Jake Bentley has carried a leadership burden this offseason.
The coaches trust players to run their own practices in the summer, do what they can to learn and work, as the coaches aren’t allowed to. That falls on the leaders of a team, of which Bentley is certainly one.
But in those practices, he sees the newest Gamecocks show of their skills and develop heading into their first seasons. This summer, a pair stood out.
“Josh Vann has looked really good,” Bentley said. “Jaycee Horn defensively has looked really good. He’s really surprised me defensively in what he’s been able to do so far.