Today Inside Cockfather Illustrated

*Eight days and counting until the Gamecocks open the college football season versus Mississippi State. Will the Gamecocks take care of business? One week from today, Cockfather Illustrated will give you the game forecast, and breakdown the match-up between the offenses and defenses, and a final score you will all be happy about.

*Later today, Cockfather Illustrated will begin the offensive positional breakdowns with an in-depth look at the Quarterback position.

*Last night was the 3rd and final scrimmage for Steve Spurrier's squad, and the defense just keeps getting younger and younger. It appears that USC will start at least four first year players on defense, and a linebacker corps that is completely new to division one football. The four newcomers are DE Capser Brinkley, MLB Jasper Brinkley, SLB Rodney Paulk, and WLB Emmanuel Cook.

The defensive depth chart is loaded with Freshmen and Sophomores. The only upper classmen on the defensive depth chart are DT Marque Hall, DE's Ryan Brown and Jordin Lindsey, MLB Curtis Rice, WLB Cody Wells, and SS Chris Hampton. Below is a look at USC's depth chart coming out of last night's scrimmage. Players in bold are newcomers.

DE-Ryan Brown/Joridn Lindsey
DT-Nathan Pepper/Joel Reaves or Stanley Doughty
DT-Marque Hall/Lemuel Jeanpierre
DE-Capser Brinkley/Eric Norwood
SLB-Rodney Paulk/Marvin Sapp
MLB-Jasper Brinkley/Curtis Rice
WLB-Emmanuel Cook/Cody Wells
CB-Fred Bennett/Captain Munnerlyn
FS-Stoney Woodson/Jeremy Ware
ROV-Chris Hampton/Darian Stewart
CB-Carlos Thomas/Captain Munnerlyn
WLB-Emmanuel Cook/Cody Wells

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