Will Muschamp did something he’s not very proud of Wednesday.
“I carried a cell phone on the field for the first time in my coaching career,” South Carolina’s head coach explained. “I was disappointed I did that, but I was afraid I’d miss a phone call if I didn’t.”
That was necessitated by the new early signing period, which started Wednesday and runs through Friday. The Gamecocks signed 20 new players, 80 percent of the eventual 25 who will make up their Class of 2018, Wednesday. It is the first time in the modern era the NCAA has allowed football players to sign with teams before the first Wednesday in February, and the calendar change forced a lot of scrambling around college football.