Former South Carolina Gamecocks’ Spencer Rattler has up and down debut for the Saints.

Former South Carolina quarterback Spencer Rattler made his NFL debut this weekend for the New Orleans Saints, and it was a day mixed with good and bad moments. Rattler was named the starter after Derek Carr was ruled out due to an oblique injury. He finished the day with 243 yards, one touchdown, two interceptions and a fumble that was recovered by his own team.

Rattler and the offense got out to a slow start as they did not score any point in the first quarter but they followed that up by scoring 27 in the second quarter. The Saints actually held a lead at halftime. However, the Saints were then held scoreless for the entire second half and ended up losing 51-27.

It was not the prettiest of debuts for Rattler but it also had some bright moments sprinkled in as well. For a player making his debut as a rookie in the midst of the regular season, 27 points scored isn’t too much to gripe about. However, what can’t happen is going scoreless for three out of the four quarters in a football game. If Rattler gets another shot to be the starter, it will be interesting to see how he improves upon his first performance and if there is some confidence gained on his side.

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Greg McElroy gave his thoughts on Alabama’s victory over South Carolina, as the Crimson Tide bounced back from a stunning loss at Vanderbilt to slip past the Gamecocks in Tuscaloosa.

After the Tide pulled ahead 14-0, the Gamecocks brought it within a touchdown. That’s when the Tide started to lose their grip on the game, McElroy said.

“Alabama made some of the dumbest mistakes I think I’ve ever seen,” he said. “Seriously, for as well coached and for as good as this team has traditionally been, that was about as bad as it gets at the end of the first half and at the end of game situation. This team right now is lacking situational awareness, which is really a problem. And it needs to get addressed and get addressed rather quickly.”

Toward the latter stages of that game, a facemask by Alabama with under a minute to play made it 1st and 10 from the Tide 31, and the Gamecocks cashed in to pull within 27-25. They then were able to somehow recover an onside kick before a LaNorris Sellers interception ended his team’s chance at a home upset.

By all accounts, things could have gone much differently, a fact McElroy highlighted.

“Just an inexcusably bad and dumb game that was played by the Crimson Tide. Just dumb. Flat-out dumb. And it needs to get addressed really quickly because that almost cost them,” he said.

Week 6 of the 2024 South Carolina football season is history.

There isn’t much change at the top of the poll as the favorites keep winning. But there are some new teams entering the lower end of the poll after some upsets.

Here is the complete breakdown of South Carolina’s best, as we see it, after Week 3 of the South Carolina high school football season.

Previous rank: 1

Last week: defeated James F. Byrnes 15-9 in OT.

Up next: at Riverside.

Previous rank: 2

Last week: defeated Emerald 41-17.

Up next: Fountain Inn.

Previous rank: 3

Last week: defeated then-No. 23 White Knoll 38-0.

Up next: at Lexington.

Previous rank: 4

Last week: defeated James Island 26-0.

Up next: Ashley Ridge.

Previous rank: 5

Last week: defeated Fort Mill 65-6.

Up next: Rock Hill.

Previous rank: 6

Last week: defeated then-No. 18 River Bluff 35-14.

Up next: at White Knoll.

Previous rank: 7

Last week: defeated Augusta Christian 51-16.

Up next: at Northwood Academy.

Previous rank: 8

Last week: defeated Chapman 27-9.

Up next: Woodruff.

Previous rank: 9

Last week: idle.

Up next: Blythewood.

Previous rank: 10

Last week: defeated Georgetown 65-16.

Up next: at No. 25 Dillon.

Previous rank: 11

Last week: defeated Travelers Rest 54-0.

Up next: at Pickens.

Previous rank: 12

Last week: defeated Dorman 23-7.

Up next: No. 23 Boiling Springs.

Previous rank: 13

Last week: defeated Ninety-Six 42-14.

Up next: Pelion.

Previous rank: 14

Last week: postponed at McCormick

Up next: at Calhoun Falls Charter.

Previous rank: 15

Last week: Lake Marion 39-7.

Up next: Barnwell.

Previous rank: 16

Last week: defeated York 42-0.

Up next: Lancaster

Previous rank: 17

Last week: idle.

Up next: Crescent.

Previous rank: 19

Last week: defeated Waccamaw 40-14.

Up next: Georgetown.

Previous rank: 20

Last week: defeated Pelion 56-0. 

Up next: at Ninety-Six.

Previous rank: 22

Last week: Crestwood 41-7.

Up next: Darlington.

Previous rank: Not ranked

Last week: defeated Chester 22-6. 

Up next: Eau Claire.

Previous rank: Not ranked

Last week: defeated then-No. 24 Northwood Academy 28-12.

Up next: idle.

Previous rank: Not ranked

Last week: defeated Wade Hampton 55-14.

Up next: at No. 12 Spartanburg.

Previous rank: 18

Last week: lost to No. 6 Irmo 35-14

Up next: Chapin.

Previous rank: Not ranked

Last week: defeated Aynor 49-7.

Up next: No. 10 Marlboro County.