Mon Denson had to wait a long time for his first carry as a South Carolina Gamecock. The sophomore running back had to wait a long time just to step on the field for that matter.
Denson, a 5-foot-10, 209-pound LaGrange, Ga., native, came to South Carolina in 2015. He redshirted that season and then watched from the sidelines in 2016, which wasn’t always easy.
“Yeah, I was pretty frustrated, but I finally got over it, just kept working, overcame adversity and now I’m out there,” Denson said.
Denson saw his first collegiate action in the season-opener against N.