LAST WEEKWinners: 19Muschamp tantrums: 6Pasquali is 61-14 overall (81.3 percent) this season.
OTHER PICKSMiss. State 32, La. Tech 7Cincinnati 24, N.C. State 21Maryland 33, Temple 20Boston College 20, UMass 3Virginia 26, Southern Miss 19Virginia Tech 35, Marshall 24Miami 34, Kansas State 15Clemson 23, Florida State 22Duke 31, Tulane 19Oklahoma 45, Missouri 14Texas A&M 30, Okla. State 27Nebraska 38, Wyoming 13Oregon 41, Arizona 26Michigan 24, San Diego St. 10Boise State 59, Tulsa 28Notre Dame 27, Pittsburgh 16Troy 30, MTSU 25
Playing your best players is not the most earth-shattering concept in college football, but South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier admits he might be overdoing it with sophomore tailback Marcus Lattimore.
A year after spearheading South Carolina’s march to its first SEC East Division title, the 6-foot, 231-pounder is on pace to shoulder an even greater load. One week after rushing 27 times for 176 yards to help the Gamecocks eclipse Georgia 45-42 in Athens, Lattimore had 37 carries for a career-high 246 yards in last Saturday’s 24-21 escape of visiting Navy.
“Well, we would like to divide it up a little bit if we could,” Spurrier said Wednesday. “We’ve just been in close games all the way, and our passing game is not very good for some reason. When you’re trying to win the game and you’re not throwing the ball very well, you try and run it, and he’s our best runner, but we do need to get more guys involved.”