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Perry Orth’s run as a Gamecock quarterback comes to an end

Will Muschamp is ready to move his Gamecock football program forward without Perry Orth in the picture. Sure, he’ll probably ride out the rest of the season with the team, but barring any injury to freshman quarterbacks Jake Bentley and Brandon McIlwain, we’ve seen the last of Perry Orth’s action as a quarterback, Muschamp announced Sunday night.

By now, we all know the senior’s transcendent story from Publix employee to starting SEC QB last year, but we might not remember it in the best light. Orth took over during some of the darkest times in recent Gamecock football history.