Ten takeaways from South Carolina's win over Kentucky

Look, does this weekend's win make last week's performance against ODU go away altogether? Of course not. And while this isn't an excuse, it's just the reality that since Shane Beamer took over in 2021, for whatever reason, this program has had some slow starts to begin seasons. I'm talking about escaping with a win on the road in Week 2 in 2021 against East Carolina 20-17. Or, needing two blocked kicks returned for touchdowns in 2022 Week 1 against Georgia State to make the game look more of a blowout than it really was. Or last season against North Carolina in the opener where ...