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The next step for one of South Carolina’s talented young defensive linemen

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.