COLUMBIA — Perry Orth always readied himself to start, even after South Carolina’s quarterback competition ended and another signal-caller trotted onto the field for the season opener. All that preparation will pay off this week, when the former walk-on leads the Gamecocks into one of the toughest environments they’ll face all year.
WHO: South Carolina at No. 7 Georgia
WHEN: Saturday, 6 p.m.
RADIO: WWIK 98.9s-FM
LINE: Georgia by 17
RECORDS: USC 1-1 (0-1 SEC), Georgia 2-0 (1-0)
With Connor Mitch suffering from a pair of injuries — an infected left hip bruise which put him in the hospital, and a separated right shoulder expected to keep him out six weeks — USC is now Orth’s team entering Saturday’s game at No.