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South Carolina Gamecocks: 68 percent for freshman quarterback

Ever since Connor Shaw graduated in 2013, the South Carolina Gamecocks have struggled to find an answer at the quarterback position. But in 2016, they may have finally found their answer, even if the guy is still supposed to be in high school.

And that leads us to no. 68 on the Southbound and Down College Football Countdown.

South Carolina’s Jake Bentley completed 68 percent of his passes in conference play in 2016.

Technically, Jake Bentley completed 67.9 percent of his passes, but who’s counting? After a 2-4 start to the 2016 season, Bentley took over as the starting quarterback.