For better or worse, Keisean Nixon inherited a certain mantle from former South Carolina football defensive back Jamarcus King.
Through the first half of the season, he was the most targeted DB USC had. His yards per target wasn’t awful, but it both gave the impression he was being picked on and left some fans uneasy when the ball went his way.
But against Ole Miss, a game when USC gave up yards in bunches, Gamecocks coach Will Muschamp came out of the game lavishing praise on Nixon.
The senior from California was named the team’s defensive and special teams player of the game.