COLUMBIA — South Carolina is hoping that football is less of an adjustment for Dexter Wideman than managing the schedule that goes along with college life.
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-4/302
LAST SEASON: Attended Camden Military Academy, where he dislocated his elbow in the third game of the season.
The Gamecocks’ freshman defensive end certainly got off on the wrong foot in spring practice when he was suspended from three early sessions because he had missed class. It got to the point where head coach Steve Spurrier threw down an ultimatum through the media: “He misses another one,” the Head Ball Coach warned, “he’s not going to suit up for the first game.