Sights & Sounds: Practice No.1 for South Carolina football
On Friday, South Carolina football held their first practice for the 2024 season. The media was granted access to observe the first three periods.
In addition to some of the sights and sounds in the video above, below are some additional notes and observations.
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– When we were out there it was only 85 degrees out but that humidity today at practice was as bad as I can recall for the first practice in my nine years of covering South Carolina. The newcomers are going to learn quickly why they call Columbia “Famously Hot.” On a positive note, days like today are what this team needs knowing that in Week 3, they’ll be playing a noon kickoff at home against LSU.
– Between punts and kickoffs, there were about 30 guys fielding kicks. As special teams coordinator Joe DeCamillis said yesterday at media day, they’ll be giving a hard look at Nyck Harbor making an impact as a returner this fall camp.
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– In addition to Harbor, some other players who were back returning either kickoffs or punts included Juju McDowell, Mazeo Bennett, Jalon Kilgore, Luke Doty, and Jared Brown.
– Mo Kaba was present with a brace on his left knee. From the limited time that we were able to observe practice, he was moving around well.
– Executive Director of Character and Player Development Derrick Moore had a new sign at practice today. It read “Be the reason.”
