COLUMBIA — On the offensive line at South Carolina, it’s Brandon Shell’s time.
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-6/327
LAST SEASON: Started every game, running his streak of consecutive starts to 35. Missed spring practice after undergoing right shoulder surgery.
A.J. Cann, a mainstay for the Gamecocks the past four years at guard, is off to the NFL. So is Corey Robinson, a rock for USC at left tackle. Of the offensive linemen returning, none are more seasoned than Shell, a rising senior who will carry a streak of 35 consecutive starts into the Sept. 3 opener against North Carolina.