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‘Pretty cool.’ Walk-on, lifelong USC fan makes Gamecock debut on his Senior Day

Dive into Jason Senn’s Twitter photos and you’ll find one from Nov. 25, 2012, the day after South Carolina beat Clemson for a fourth consecutive time.

The image is of D.J. Swearinger about to lower his shoulder on Andre Ellington. It’s an iconic hit in the rivalry, a smack Gamecock fans still take pride in today.

HITSTICK!!!!!! #JungleBoiSwag pic.twitter.com/WOXH8Igy

— Jason Senn (@JSENN_21) November 25, 2012

But hardly any of those fans could ever be in Swearinger’s shoes, could ever play safety for the garnet and black.