One player that could emerge, and at the very least provide additional depth, is David Williams. Carson and Brandon Wilds, who missed several games with an elbow injury, got the bulk of the work this spring while Davis was "relaxing" and coach Steve Spurrier was preaching ball security.
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Davis, who topped 100 yards in six of South Carolina's first seven games, needs help if he is to perform on something close to a full tank in conference clashes toward the end of the season. Granted, Shon Carson helped pick up the slack with 102 yards against Florida in one of those outings, but such support was generally lacking. The week-in, week-out pounding absorbed courtesy of SEC defenses takes its toll, and a banged-up Davis had only 125 yards on 37 carries in his final three games. No other Gamecocks running back had as many as 260 yards last season and the SEC's third-leading rusher (1,183 yards) can't do it alone. The bottom line is that Mike Davis needs some help from his running mates. New starter Dylan Thompson is not the running QB that Shaw was, so don't expect him to pile up 558 yards with his legs. That won't happen again with the quarterback now preparing for next month's NFL draft. Here is this week's look around the SEC: Gamecocks' backfield could go deep Connor Shaw was South Carolina's second-leading rusher last season. Players in Columbia, Athens and Gainesville did just that with the hope of making an impact when it matters most. Spring is the time to make a mark and build for the possibility of something bigger come autumn.
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