The days of decoy routes at South Carolina are over.
That’s quarterback Jake Bentley’s belief headed into Bryan McClendon’s first season as the Gamecocks offensive coordinator. McClendon, who served as South Carolina’s wide receivers coach the last two seasons, was promoted to play-caller by head coach Will Muschamp in the offseason.
“The biggest change I have seen is that when guys are running a vertical, instead of just trying to stretch out the defense, it could really be a play that goes for a score, because when he sees the one-on-one he wants me to throw it,” Bentley said.