The South Carolina Gamecocks faced off against the No. 5 ranked Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday night and South Carolina quarterback Spencer Rattler was the star of the show.
The former Oklahoma Sooners star had a career day for the Gamecocks, finishing the game with 438 passing yards while completing 30 of 37 pass attempts along with a career-high six touchdown passes.
Spencer Rattler WENT OFF against the Vols 😤
🐍 438 Pass Yds
🐍 6 TDs
🐍 Upset No. 5 Tennessee@GamecockFB | @SpencerRattler pic.twitter.com/qFjbdD7Qs8
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) November 20, 2022
Rattler made a number of impressive throws on the day, leading to a big 63-38 victory to ruin the Volunteers’ hopes of potentially making the College Football Playoff this season.
SPENCER RATTLER 🐍🚀 pic.twitter.com/SuFNfKMsXP
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) November 20, 2022
Big Boy Throw 🏈
2019 All-American Spencer Rattler (@SpencerRattler) throws a touchdown pass. #SpursUp #AllAmericanBowl 🇺🇸
— All-American Bowl (@AABonNBC) November 20, 2022
Tough night for the Vols. Spencer Rattler looks like the best player in the nation tonight https://t.co/nBvb2L7Hec
— Bussin' With The Boys (@BussinWTB) November 20, 2022
Rattler was seemingly written off after leaving Oklahoma this past offseason, but he showed exactly why he was a Heisman candidate in 2021.
The college football world certainly took notice of his unreal day, praising him on social media.
https://twitter.com/NicoleAuerbach/status/1594179368448057344
https://twitter.com/MadisonU/status/1594179098745741313
Good for Spencer Rattler, man.
— Dean Straka (@DWStraka49) November 20, 2022
What a moment for Spencer Rattler, Shane Beamer, and South Carolina. This is what College Football is all about. pic.twitter.com/K7mw26u4DQ
— Harrison Vapnek (@harrisonvapnek) November 20, 2022
Spencer Rattler tonight pic.twitter.com/ZQNkqF3l9a
— BetMGM 🦁 (@BetMGM) November 20, 2022
Spencer Rattler back on the NFL radar after that performance
— Ethan Cadeaux (@Ethan_Cadeaux) November 20, 2022
Spencer Rattler is only the 7th SEC QB since 2000 to throw for at least 435 yards and 6 TDs in a single game. He joins this group: pic.twitter.com/UINYM3x55M
— Chris Hummer (@chris_hummer) November 20, 2022
Rattler came into Saturday’s game with just eight touchdown passes on the season, so to throw six in this matchup against an impressive team like Tennessee is absolutely wild.
Spencer Rattler had 8 touchdowns entering the Tennessee game.
He threw 6 vs. the Vols.
May as well fire all the defensive coaches next Sunday. Let them enjoy thanksgiving before pink slipping them.
— Patrick Schmidt (@PatrickASchmidt) November 20, 2022
Rattler shockingly outperformed Tennessee star quarterback Hendon Hooker throughout the game, who ended up leaving the game early with an extremely unfortunate knee injury in the fourth quarter.
Teams such as LSU and USC are likely extremely happy to see Rattler’s dominant performance, as they will jump Tennessee in the rankings as we get closer to the College Football Playoff final standings.
Considering all that Spencer Rattler has been through in his college career, you have to feel happy for him finally playing up to his potential in a huge way on Saturday.
