Nov. 3—COLUMBIA — South Carolina is second in the SEC in total offense and tied for 14th in the country, just became the first team to post 200 rushing yards and 500 total on Oklahoma since the Sooners joined the league, and quarterback LaNorris Sellers is back to his video-game numbers self.

Kendal Briles is on to the next game. Kudos and congratulations?

Check 'em. He was hired to do a job and he's doing it. No big deal.

"Kendal's done an awesome job, and to come in here and put up 521 yards of offense against this defense, not many people have done that," coach Shane Beamer said after the Gamecocks barbecued Oklahoma 42-25 last week. "Go KB."

That's what he and the Gamecocks, plus their multitude of fans who are suddenly feeling much more pleasant about the season, are hoping doesn't happen. That KB goes.

The coaching carousel is in full swing and Briles' name, as usual, is hot. Many teams that are struggling offensively is wondering if he could potentially do for them what he's doing for USC. But there are a few as well that could offer more, and they have local ties.

"You want your coordinators to have opportunities to advance their career as an assistant coach," Beamer said. "So I see that where guys get opportunities and are able to advance their career in regards to Kendal or Clayton (White) or any of our coaches, I always want to support those guys. When you win, your name gets bantered about, and rightfully so. That's the way it works."

TCU coach Sonny Dykes is struggling through a 4-4 season and the fire is crackling under his chair. He already pink-slipped his co-offensive coordinator a week ago.

If he or anybody else is trying to get Briles as an OC, there is little to no chance the Gamecocks can't counter the offer and keep Briles right where he is.

But what if there's an available position as head coach? Especially in Briles' native Texas? What if that fire under Dykes' seat becomes an inferno and creates a situation where Briles could be TCU's head coach?

Briles was asked before the Tennessee game about being an HC someday.

"That's the last thing on my mind, buddy. I'm thinking about Tennessee and how we're going to make first downs against these guys," Briles said. "So, just with that, you always trust the process. I was hired to do a job here. I'm going to try to do the best job I can here."

He's definitely doing that. Do you realize that Oklahoma only allowed opponents to convert a preposterous 23 percent of their third downs? The Sooners were second in the country at not permitting those pickups.

The Gamecocks converted 8-of-14 (57 percent).

"Just the execution and preparation. We do it every day in practice. You got to execute," Sellers said. "Knowing that, we got to execute and we just found a way tonight."

The season has reversed and USC controls its own destiny in regard to having a great year and reaching a nice bowl game. The College Football Playoff remains a goal but the Gamecocks can't think about that until a few more wins are in the bag (and all of the remaining four games need to be wins if it's to become a firmer vision).

That approach resembles what may happen employment-wise after the season. It's all being kept in the proper place while the year concludes.

"Kendal's done a heck of a job, and you know he certainly understands how much I value him and the job I think that he's done here," Beamer said. "And what I try and do is just continue to make this a place where he can accomplish all his goals, and he enjoys being and his family enjoys being a part of and knowing that we have a lot more left to accomplish going forward also."

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