It wasn't long ago when Barrett Carter was the freshman sensation everyone was talking about.

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A year ago Carter enrolled over the summer and made a dazzling one-handed interception on one of the first days of August camp, and the sizzle was only enhanced.

Turned out he was still a first-year freshman who still had plenty to absorb and retain before he'd be trusted to play significant snaps.