VIDEO: Christian Beal-Smith talks transition to South Carolina in Garnet Trust Exclusive
Running back Christian Beal-Smith arrived with South Carolina football in January after a full and productive career at Wake Forest where he was the Deamon Deacons’ leading rusher for the last two seasons.
The 5-foot-10, 201-pound Beal-Smith joins the South Carolina program looking to make an immediate impact in a backfield that lost Kevin Harris and ZaQuandre White from last year’s squad.
Beal-Smith, who went through spring practice with the Gamecocks, joined Gamecock Central for an exclusive Garnet Trust interview last week.
Beal-Smith, who was ranked by On3 as the No. 111 overall prospect and No. 11 running back in the portal, spoke on the transition from Wake to South Carolina, what it’s like to participate in a grueling Luke Day workout, and the process of learning a pro-style offense after years in Wake’s spread scheme.
The Winston Salem, N.C. native also discussed what it’s been like the last few months to move away from home for the first time in his life after growing up in the area and then going to Wake Forest for four seasons.
“I was talking to my mom the other day and I said I wanted to live in Columbia when I got older,” Beal-Smith said. “It’s just, everything is here. I don’t need to go anywhere. If I was in Winston, I would have to go home and get my mom’s food just because I didn’t feel like eating anything out. There’s just so many variety of places here I can go to, I just can’t go to all of them. Every time I see a new restaurant, I put it in my notes and I want to go visit.”
Beal-Smith joins the South Carolina football program with 1,871 career rushing yards and 14 touchdowns in 43 games over the past four seasons, including 22 starts.
Last season, he led the Deamon Deacons with 604 yards and seven touchdowns on 131 carries. The prior year, he rushed for 732 yards and five touchdowns en route to being named Third Team All-ACC by Phil Steele.
Check out the full video interview below…
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