Should Steve Spurrier take over play-calling duties?

Four games, 49 points and one looming question: Is it time for Steve Spurrier to take over all of South Carolina’s offensive play-calling again? That was the $1.75 million question on Gamecock message boards following Saturday’s 33-16 loss to Arkansas — the fourth consecutive game in which USC failed to break 17 points. This is not the lowest-scoring, four-game stretch during Spurrier’s five-year USC tenure. The Gamecocks managed a total of 37 points over the final three games of last season — lopsided losses to Florida, Clemson and Iowa — and the 7-3 opening win at N.C. State this year. But the inability to find the end zone consistently has prompted many fans to wonder whether the Gamecocks would be better off with Spurrier calling all the plays, as he did his first three seasons in Columbia. – The State