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On the Beat: Spurrier charting progress of Gamecocks’ four QBs

COLUMBIA — The quarterback battle at South Carolina is being contested on the practice field, but it might be decided on the chart.

Gamecocks head coach Steve Spurrier said his staff is charting the practice film of his four quarterbacks, to better determine who is ahead in the race to start the season opener Sept. 3 against North Carolina in Charlotte. Sophomore Connor Mitch, junior walk-on Perry Orth, redshirt freshman Michael Scarnecchia and true freshman Lorenzo Nunez are all in the mix.

“We didn’t have to chart at all last year” when Dylan Thompson was USC’s clear No.