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GAMECOCKS WORK OUT
Bowl Preparations Continue
COLUMBIA,
S.C. - The University of South Carolina football team returned to
the Bluff Road practice fields Sunday afternoon. It was the squad's
second practice session in preparation for the 2012 Capital One Bowl,
which will pit the 10-2 Gamecocks against the 9-3 Nebraska Cornhuskers
on Monday, January 2 in Orlando, Fla.
The Gamecocks were in full
pads on Sunday as they worked out for about two hours. The team is
scheduled to practice seven more times before breaking for the
Christmas holiday on December 23.
Several players did not
practice on Sunday, including Alshon Jeffery (hand), C.C. Whitlock
(knee), D.J. Swearinger (foot) and Terrence Campbell (leg). Kelcy
Quarles limped off the practice field with a lower leg injury. It was
not immediately known how serious the injury was.
“Alshon’s been
out here spectating a little bit,” said Head Coach Steve Spurrier.
“He’s been running with the guys. He could catch one-handed, but should
be ready for the bowl game. D.J. has that foot that they’d like him to
stay off of. Terrence Campbell is not practicing this week. Hopefully
when we get to Orlando they can get in shape a little bit.”
Bruce
Ellington was not at practice on Sunday after playing in the basketball
game against Ohio State on Saturday. “I think Bruce is supposed to come
around tomorrow, but we’ve got to wait and see. We’ve pretty much left
it up to him. If he’s going to play some, he needs to get out here and
get the game plan down. I think he’s supposed to be here most of the
time.”
The Gamecocks are a coach down as they have yet to
replace Jay Graham, who took a position at his alma mater. “Right now,
myself and Tommy Galt are sort of handling the running backs and the
tight ends. They are doing well. We’re not changing a lot of things we
do so hopefully we can get those positions ready to go against
Nebraska. Marcus (Lattimore) hasn’t been out here as much as we
thought, but he’ll be around a little bit more.”
Coach Spurrier
may also be searching for a defensive coach as Ellis Johnson remains in
the mix for the head coaching position at Southern Miss. “You’ll have
to ask Ellis about that,” said Spurrier. “From what I’ve heard, he’s
got a good shot at it. We wait and see how it plays out.”
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