Sad news for South Carolina Gamecocks: I want to leave…
Spencer Rattler said that South Carolina football’meant everything’ despite the disappointing outcome.When Spencer Rattler was a senior at Phoenix, Arizona’s Pinnacle High School, he had no idea that South Carolina would be his final football college.
When former Sooners assistant Shane Beamer was on staff, Rattler was the starting quarterback at Oklahoma, but the two had little contact until Beamer was hired as the head coach of the Gamecocks a season later and Rattler used the transfer portal.
“I had no idea that I would be at South Carolina, but I knew he was a guy I wanted to play for. “God’s ways are funny,” Rattler remarked. “Beamer is a locker room leader unlike anyone I’ve ever seen.” I was just glad to be involved, and he’s got things going in the right path. It’s been great to play for this team under him.”
Tragically, Rattler’s season ended with a dismal 16-7 loss to Clemson (8-4), given that his effort against the Tigers in the 31-30 victory at South Carolina (5-7) the previous year solidified his legendary position. With a remarkable two years at Columbia, the senior quarterback is fifth on the program’s all-time leaderboard for
For the most part this season, Rattler has been the Gamecocks’ shining light, but in what will probably be his last game at Williams-Brice Stadium, he faltered. Going 16-of-32 for 112 yards, he had his lowest completion percentage of the season. It was only his third game of the year with no touchdowns and at least one interception.
“I think as a quarterback you’re going to have years in your career with big win seasons, and then like this season, with five wins,” Rattler stated. That is merely a fact of life. Nothing is simple. You have to put in work every day, and I’m proud of this team for that. Each day, we arrived at work. Regardless of the outcome, we arrived on Sunday and worked hard. I’ve been
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