Rick Sandidge got what most freshmen ask for with South Carolina football last season.
He came in at a position that often requires some development and played anyway. It started out a little slow, but as the season went on and injuries mounted, he was getting regular rotation work down the stretch.
That’s a solid way to start a career, but getting thrown in like that, it highlighted the area he has to work on fine-tuning.
“The part we’re all working on as a group is to improve fundamentally with our technique, getting our hand placement right, coming out of our hips, having our eyes right,” new defensive tackles coach John Scott said.