Will Muschamp probably sees some of himself in Jake Bentley.
“He’s a battler,” South Carolina’s head coach said of his quarterback. “He battled his (butt) off and put us into a position to win” the Texas A&M game.
Battling is a trait much admired by Muschamp. It was probably his most valuable asset as a football player who worked his way from walk-on to defensive captain at Georgia. That shared attribute is one of the reasons Muschamp has been so loyal to Bentley as his starting quarterback.
Twenty-five games into Bentley’s career with the Gamecocks, it appears Bentley himself is reconsidering whether or not the style that made Muschamp a good safety is making Bentley a better quarterback.