South Carolina assistant coach Bobby Bentley is in a new spot on the college level.
He came in as a running backs coach, spent one bowl season working with quarterbacks, and was asked this offseason about moving to work with tight ends. He said he gave his boss, Will Muschamp, a simple “yes sir,” and now inherits a position losing its top two options from 2018.
But he’s in good position to reload.
“It definitely helps having older guys,” Bentley said. “Will Register and (Kyle) Markway and (Kiel) Pollard. Those guys have been leading the group and have done a great job.