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On the field, Will Muschamp can be terrifying. Off it, he’s a ‘big softie,’ players say

Among college football fans, Will Muschamp’s fiery demeanor is legendary. There’s the video of him punching a whiteboard after an impassioned halftime speech. There’s the image of him angrily grimacing at a player at Florida, eyes nearly popping out his head. And on and on and on.

At South Carolina, however, Muschamp’s reputation is that of a players’ coach — slyly funny, endlessly understanding and very good-natured .

“A lot of people know him as this kind of mean person, but to me personally, I don’t really see him like that,” redshirt junior running back A.