The second half of April and all of May mean a lot of miles on cars driven by South Carolina’s football coaches.
They can go to high schoolsto observe, but through the oddities of the sport’s six-week spring evaluation period, they can’t actually speak to the players. There’s value in showing a face and a logo, and Will Muschamp’s staff focuses on one factor in particular.
“It’s a huge part of the evaluation period, No. 1 from the academic standpoint of guys finishing their junior years,” Muschamp said. “We’ve accelerated the calendar from an official visit standpoint, and you’ve got some guys that are coming to campus still working through their junior year of high school.