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Get USC’s four-star running back commit in this spot, and it’s ‘like stealing’

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Get USC’s four-star running back commit in this spot, and it’s ‘like stealing’

June 18, 2019

When former DeMatha High School offensive coordinator Chris Grier got his hands on four-star tailback MarShawn Lloyd last spring, one thing immediately popped.

The new South Carolina football commit was working in 7-on-7 drills and showed a little extra in his toolbox.

“He really, really cannot be covered by a linebacker in any way out of the backfield,” Grier said. “It’s just a complete mismatch. Being able to do some different things with him out of the backfield, option routes, where he can kind of play off the leverage of linebackers, is like stealing.”

When Lloyd arrives in Columbia, there will be some expectation at least outside the program, for him to step in as a primary back of sorts. (VIEW FULL ARTICLE) THE STATE

 
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