Report card from South Carolina football's ugly win over the Old Dominion Monarchs

LaNorris Sellers' starting debut didn't go as expected. The redshirt freshman seemed jittery most of the game, he missed open receivers (both with inaccurate throws and by not seeing the open men altogether), and he was too quick to scramble at times. Things looked a little better for Sellers late in the game, so Gamecock fans are hopeful that he will continue showing some improvement. His saving grace in this game was that he didn't throw any interceptions, and he was a decent help to the run game.. QUARTERBACK. QUARTERBACK. C-. South Carolina Gamecocks vs. Old Dominion Monarchs

RUNNING BACK. B+. South Carolina Gamecocks vs. Old Dominion Monarchs. Had it not been for poor offensive line play, the running backs would have had a better day against Old Dominion. Even still, Rocket Sanders showed some impressive ability and proved that he is as healthy as claimed this offseason. Juju McDowell helped out a little, and Oscar Adaway appears to be the other back who will get involved behind Sanders. Before the late-game kneel downs, USC had nearly 200 yards rushing, and the running backs had over 100 of those yards even with the team's struggles blocking.. RUNNING BACK

WIDE RECEIVER. C+. South Carolina Gamecocks vs. Old Dominion Monarchs. The Gamecock wide receiver room didn't do a lot, but it hard to determine where their struggles stopped and where the rest of the offense's struggles began. Vandrevius Jacobs had a nice play (a 41-yard catch-and-run that was the team's longest play), but no other players had more than 18 yards receiving. Blocking on the perimeter was awful (a major negative), but the lack of overall statistical production was less the fault of the wideouts than it was of play-calling, offensive line play, and quarterback decision-making,. WIDE RECEIVER

South Carolina Gamecocks vs. Old Dominion Monarchs. In what was a lackluster performance from the Gamecock tight ends, Josh Simon, Brady Hunt, and Michael Smith (three good football players) combined for 3 catches and 14 yards. Brady Hunt had a bad drop, and none of the tight ends got open much. Blocking was bad all around on the offense, including from the tight end position. This unit will be better moving forward; they are too good not to be.. TIGHT END. TIGHT END. D+

OFFENSIVE LINE. D. South Carolina Gamecocks vs. Old Dominion Monarchs. The Gamecocks weren't very good up front on the offensive line against Old Dominion. Run blocking wasn't good, and pass protection was inconsistent. Three of the team's four sacks allowed came due to mental errors, something that gave the PTSD-scarred South Carolina football fanbase some unwanted flashbacks to last season. If the offensive line isn't better, the Gamecock offense will remain as underwhelming as it was on Saturday.. OFFENSIVE LINE