Offensive line coach Shawn Elliott and quarterbacks coach G.A. Mangus will continue to share play-calling duties this weekend against Missouri. Head coach Steve Spurrier said that Mangus will stay up in the press box and call pass plays while Elliott will stay on the sideline to call runs, with Spurrier chiming in occasionally to make adjustments.
Saturday was Mangus' first game ever in the box. The seventh-year Gamecock coach stood the entire game, refusing to sit in any of the box chairs.
Spurrier said Saturday that he called about half the plays in the second half against UCF. He also said that the Gamecocks “are probably going to do the same format” this week against Missouri.
With freshman Lorenzo Nunez stepping in as the starter, the play-calling has shifted a bit. The dual-threat ran 18 times against the Knights, and Spurrier stressed after the game that he does not mind Nunez running that often.
The Gamecocks will travel to Missouri to take on a Tigers team that ranks first in the SEC in total defense. The noon game will be televised on SEC Network.