Two of the jewels of South Carolina’s 2017 recruiting class will see the field Saturday against N.C. State. Neither came in early, but both made an impression on Will Muschamp.
Owing to some secondary shuffling, Jamyest Williams is listed as USC’s starting nickel. Mammoth Javon Kinlaw is a second-string tackle and most prototypical nose guard.
There had been some concerns about Kinlaw’s endurance, but Muschamp focused on something else.
“I think Javon’s progressed very well,” Muschamp said. “He works extremely hard at it. With a guy that’s as big as he is, the thing that concerns you is his pad level.