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Deebo Samuel entered the season as a key playmaker on offense and an experienced receiver for young quarterback Jake Bentley.
But on the opening kickoff after South Carolina won the coin toss, Samuel returned the kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown against N.C. State. Samuel was hardly touched as he weaved through the would-be Wolfpack tacklers.
Samuel had a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown last season against Western Carolina.
For a player who’s battled hamstring injuries throughout his career, it’s safe to say the hamstring looked fine to start the game in Charlotte.
Deebo Samuel kick return TD pic.twitter.com/Z2JxIKvXdh
— Ty Wurth (@WurthDraft) September 2, 2017
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
