J.T. Ibe could’ve felt all the woe in the world.
He was plucked from a so-so Rice program and landed with a nine-win SEC football team in South Carolina. What’s more, he worked his way into a starting role when the season began, beating out numerous former four-star recruits for the job.
And then almost nothing went right, and he’s hitting a reset with a year of college ball no one expects to play.
“The biggest thing I focused on is, honestly, staying positive and bringing the guys up around me,” Ibe said as he looked back at the offseason.