New South Carolina quarterbacks coach Dan Werner provides something important for new Gamecocks offensive coordinator Bryan McClendon.
A sounding board.
No, Werner and McClendon don’t have much of an in-depth history. McClendon admitted he hadn’t sat down with Werner until a recent visit in Columbia. But McClendon saw how former Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo used Mark Richt and how USC defensive coordinator Travaris Robinson bounces things off Will Muschamp.
“He can say, ‘I see what you’re seeing,’ ” McClendon said. “ ‘You might want to try it a different way, because I tried it like this and it didn’t turn out so well.