COLUMBIA, S.C. (August 6, 2009) - The University of South Carolina football squad put the
shoulder pads on for the first time this fall as they went through a two-hour practice session Thursday
night at the Bluff Road practice fields.
"We had a spirited practice," said head coach Steve Spurrier following the workout. "We did some good
things here and there and some bad things. We had a lot of extra up-and-downs and running after
practice from mistakes. We've got a bunch of coaches that don't like mistakes around here. Hopefully
we can eliminate the way we've made so many mistakes in the past. We're just practicing, trying to get
better."
Coach Spurrier was complimentary of freshman wide receiver Alshon Jeffery, who caught a long pass
from Reid McCollum. "It was a jump ball. Reid can throw it a long way. Alshon can come down with
the ball. He's a guy it's worth pitching two or three up in the air to him and see what happens. He's got a
knack of going and getting it. We've learned that in the last two or three days. A tall receiver like
Alshon's got an advantage."
The two junior college offensive linemen from Georgia Military, Steven Singleton and Rokevious
Watkins, attended their first practice on Thursday. "They can't do anything yet," explained Coach
Spurrier. "I think they can jog around a little bit tomorrow. They're a little on the pudgy side, but they
were on the pudgy side when we signed them. They haven't had Coach Fitz's offseason program at all.
They don't quite look like our other players right now."
The Gamecocks will return to the practice fields on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. That practice will be open
to the pubic.
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