(200 word limit)First-year defensive coordinator Clayton White brought a 4-2-5 scheme to Columbia. A three-time nominee for the Broyles Award as the nation’s top assistant coach, White most recently served as the DC at Western Kentucky. He has the Gamecocks ranked seventh in the nation in turnovers gained, 17th in pass defense, 36th in pass efficiency defense, 38th in total defense and 54th in scoring defense.The Carolina defense ranks 54th in the nation in scoring defense, allowing 23.7 points per game, with five of its nine opponents scoring 17 points or less, including a shutout of Eastern Illinois. Last season, Carolina gave up 36.0 points per game and held just two of their 10 opponents to 17 points or less. They ranked 105th in the country in scoring defense when they had three starters (Jaycee Horn, Ernest Jones and Israel Mukuamu) who are now playing in the NFL.
