South Carolina’s football’s youngest players were “swimming,” in Will Muschamp’s words, as spring practice started.
This makes sense because the early enrollees were being fed college-level schemes, going against bigger and stronger players than they’re used to facing. It’s a shock to any system and a lot of change both in terms of football and life.
And it shows the coaching staff how they need to install in-season adjustments in the fall.
“We’ve thrown a lot at them, and that’s our philosophy is to install a lot,” Gamecocks coach Will Muschamp said early in spring practice.