Chick-fil-A Bowl keys

Chick-fil-A Bowl keys

Here are three keys for South Carolina in its Chick-fil-A Bowl matchup with Florida State: 1. Establish the run: When freshman running back Marcus Lattimore has a big game running the ball, South Carolina wins. Establishing him early on the ground and sticking with the running game will be critical for the Gamecocks, who would like to be able to ride Lattimore the way they did in wins over ...

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Chick-fil-A Bowl: 3 keys

Here are three keys for Florida State against South Carolina in the Chick-fil-A Bowl: 1. Stop the run. Florida State has been much better against the run this year -- No. 25 in the country and third in the ACC -- but it showed some weaknesses against Virginia Tech in the ACC championship game that the Gamecocks can exploit. Marcus Lattimore has run for 1,198 yards and 17 touchdowns this year ...

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Chick-fil-A Bowl preview: FSU (9-4) vs. South Carolina (9-4)

Here’s a quick preview of Florida State’s game against South Carolina in the Chick-fil-A Bowl: WHO TO WATCH: FSU’s quarterbacks. If Christian Ponder is the starter, it will be interesting to see how he plays after a lengthy layoff that included missing the ACC championship game and surgery because of his elbow injury. If EJ Manuel is the starter, he already has a Gator Bowl MVP performance to ...

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