South Carolina never considered pulling starting quarterback Jake Bentley from the game after Bentley returned from a knee injury last season, offensive coordinator Bryan McClendon said Wednesday.
“Not that I remember, not during the game,” McClendon said. “That (would be) a staff decision. It’s a lot more than me.”
McClendon spoke to the media Wednesday for the first time since the season ended. Gamecocks head coach Will Muschamp traditionally makes his assistant coaches available to the media twice per year.
Bentley, a 6-foot-4, 220-pound senior, has started 32 of the last 33 South Carolina games.