While some were more blunt than others, well here is the scoop,and how it is going down.
Kenny Miles, who led the Gamecocks in rushing in 2009, has three years of eligibility remaining. He shrugged off the acclaim being given to Lattimore.
"That's recruiting; it's going to happen every year," Miles said after a spring practice this week. "Somebody's gonna come in, a new coach or a new player. So, really, the only thing you can do is focus on what you need to do to get better and do your job."
Senior Brian Maddox began last season as the starter and will get another shot at the job.
"It's nothing to me," Maddox said of the Lattimore hype. "Don't get me wrong, he's a great guy, but he's a freshman."
Maddox, Miles and the other veteran tailbacks saw a similar senerio last year, Jarvis Giles was a highly touted freshman who enrolled in the spring, unlike Lattimore.
Giles showed the kind of burst that some of the other backs lacked, but he annoyed coaches by going too much east-to-west running rather than hitting holes.
Maddox, who weighs about 45 pounds more than Giles, emerged as a good goal-line back, rushing for seven touchdowns, but his problem was getting near the goal line. Maddox's per-carry average of 3 yards kept him from holding down the starting spot.
So, Miles held the job for most of the season because he was viewed as the most well-rounded back. Eric Baker was plagued by injuries, and fan favorite Bryce Sherman, the 5-foot-4 former track star was mainly used on kick returns.
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