Jake Bentley – Noteworthy
South Carolina quarterback Jake Bentley didn’t start against Missouri because of a knee injury sustained at Kentucky last weekend. With Bentley on the sideline, backup Michael Scarnecchia made his first college start. Bentley left the Kentucky game in the second half. He practiced much of the week and went through pre-game warmups with teammates. Bentley had a brace on his left knee. Bentley has thrown for 928 yards with seven touchdowns and six interceptions. Scarnecchia is a senior who has completed 8 of 13 career passes for 98 yards and a touchdown. Gamecocks coach Will Muschamp said Bentley was cleared to play and available if needed. – AP College Football
Michael Scarnecchia – Noteworthy
Backup quarterback Michael Scarnecchia threw for three touchdowns in his first college start and Parker White hit the game-winning 33-yard field goal with two seconds left in South Carolina’s 37-35 victory over Missouri on Saturday. The Tigers (3-2, 0-2 Southeastern Conference) had gone ahead 35-34 on Tucker McCann’s career-long 57-yard field goal with 1:18 remaining. But the Gamecocks, behind Scarnecchia, drove to the Missouri 16 where White nailed his third go-ahead field goal of the game. The Gamecocks (3-2, 2-2) rallied from 23-14 at halftime to win their third straight over Missouri in a game that last more than five hours due to rain and lightning delays. When White’s kick sailed through, only a few thousand soggy fans remained from the announced crowd of 73,393.Scarnecchia, a senior, started when Jake Bentley was kept out due to a knee injury suffered last week against Kentucky. And Scarnecchia did not flinch, connecting on touchdown passes of 5 and 17 yards to Bryan Edwards in the first half and 8 yards to Deebo Samuel in the third quarter. – AP College Football