COLUMBIA — When Jon Hoke was hired as South Carolina’s new co-defensive coordinator, few players were impacted more than Jordan Diggs.
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-0/210
LAST YEAR: Played spur linebacker and finished sixth on the team in tackles, with 37 total stops, two sacks, and one fumble recovery.
A rising junior who had played in every game the past two seasons, Diggs was in line to replace the graduated Sherrod Golightly as the starter at USC’s spur linebacker position. But Hoke’s arrival brought the installation of a 4-3 base defense, and a position shuffle among three players which involved Diggs switching from spur to safety.