The change that might affect South Carolina more than any is not sexy; it may not even be noticeable for the casual fan, but don’t underestimate the reworked interior of the Gamecocks offensive line.

Barring preseason injuries, South Carolina will start 6-foot-6, 314-pound Zack Bailey and 6-foot-4, 310-pound Sadarius Hutcherson at guard, and the 6-foot-3, 315-pound Donell Stanley at center. Compare that to last year’s interior line: Stanley and 6-foot-4, 309-pound Cory Helms at guard, and 6-foot-4, 285-pound Alan Knott at center, and don’t forget the fact that Helms played most of his games on an injured ankle and Knott played below his maximum strength numbers because of an offseason injury that cost him an entire offseason.