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South Carolina’s Will Muschamp updates OrTre Smith injury recovery process

South Carolina football has been without a key wide receiving option in OrTre Smith for almost the entire 2018 football season. That was a given as soon as the staff made the call the subluxed kneecap would need surgery.

He hasn’t played in months, but he’s on the mend and there’s been solid progress in his coach’s eyes.

“Really good,” Muschamp said. “He’s ahead of schedule.”

The 6-foot-4, 220-pounder spent most of 2017 as a true freshman starter after Deebo Samuel was lost for the year. He gave USC’s offense a solid option, and projected to be the No.