Marcus Satterfield Alters Reputation With Clemson Performance

The storylines over the few weeks relating to the Gamecocks’ current performances all observe an analogous theme. A group left for lifeless based mostly on preseason expectations has all of a sudden revived itself towards the overwhelming odds their schedule offered.

One man who’s been the point of interest of the vast majority of these storylines, South Carolina offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield, has endured verbal denouncements from Gamecock followers and people who cowl the game for his play-calling all through the season.

After South Carolina’s offensive debacle towards the Florida Gators, the place the Gamecocks did not rating a single offensive level, Satterfield’s future in Columbia was probably in jeopardy.

Regardless of the chances towards him, Satterfield went out and helped the Gamecocks rating 31 or extra factors towards two top-eight groups. Tennessee gave up their highest level complete within the bowl period towards the Gamecocks, and an NFL-laden Clemson protection gave up their third-highest level all season.

When you should credit score the gamers for executing the performs laid out for them, particularly quarterback Spencer Rattler for his elite play inside and out of doors the pocket, Satterfield deserves simply as a lot reward for placing the offense in place to make performs occur.

There’ll nonetheless be questions as to why it took this offense so lengthy to place up such prolific performances with the expertise that they had each accrued within the offseason and coming back from final yr’s squad. Nonetheless, there is no query that there are few groups in faculty soccer proper now who might shut down South Carolina.

It doesn’t matter what occurs within the offseason with any potential roster or workers turnover, Satterfield will probably be this yr’s model of Zeb Noland and Jason Brown. It wasn’t all the time fairly, however Satterfield performed an integral position in this system, taking steps ahead of their journey again to nationwide prominence.

Nobody can take that away from him.

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