- ABC News
- December 14, 2021
South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer leaned on his Oklahoma connections in gaining the commitments of a pair of former Sooners, quarterback Spencer Rattler and tight end Austin Stogner, on Monday. Beamer, who was an assistant at Oklahoma from 2018 to 2020, just wrapped up his first regular season as a head coach at South Carolina. The Gamecocks went 6-6 despite using three different quarterbacks, including former graduate-assistant-turned-player Zeb Noland and former FCS product Jason Brown. Bringing in Rattler will provide an immediate infusion of talent at the position. The No. 1-ranked quarterback in the 2019 class, Rattler went to Oklahoma with sky-high expectations. He became the starter in 2020 and threw 28 touchdowns and seven interceptions. Rattler entered this season as a Heisman Trophy favorite but wound up being benched in favor of Caleb Williams. Rattler threw 11 touchdowns and five interceptions this...