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MJ Webb has ‘welcome to college’ moment extra early

It happens to the best of them, but it usually comes in August. It takes place in spring football for those who enroll midyear.

The “welcome to college” moment came in December for South Carolina freshman defensive end M.J. Webb, who was able to practice with the Gamecocks as they prepared for the Birmingham Bowl.

As Morgan County High coach Bill Malone tells the story, two USC offensive linemen lifted Webb and put him on his back early in one of the drills.

“He said, ‘I got right up and got ready to go, but I felt it.