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Jacarrius Peak, one of the top members of South Carolina's transfer class, sustained an injury in January. N.C. State Athletics/Provided
COLUMBIA — The 50-dollar gold piece in the middle of the bountiful chest of South Carolina’s transfer recruiting class sat at the table, no crutches or knee braces in sight. That was the good news.
The bad was there’s still no definite timetable for Jacarrius Peak to play this season. The prized transfer from N.C. State, projected to start at left tackle, was at the table during the Gamecocks’ Media Day but could only offer a headshake “no” when asked if he would be on the field on Friday.
He wasn’t participating during the open-to-media sessions of practice on Friday or Saturday, and he wasn’t seen on the sidelines either (injured edge rusher Dylan Stewart, another player whose return to the field remains unanswered, was on the sideline on Friday). USC coach Shane Beamer has offered constant updates, but nothing with a date attached; his latest from Thursday was: “They got good checkups, or updates, from doctors at their appointments last week.”
“God made a situation where I had to sit back and look at life a little differently. That’s what I’m doing,” Peak said. “God got all the controls, so all I can do is take it one day at a time.”
He was hurt during a team-sanctioned pickup basketball event in January, an event the Gamecocks hold every year (and was injury-free before this year). In the vein of “you can get hurt stepping off a curb,” Peak’s injury was simply bad luck.
He approached it as God doesn’t make mistakes. He’s spent the time rehabbing and studying Kendal Briles’ offense.
“As much as I need to, and when I want, I can. I can study a lot,” Peak said. “It’s a good ol’ fun offense. We’re going to have fun and rock out this year.”
The hope is he’ll play a starring role, not just be a stagehand.
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