South Carolina football coach Will Muschamp had a problem against Clemson.
Well, he had many problems, but one was the matchup between 6-foot-4 Tiger wide receiver Tee Higgins and his best cover guy, 5-foot-11 Rashad Fenton. Higgins did what he wanted, first against Fenton and then against the stouter Keisean Nixon.
So USC turned to a freshman in Israel Mukuamu, a 6-foot-4 option who has been used some but not a lot this season. And he held his own.
“I thought he did a really good job,” Muschamp said. “They’ve got some really talented long guys.