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From fifth-string tailback to a 'new' David Williams? Gamecocks coaches hope so

COLUMBIA — He plays the same position, wears the same number. But South Carolina football coaches talk about a new David Williams.

At least, that’s the variation of the Gamecocks running back they want to see over the final week of preseason camp leading up to the Sept. 1 opener at Vanderbilt. Once buried on the depth chart, the junior has improved to the point where he’s had his best practices in recent days, according to USC running backs coach Bobby Bentley.

“As a coach, you try to take a player where he can’t take himself. I think David’s tried to do it himself a certain way.