South Carolina football fans were not satisfied with how the 2023 season went. A 5-7 record stung as it kept the Gamecocks out of a bowl game, and the struggles on offense and defense put a roadblock in the way of the upward trajectory the program had been traveling during the first two years of the Shane Beamer era in Columbia.
The step back last fall makes the 2024 season a crucial one for the garnet and black. Another tough schedule awaits USC (as it always does), but there are several reasons to believe that the 2024 version of the South Carolina football team can be an improved group and have better results than last year's product.
Strong recruiting efforts in 2022 and 2023 and a large class from the transfer portal could see a lot of new faces contributing for the Gamecocks this fall, but, uniquely, South Carolina will play a balanced mixture of newcomers and returners in 2024 as they seek to right the ship and return to relevancy in the Southeastern Conference. Even the coaching staff looks different from what fans were used to seeing previously.
With the changes in personnel (both on the field and off of it) in mind, this article will take a look at 5 specific reasons why the Gamecocks will be better on offense this season.