There’s a segment of the South Carolina fan base that has been very eager to see true freshman quarterback Dakereon Joyner play this season. Those people might get their chance this week.
With starting quarterback Jake Bentley nursing a minor knee injury, the Gamecocks have given Joyner, their third-string quarterback, practice repetitions with the first team this week just in case. Senior Michael Scarnecchia will start for South Carolina if Bentley cannot, Gamecocks head coach Will Muschamp said.
Scarnecchia, a 6-foot-3 senior, brings the same pocket-passer style as Bentley, but Joyner is a dual-threat quarterback who was the headliner of South Carolina’s 2018 signing class.