As the South Carolina football team begins summer workouts, wide receivers coach Mike Furrey took a moment to talk to GamecockCentral to share his thoughts on the receiver room, the progress of standout returners, incoming freshmen, and the upcoming season.
100 Days Until Kickoff: “It’s coming fast”
When asked if 100 days until the Gamecock’ season opener against Virginia Tech feels far away, Furrey expressed just how quickly time is moving.
“I remember when Coach Beamer put up something in the facility when it was close to 200 days left and it felt like yesterday. So, it’s coming fast,” Furrey said. “And just got off the road here yesterday from recruiting for the last month, and now we get settled in with our guys here, coming back into the campus on Monday, and we got a lot of work ready to do before we show up in August, September.”
Message to Freshmen: “How fast can you become a veteran?”
Furrey’s challenge to the incoming receivers has been short and crystal clear: hit the ground running.
“My message the whole time was—how fast can you become a veteran in this program? You’ve had four months now to be in our system, you’ve been in our weight program, you’ve done well in academics and obviously with spring ball. So you have a lot of experience already to get ready for the season. And so, my message to them the whole time has really been to all of them, how fast can you guys get up to speed to allow you to go play with a better mentality here when you come back in May.”
Returning Talent Rising to the Challenge in 2025
Most of the attention lately has been on the freshman class for the Gamecocks, but Furrey emphasized the jump that returning receivers such as Jared Brown, Nyck Harbor, Mazeo Bennett, and Vandrevius Jacobs have made…