The first half of the season has had some ups and some downs for the South Carolina (4-2, 2-2 SEC) football team. We take a look at three of the most pleasant surprises and three of the biggest disappointments.
Three Surprises
THE SMITH BOYS
Freshmen wide receiver OrTre Smith and Shi Smith were expected to be frontline contributors just maybe not this early. South Carolina came into the season touting the pass-catching triumvirate of Deebo Samuel, Bryan Edwards and Hayden Hurst. With Samuel out with a broken leg, the timeline for the Smiths has been accelerated, and they have answered the call.