A New Offensive Dimension

We have entered an unforeseen twilight zone.

Yes, South Carolina soundly defeated the Wofford Terriers 31-10 in a quick affair at Williams-Brice Stadium. But the Gamecock offense has started to find a groove in the red-zone.

That is the legs of sophomore quarterback Jake Bentley. Yes, Bentley's running ability has become quite the wrinkle when the Gamecocks are nearing the end-zone.

Trailing by three after the first quarter, South Carolina marched down the field on a 12-play drive. On the one-yard line, after his first rush was ruled short of the goal-line, Bentley ran a quick burst into the end-zone to open the scoring.

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They did not trail again.

Now, there is a new dimension when the field is reduced in the red-zone. Jake Bentley has scored four rushing touchdowns in the last eight quarters.

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Granted, all of which have been well within the red-zone. However, when the field is diminished, it helps to force a defense to account for the quarterback's running ability.

The quarterback run seems to be a legitimate part of Kurt Roper's playbook in the red-zone as well. Bentley now has a rushing touchdown in back to back games for the first time in his career.

The sophomore toted the rock eight times, for a total of 22 yards. But don't label him a dual threat yet.

"He's gotta get a couple of long runs to get that dual-threat status," Edwards said as he chuckled after the game. "He can't get five yards, he's got to get about 15-20 yards."

Joking aside, there is now a concerted effort to expand the playbook in the red-zone and on the goal line.

That effort was rewarded on Saturday with the win, eighth on the season, and the 600th win in program history.