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One of South Carolina’s top receivers trying fill in at Deebo Samuel’s spot

South Carolina football senior wide receiver Bryan Edwards talks about offensive coordinator Bryan McClendon's approach to playing with tempo and adding wrinkles to the Gamecocks' offense and how Shi Smith can fill Deebo Samuel's old role. By

Last fall, the then-sophomore broke out as a play-maker. He worked at the inside receiver spots, going against slot corners and letting his quickness work in short spaces. But now he’s dabbling in something else.

“This spring I’ve been focusing on more outside,” Smith said. “Whereas last year I was inside, I’m focusing on outside, filling in on what Deebo (Samuel) was doing.