To hear South Carolina football coach Will Muschamp tell it, Bryan McClendon asked for the change.
The Gamecocks’ offensive coordinator is in his first year in the role, learning the ins and outs of the job. But there had been some issues with his position group, and he offered a solution.
“We haven’t been as productive at the receiver position in our first six ballgames, for whatever reason,” Muschamp said. “Bryan came to me and said, ‘I feel like me going down on the field may calm them down some between some reps.