COLUMBIA — Send two players into the NFL. Saddle two more with nagging injuries that limited their 2014 seasons. Force another to miss spring practice after surgery. That’s the formula that turns a guy who competed mainly on special teams last year into potentially a key member of South Carolina’s offensive line.
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-9, 313
LAST SEASON: Reserve offensive lineman who played in every game, primarily on special teams.
Amid all the uncertainly, there was big Mason Zandi — all 6-9, 313 pounds of him — manning one tackle spot for the Gamecocks during spring practice, and even being penciled in as a starter.