The members of South Carolina’s football team have to come through the fire each game.
Maybe figuratively, but in this case literally.
On Tuesday, the team debuted the new look “2001” entrance, complete with flames shooting 20 feet in the air and eight Co2 jets generating plumes of “smoke” between 20 to 25 feet long, replacing the need to create that effect with fire extinguishers. The players are pretty into it.
“I think that’s going to be lit,” tailback A.J. Turner said. “When we went out, through the scrimmage, I felt hot. I felt like my arm hairs were burning or something.