As South Carolina football closed in on the dawn of spring practice, a question loomed with five-star early enrollee defensive lineman Zacch Pickens.
The 293-pound Pickens had been an end in high school, but at that weight seemed to fit the mold of the slightly smaller defensive tackles the staff had been moving toward last season. So how will USC’s staff approach the question of his position?
They’ll split the difference.
“Zacch is going to play both,” Gamecocks coach Will Muschamp said. “He can play both end and tackle. He’s athletic enough to slide outside and play the end position.