South Carolina vs. LSU: 5 Players who need to step up

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Pharoh Cooper

There is no argument that Pharoh Cooper is South Carolina’s most valuable player. Unfortunately with the dropoff in talent surrounding him on offense, Cooper has to deal with being double-teamed which causes very few opportunities for the ball to end up in Cooper’s hands.

The Gamecocks have to get the ball in Cooper’s hands every way they can, whether it be lining him up in the wildcat or running back position. Cooper has dropped some balls thrown to him this season and he needs to make sure that if Orth can get it to him that he catches it.

Cooper also takes the punt returns for South Carolina, and to pull off a upset you need to get points in every way including special teams. Pharoh has the moves to take one to the house and he needs to if he wants to help the Gamecocks get the win this Saturday.

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