... I invaded the Proving Grounds to steal a look at the 2010 edition of the South Carolina Gamecocks on Tuesday, March 16.

We arrived at the practice field around 7:15 pm at night. We stood near some men listening to the South Carolina-Furman baseball game on the radio in a pickup truck. It was a cold and windy night.

The Gamecock warriors were in helmets, shorts, and shirts for the night's practice. We saw coach Ellis Johnson and the linebackers do some drills with the sled and other defensive equipment.

The Carolina secondary did endless repeats of a drill in which a player from the secondary intercepts a pass and the defense forms a wedge block and returns the ball to the end zone.

The...

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