South Carolina Assistant Coach is Now the Team’s Starting Quarterback

Talk about sliding in. After an injury to Gamecocks’ starter Luke Doty, South Carolina Assistant Coach Zeb Noland was able to take advantage of a year remaining on his eligibility. The job wasn’t just handed to him, he actually beat out backup QB Jason Brown for the job.

BREAKING: South Carolina is starting Assistant Coach Zeb Noland at QB on Saturday due to Luke Doty's injury, per @ClowESPN

This is not a typo. pic.twitter.com/gOq4EIQTkw

— PFF Draft (@PFF_College) August 31, 2021

The 30 for 30 on Zeb Noland 20 years from now is gonna be wild pic.twitter.com/h0tgnbJ2UY

— Mike Uva (@Mike_Uva) August 31, 2021

There’s no telling whether or not he’ll remain with the QB job all season, but he’s been named the starter for South Carolina’s opener against Eastern Illinois.

Now that’s a pretty cool story.

And if he’s able to win some games, icing on the cake.

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