Spencer Rattler compares South Carolina passing game to Oklahoma

After three seasons at Oklahoma, Spencer Rattler is now settled into his new home at South Carolina and his new role as the Gamecocks’ quarterback. Joining Shane Beamer’s team in the SEC, the former Big 12 signal-caller is currently going through spring practices and gearing up for the upcoming 2022 season.

Rattler had some success at Oklahoma – throwing for 4,514 yards, 39 touchdowns and 12 touchdowns over the 2021 and 2022 seasons – before making the decision to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal. Now at South Carolina, the quarterback is hoping to find more success with the Gamecocks’ program.

Meeting with the media last week, Rattler was asked about a number of things – including the differences in the offense he was in at Oklahoma and is now in at South Carolina.

“I just think that the controlled passing game is definitely a big emphasis here,” Rattler said. “We want to have a controlled passing game, getting four or five yards instead of trying to get 25, 30 yards down the field. … Just chop it, chop it, chop it and then you’ll get it. So I think just the patience with the offense – lot of under center, lot of good run game, play-action. That’s definitely different.

“Some similar things and then some not-so-similar things.”

A former On3 Consensus five-star recruit, Rattler – a Class of 2019 product – brings plenty of swagger to the South Carolina program, as the quarterback currently has an On3 NIL Valuation of $687,000 with nearly 575,000 total followers on his social media channels.

Shane Beamer reveals lessons learned from first year at South Carolina

Meeting with the media last week, South Carolina coach Shane Beamer was asked by a reporter what he has learned the most about being a head coach and where he feels he stands heading into his second full season in 2022.

“Just doing it the second time through knowing what’s coming,” Beamer said. “Every day something’s going to happen that you don’t prepare for. Coach [Steve] Spurrier always used to tell me be flexible, and things happen, and you’re going to have to adjust, and stuff like that – and I get it. That’s probably the biggest thing – knowing that the players in this program better in Year Two, and what makes them click, and their backgrounds, and their stories, and their challenges and goals. I feel like that helps me better as a coach.

“I have better relationships with the guys that have been here for last year and now for this year. So, I know how to connect and reach guys better. … Constantly learning and trying to do a better job of that. They know me better as well.”