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Mississippi St.-South Carolina Preview

Steve Spurrier has a history of losing patience with quarterbacks, so his most recent switch is hardly surprising. It’s unlikely he was ever planning a change at middle linebacker, however.

South Carolina, which must make do without Jasper Brinkley on defense for the rest of the season, is set to go with freshman Chris Smelley at quarterback when it faces SEC rival Mississippi State on Saturday.

Spurrier has had a quick hook with quarterbacks through his coaching career at Florida and his time in the NFL with the Washington Redskins, and it’s been no different with the 16th-ranked Gamecocks (3-1, 1-1).

Blake Mitchell is being benched early in the season for the second straight year by Spurrier, who will turn to Smelley after South Carolina’s first loss, 28-16 to No. 2 LSU last Saturday.

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