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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- South Carolina has won four of its past five games in a second-half revival of its season. Left guard Zack Bailey doesnt see why that has to end against No. 4 Clemson.Theyre just another team, thats all it is, Bailey said Tuesday. Anyone can be beaten at any time.Topping the Tigers (10-1, No. 4 CFP) seems like a tall order, even for the resurgent Gamecocks (6-5) who took down then 18th-ranked Tennessee last month in doubling their win total from a year ago. But Its not, Bailey said, not as long as the young Gamecocks dont let the moment -- along with the frenzied, sold-out crowd at Death Valley -- rattle them.Weve just got to be mentally focused, thats the biggest thing, he said. Know our assignments and do our job.Clemson has certainly opened the door at times this year for less-talented teams to hang in games at Memorial Stadium.Troy scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter of Clemsons 30-24 victory in September. A month later, North Carolina State missed a last-second, 33-yard field goal for the win before the Tigers won in overtime. And then two weeks ago, it was Pitts Chris Blewitt with a 48-yard field goal at the end to lift the Panthers to a 43-42 upset at Clemson for its lone loss this year.In some of their past games, there are teams that have walked in there under those same circumstances and theyve put it to them, Bailey said.First-year coach Will Muschamp has put focus on the Clemson rivalry all year, continually reminding players to win the state.Its not going to take a flawless effort; its not going to take anything spectacular. We just need to go play well, Muschamp said.South Carolina charge began last month with the team 2-4 and struggling mightily on offense. Gamecocks first-year coach Will Muschamp put quarterback Jake Bentley -- coaches planned for the freshman to redshirt -- into the lineup and the spark was immediate.Bentley threw two touchdown passes (the Gamecocks had only two scoring throws its first six games) in a 34-28 win over UMass, then led a 24-21 upset of then 18th-ranked Tennessee. The teams only defeat in that stretch was in their only road game under Bentley, a 20-7 defeat two weeks back at No. 13 Florida.The quarterbacks teammates say Bentley, a freshman who Muschamp has not yet allowed to speak with the media, wont be fazed by the frenetic atmosphere.Hes 18 years old, but walks in there with the confidence of a fifth-year senior, tight end Hayden Hurst said. I dont expect anything different out of Jake.Bentley left high school a year early to enroll at South Carolina this summer. Hell turn 18 on Wednesday.Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said Bentley is not your typical freshman.Bentleys father, Bobby, is the running backs coach at South Carolina. He was also a coach at Byrnes High that won four state championships and produced South Carolina record-setter, ex-tailback Marcus Lattimore.Jake Bentley has two brothers whove played college football. Chad Dodd was a former Rutgers starting quarterback while Shuler Bentley is a QB at Old Dominion.He is obviously well-groomed to be a very successful college quarterback, Swinney said.Jake Bentleys been helped by other rising young players on South Carolinas offense. Freshman Rico Dowdle has surpassed 100 yards rushing in three of the past four games, going for 226 yards in last weeks win over Western Carolina. 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Hes a pretty intelligent, gifted wide receiver that, if he continues to play well, will be rewarded for a long time.Hatcher began last season as the unquestioned top receiver for the Razorbacks, a role he affirmed by catching 13 passes for 198 yards in the first two games. It was in that second game against Toledo, though, that Hatcher felt the break in his foot -- forcing him to miss the rest of the season and reevaluate his immediate career plans.Like many of his former teammates, including current Buffalo Bills running back Jonathan Williams, Hatcher expected to try his shot at the NFL after last season.It was a path he decided to put off for a year while rehabilitating from his injury, one that also meant he would be without many of the teammates and friends he began college with.It was very tough at first, Hatcher said. The guys that Im so close with, Sebastian (Tretola), (Williams), those guys, they all left and I had to come back. It was very tough, but it was a blessing.While Hatcher lost many of his closest friends, he reeturned in a leadership position his coaches wanted him to take advantage of.ddddddddddddhe first way wide receivers coach Michael Smith made sure Hatcher did just that was by making sure he stayed around his teammates while recovering following surgery.Through that whole process, he was always around, Smith said. The thing I wouldnt let him do is not be around the football team. The guys still have a lot of faith in his words, so its been an easy transition -- if it even was a transition.Hatcher also had to adjust to life with a new starting quarterback -- Austin Allen -- for the first time in three seasons.After an offseason of working together, its an adjustment thats gone just fine so far for both -- with Hatcher second on the Razorbacks in catches (11) and first in receiving yards (204) after three games. That includes a career-best 73-yard catch in Arkansas 42-3 win over Texas State a week ago, a play that capped a three-catch, 96-yard receiving first quarter for the senior.Keons been huge for us this year, just the way he handles his business and teaches the younger guys how to act like a professional, really, Allen said. Hes been through it all, and the way hes playing this year is all about the work hes put in during the summer and its really showing.Last weeks performance is one Hatcher hopes repeat this week against a Texas A&M team thats beaten the Razorbacks in each of Hatchers first four seasons, including the last two in overtime.Its time to get over the hump, Hatcher said. ' ' '