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Rattler joins his top receiver, Antwane “Juice” Wells, in returning for another season. Wells, an All-SEC first-team selection, announced earlier this week he was coming back after leading South Carolina with 68 catches for 928 yards and six touchdowns.
Rattler rebounded from a rough start last season as the Gamecocks won seven of their last nine regular-season games. He finished with an SEC-high 12 interceptions but threw for a career-high 438 yards and six touchdowns in the 63-38 rout of Tennessee. Rattler’s 3,026 passing yards ranked fifth in the SEC. He finished with 18 touchdown passes and three rushing touchdowns.
Rattler was a Heisman Trophy hopeful at Oklahoma entering the 2021 season but lost his starting job to Caleb Williams. Looking for a new start, Rattler transferred to South Carolina prior to the 2022 season. He and Beamer already had a relationship from Beamer’s time at Oklahoma as an assistant.
The Gamecocks (8-5) finished No. 23 in the final AP poll, their first Top 25 finish since 2013.
