It’s no real surprise who Tavien Feaster idolized as a young boy growing up in Spartanburg, S.C. … former South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore.
Every young football player growing up in the Spartanburg area looked up to Lattimore because of his ties there. Lattimore became a star recruit out of Byrnes High School in Duncan, S.C., where he was Mr. Football in the state of South Carolina and was a Parade High School All-American.
“He was the best running back in the country,” Feaster said proudly.
Lattimore did not disappoint at South Carolina. As a true freshman he rushed for 1,197 yards while leading the Gamecocks to a 10-3 season, just the second 10-win season in school history at the time.