South Carolina is coming off a massive Week 6 win over the Florida Gators and heads into the bye week sitting at 3-3.
The Gamecocks currently rank 4th in the SEC and 17th in the FBS in total offense, averaging 474.7 yards per game. A major driver of that production has been the screen package orchestrated by offensive coordinator Kendal Briles. In fact, South Carolina leads the SEC in screen pass EPA/play (+0.69) and success rate (57%) among teams with at least 10 attempts.
Below are four screen concepts Briles has been dialing up for the Gamecocks’ offense.
Bash Screen
The first design that caught my eye was a Run-Screen Option (RSO). When coaches and fans think of RSOs, they typically envision a base run play paired with a perimeter bubble or now screen. Kendal Briles flipped the script.
Against Alabama, Briles called a tunnel screen where the offensive line released downfield to block, but the quarterback and running back read the end man on the line of scrimmage (EMOL) just like a Bash Sweep concept. If the EMOL crashes down, the quarterback gives on the sweep; if the EMOL stays wide, the quarterback pulls the ball and delivers the screen.
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