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Steve Spurrier’s sound-off on South Carolina’s administration notwithstanding, it has been a quiet camp for the Gamecocks.

That is not necessarily a bad thing. It means USC has avoided the injury bug that has bitten a few other SEC schools (see Marcus Monk at Arkansas) and steered clear of a quarterback controversy (save for starter Blake Mitchell’s two-day suspension for his hiatus from summer school).

Although USC lost several signees to academic issues and saw a few other players transfer, nearly all of the key contributors are healthy and in camp.

Two weeks before Louisiana-Lafayette visits Williams-Brice Stadium, The State looks at the Gamecocks’ five biggest preseason surprises and five items they need to resolve by Sept. 1.

Receivers, o-line on USC’s to-do list