Through the course of a college football season, the practice workload for a No. 3 quarterback is surprisingly light.
First and second teams get most of the reps in what ends up being limited time through the week. Coaching staff are focused on the game ahead, where they expect to have the starter, and at worst, the backup.
So it means a player like South Carolina’s No. 3 passer Jay Urich has to make the most of the smaller chances he gets.
Some of those came in the lead-up to South Carolina’s bowl game. Jake Bentley had taken nearly every in-game rep for USC across the season, and backup Michael Scarnecchia got whatever was left.