What Muschamp expects from early enrollees before spring, and what a few have shown
February 12, 2019
THE STATE
South Carolina football coach Will Muschamp will have nine new faces when his team opens spring practice near the end of February.
That group of early enrollees is already on campus and in the middle of offseason drills. Muschamp doesn’t put too much on them at this point in terms of expectations, instead focusing on something smaller.
“Been very pleased with their work ethic, very pleased with their eagerness to learn and to work,” Muschamp said. “That’s really right now my expectation. Bring your best version of you every single day. And if you do that, that will be fine.”
He and his staff haven’t had much time to work with the players or even oversee some of what they’re doing. They’ve been on the road recruiting, shoring up the final four spots in the 2019 class and getting groundwork laid for the next class coming in.
Instead, it’s been the strength staff, led by Jeff Dillman, working hands-on with them.
“Jeff Dillman’s been very pleased with the entire group,” Muschamp said. “We had them lift as one group, as far as that’s concerned, so we were able to pay a lot closer attention to them and the proper techniques and things in the weight room to go through.”
That’s not an unusual approach, as it allows the new players to get trained in exactly how the staff wants to do things while not slowing down the veterans.
Between Dillman’s assessments and his limited time on campus, Muschamp did have a few impressions of some of his new players.
On running back Kevin Harris:
“A guy that’s an explosive back. Watching him move around confirmed our thoughts coming out of camp and watching him on tape.”
On defensive end Zacch Pickens:
“To see him in person on our campus, working out, we started the offseason program with the coaches on Wednesday, and to see him moving around is really exciting.”
On quarterback Ryan Hilinski:
“Very pleased with his work ethic and seeing some of the things he’s done in our offseason program.”
February 12, 2019
THE STATE
South Carolina football coach Will Muschamp will have nine new faces when his team opens spring practice near the end of February.
That group of early enrollees is already on campus and in the middle of offseason drills. Muschamp doesn’t put too much on them at this point in terms of expectations, instead focusing on something smaller.
“Been very pleased with their work ethic, very pleased with their eagerness to learn and to work,” Muschamp said. “That’s really right now my expectation. Bring your best version of you every single day. And if you do that, that will be fine.”
He and his staff haven’t had much time to work with the players or even oversee some of what they’re doing. They’ve been on the road recruiting, shoring up the final four spots in the 2019 class and getting groundwork laid for the next class coming in.
Instead, it’s been the strength staff, led by Jeff Dillman, working hands-on with them.
“Jeff Dillman’s been very pleased with the entire group,” Muschamp said. “We had them lift as one group, as far as that’s concerned, so we were able to pay a lot closer attention to them and the proper techniques and things in the weight room to go through.”
That’s not an unusual approach, as it allows the new players to get trained in exactly how the staff wants to do things while not slowing down the veterans.
Between Dillman’s assessments and his limited time on campus, Muschamp did have a few impressions of some of his new players.
On running back Kevin Harris:
“A guy that’s an explosive back. Watching him move around confirmed our thoughts coming out of camp and watching him on tape.”
On defensive end Zacch Pickens:
“To see him in person on our campus, working out, we started the offseason program with the coaches on Wednesday, and to see him moving around is really exciting.”
On quarterback Ryan Hilinski:
“Very pleased with his work ethic and seeing some of the things he’s done in our offseason program.”
