South Carolina’s football team has seen plenty of first-year players step into the fire this season.
But there’s another group. Those players who are redshirting, getting time in the team’s developmental practices early in the week. Some will be asked to step into prominent roles next season, some could take a little more time after that.
Gamecocks coach Will Muschamp ran down some of those players and the progress they’ve made in half a season behind the scenes:
Quarterback Jay Urich: “A big athlete, a fast-twitch guy that we think has got a nice upside for us as far as those things.