Spencer Rattler evaluates the play of other South Carolina quarterbacks

South Carolina football held its annual Garnet and Black spring game last weekend, and it had a bit of a twist. Rather than lining up the first team offense vs. the first team defense or just straight up ones vs. twos, the Gamecock coaches in charge of each team actually got to draft the players to form their teams.

So, that meant a look at what the coaches really thought of the team. In specific, folks were interested to see which quarterbacks were taken first. Spencer Rattler, of course, was one of the picks, but the other was true freshman LaNorris Sellers. That was a bit of a surprise, but several other quarterbacks got to take snaps as well. Afterwards, Rattler was asked how he thought the room performed.

Here was his response:

“Yeah, the guys look good. Tanner (Bailey) played well, got a touchdown pass, had some other completions. I thought Luke (Doty) did what he could with his group. And then LaNorris Sellers, you know, a good young player, still learning, definitely athletic, can run around and make plays. But the guys look good.”

Next, the South Carolina QB1 was asked what he thought of the draft-style format of the game. To which he said:

“It was fun, you know it. But, you know, a different point of view of the spring game. I don’t think no other team did that, you know. So it definitely made it more competitive and it was just cool to be on a different team and just go in and help the coaches pick, you know, players to be on each team and stuff like that. So it was cool. It definitely made the game more competitive.”

The spring game is made for showcasing backup quarterbacks. With Rattler having the starting spot locked down, he really didn’t need to play a ton in the scrimmage. And while Sellers was given a big opportunity, Luke Doty is still the veteran among the reserves and has real game experience.

By Rattler’s observations, there’s plenty of options in the QB room going forward for South Carolina, whether he’s forced to missed time or once he leaves after this coming season. Sellers could very well be a long-term option, but you’d still have to expect the fourth-year player in Doty to be the immediate backup if need be in the heat of a huge game this fall.