how our favorite teams will look this season. With that being said, there are still several questions that have been on many SEC fans minds over the last seven months since Clemson knocked off Alabama for the National Championship. Here are 5 the Biggest Question Marks Going into Week 1
When it comes to quarterbacks in college football, Jake Bentley’s play is very tough to predict. The rising senior has been a very solid quarterback for the Gamecocks for the most part. He went on the road to Clemson (the eventual national champion) and threw for 510 yards and five touchdowns; he also had big games against Ole Miss and Chattanooga last year, throwing for over 330 yards and six combined touchdowns in those games. However, he also had some true stinkers. Against Kentucky, a team the Gamecocks have now lost five straight games to, he threw three intercepts and gained only 148 yards on a 46.4% completion percentage. He also finished the year in the Belk Bowl in a 28-0 blowout loss against Virginia in which he threw two picks and only completed 43.6% of his passes.
South Carolina comes into the 2019 season with the toughest schedule in the country, which includes games against Alabama, Texas A&M, Georgia, Florida, and Clemson. The Gamecocks start the year against the North Carolina Tar Heels, a team that has not been very good the past two seasons but has a promising freshman quarterback, Sam Howell, hoping to shock South Carolina. For South Carolina to have 8-10 wins or more this season, Bentley is going to have to play to his full potential and perform the way he did against Clemson last year. If he has too many games like the ones against Kentucky and Virginia this year, the Gamecocks could have a difficult season against this schedule.
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