After two runaway wins over overmatched opponents pushed South Carolina to the brink of the AP top 25, ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI) vaulted the Gamecocks up to the top 15.
Things then took a negative turn, as Shane Beamer’s team lost three games in a row against SEC opponents Mississippi State, Alabama, and Kentucky.
However, South Carolina won big on the road over a ranked Florida team on Saturday. Because of that, the Gamecocks shot up the updated ESPN Football Power Index (FPI) rankings. This week, USC slotted in at No. 28 in the country, marking a 10-spot improvement from last week…