GERRY MELENDEZ — gmelendez@thestate.com
Former South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia had been training quarterbacks in Tampa when he decided maybe he should be playing the position instead of teaching it.
Garcia, who was dismissed from the Gamecocks midway through the 2011 season following several alcohol-related suspensions, spent last year as a backup in the Arena League for his hometown Tampa Bay Storm.
But he’s been throwing to Nelson Agholor as the former Southern Cal receiver prepares for the draft, and last week Garcia stepped in at Florida’s pro day when the Gators needed a quarterback.
Garcia will be the quarterback Thursday when the Panthers work out Agholor in Tampa, just as Garcia did when the Eagles put through Agholor a recent workout.