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Gamecocks' two-way Walton was 'a beast' of a ball carrier in high school

COLUMBIA — When Jonathan Walton checked into the game last Saturday night to play fullback for South Carolina, there was one person who wasn’t surprised to see it — and he was watching on television from Mobile, Ala.

WHO: No. 11 Florida at South Carolina

WHEN: Saturday, noon

RADIO: WWIK 98.9-FM

LINE: Florida by 8

RECORDS: Florida 8-1, 6-1 SEC; USC 3-6, 1-6

“He was a very good running back. In fact, sometimes I even second-guessed myself about not putting him exclusively at running back,” said Phil Lazenby, head coach for the past eight seasons at Bayside Academy, where Walton played in high school.