New offensive weapons should put new life in OC Satterfield offense for 2022
July 29, 2022
Offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield has a lot to be happy about this yrars team. Thanks to a roster oozing with talented transfers starting with Oklahoma import Spencer Rattler the Gamecocks feel poised for a step forward on a side of the ball that held them back all too often in Year 1 of the Beamer era.
Beamer said Thursday at his annual media golf tournament. “At the end of the day, we want to get our best players on the field and the guys that are gonna produce. “Certainly, there’s some really, really competitive battles going on across that offense right now.” South Carolina offseason fodder has been abnormally cheery for a program whose overall record hovers just above .500 in nearly 120 years of competition. That has plenty to do with an offense that a year ago was figuring out who could play versus 2022, where the dilemma is how to get everyone on the field.
Do-it-all tight end/running back/athlete Jaheim Bell is an otherworldly talent and a matchup nightmare for defensive backs. He looked the part of a game-breaking receiver during the Gamecocks throttling of North Carolina in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl, notching 159 yards receiving and a pair of touchdowns. His speed and size at 6-foot-3, 232 pounds also make him a weapon out of the backfield.
Throw in newcomers in Austin Stogner (Oklahoma), running back Christian Beal-Smith (Wake Forest) and receivers Antwane “Juice” Wells (James Madison) and Corey Rucker Jr. (Arkansas State), along with returners Josh Vann and MarShawn Lloyd, and the pieces are there for a significant step forward.
Satterfield said. “It’s gonna be a lot of fun to have four tight ends, to have three or four backs that can touch it, to have seven wideouts who can do things with a quarterback that can spin the ball. I think all that stuff’s gonna be a lot of fun to do.” Beamer has been upbeat throughout the offseason and, really, why not? The Gamecocks were expected to finish at or near the bottom of the SEC East a season ago. Six wins were a surprise. A seventh in the bowl game was a cherry on top. There were low moments, sure. Getting run off the field by Texas A&M, Tennessee and Clemson caused headaches around Columbia.
Yet, with the bulk of the defense back and an offense that suddenly feels deeper than it has been in years, Beamer, Satterfield, and the rest of the staff are bullish on what might come when the season kicks off in a month’s time. Now comes turning that oozing talent into win-column success.
July 29, 2022
Offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield has a lot to be happy about this yrars team. Thanks to a roster oozing with talented transfers starting with Oklahoma import Spencer Rattler the Gamecocks feel poised for a step forward on a side of the ball that held them back all too often in Year 1 of the Beamer era.
Beamer said Thursday at his annual media golf tournament. “At the end of the day, we want to get our best players on the field and the guys that are gonna produce. “Certainly, there’s some really, really competitive battles going on across that offense right now.” South Carolina offseason fodder has been abnormally cheery for a program whose overall record hovers just above .500 in nearly 120 years of competition. That has plenty to do with an offense that a year ago was figuring out who could play versus 2022, where the dilemma is how to get everyone on the field.
Do-it-all tight end/running back/athlete Jaheim Bell is an otherworldly talent and a matchup nightmare for defensive backs. He looked the part of a game-breaking receiver during the Gamecocks throttling of North Carolina in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl, notching 159 yards receiving and a pair of touchdowns. His speed and size at 6-foot-3, 232 pounds also make him a weapon out of the backfield.
Throw in newcomers in Austin Stogner (Oklahoma), running back Christian Beal-Smith (Wake Forest) and receivers Antwane “Juice” Wells (James Madison) and Corey Rucker Jr. (Arkansas State), along with returners Josh Vann and MarShawn Lloyd, and the pieces are there for a significant step forward.
Satterfield said. “It’s gonna be a lot of fun to have four tight ends, to have three or four backs that can touch it, to have seven wideouts who can do things with a quarterback that can spin the ball. I think all that stuff’s gonna be a lot of fun to do.” Beamer has been upbeat throughout the offseason and, really, why not? The Gamecocks were expected to finish at or near the bottom of the SEC East a season ago. Six wins were a surprise. A seventh in the bowl game was a cherry on top. There were low moments, sure. Getting run off the field by Texas A&M, Tennessee and Clemson caused headaches around Columbia.
Yet, with the bulk of the defense back and an offense that suddenly feels deeper than it has been in years, Beamer, Satterfield, and the rest of the staff are bullish on what might come when the season kicks off in a month’s time. Now comes turning that oozing talent into win-column success.
