Sept. 8, 2008

The South Carolina Gamecocks returned to the Bluff Road practice fields Monday night as they began preparations for Saturday’s nationally-televised game versus Georgia. It was their first scheduled workout since last Thursday’s loss at Vanderbilt.

Wide receivers Kenny McKinley (right hamstring) and Moe Brown (strained right knee) were held out of Monday’s practice. McKinley is listed as doubtful for Saturday’s game, while Brown is expected to be back at practice, possibly as soon as Tuesday, according to head coach Steve Spurrier.

“We didn’t expect (Kenny) to do anything,” said Coach Spurrier. “It he makes any progress it will be later in the week. He’s very doubtful.”

This week’s game will see the return of Jamon Meredith to the offensive line. Meredith had to sit out the season’s first two games due to an eligibility issue. “Jamon played a little tackle and guard. We’ll wait until later in the week to see where we’ll place him.”

Coach Spurrier indicated that the team was over the loss to Vanderbilt. “I think it’s out of our system. We’ve all lost games before. It was a tough loss, but it’s history. We’re going to get ready for the next one. When this one’s over, we’re going to get ready for the next one. We’ll try to do that the entire year. When the year’s over we’ll see what our record is and hope it’s good enough.”

With McKinley doubtful for Saturday, Coach Spurrier indicated the young receivers, including Joe Hills, Jason Barnes and CC Whitlock, took a lot of reps tonight. “They all did pretty well,” said Coach Spurrier.

The Gamecocks will return to the practice fields on Tuesday at 4 p.m.