South Carolina head coach Will Muschamp scared some folks briefly during his Tuesday news conference.
Sophomore wide receiver Shi Smith “could go play corner or nickel or safety for us right now and be really, really good at it,” Muschamp said before a short pause. “He’s going to stay on offense. Nobody panic.”
Gamecocks quarterback Jake Bentley was probably on top of the panic list for a moment. Smith is emerging as an equal to veterans Deebo Samuel and Bryan Edwards in South Carolina’s receiving corps, which not many people would have guessed given how much is expected from Samuel and Edwards.