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Why Will Muschamp tabbed a backup quarterback to help in another spot

South Carolina football didn’t need him on Saturday, but quarterback Jay Urich was ready to help the Gamecocks.

Even if it wasn’t as a quarterback.

Muschamp said Sunday that Urich changed his number from 10 to 18 against Florida on the off chance he’d be needed on special teams. It’s not often a quarterback gets asked to step into that spot, but its not often a team gets hammered by injuries like USC has at safety, a key spot for special teams contributors.

“Jay is a really good athlete,” Muschamp said. “He’s a big athlete.