“I think he’s throwing the deep ball extremely accurate,” South Carolina’s Will Muschamp said. “He’s overall completing close to 70 percent of his passes. That’s outstanding.”
When Bryant chose Mizzou last December over other Power 5 suitors, the conversation quickly shifted to the Tigers’ pending offensive evolution. Surely Bryant couldn’t operate the same system coordinator Derek Dooley had built around quarterback Drew Lock, a prototypical pocket passer who challenged defenses with his rocket for a right arm.
Heading into Saturday’s Southeastern Conference opener against Muschamp’s Gamecocks (1-2, 0-1 SEC), Bryant’s small sample size has shown glimpses of exceeding his 2017 production, his lone season as Clemson’s starting quarterback.