Since the last time Justin Minaya appeared in a South Carolina game, the Gamecocks have changed in more than a few ways.
There’s been lineup tweaks, more injuries, a long losing streak and, now, a significant winning streak. USC (8-7 overall) is 3-0 in the SEC as it approaches a Wednesday clash at Vanderbilt.
Minaya, sidelined since suffering a knee injury in practice before Carolina’s loss to Wofford on Nov. 26, is “close” to being cleared again for practice, Frank Martin said Monday.
“We need his quads to get to a place where they’re as strong as the hamstrings,” Martin said.