Former Oklahoma Sooners Spencer Rattler, Austin Stogner transferring to South Carolina

Former Sooners Spencer Rattler and Austin Stogner are reuniting with Shane Beamer to play for the South Carolina Gamecocks.

The long-awaited decision by former Oklahoma Sooners QB1 has come to light as Spencer Rattler announced via his Twitter account that he’ll be transferring to the University of South Carolina.

Rattler had an up and down career with the Oklahoma Sooners but was hardly the only problem on a 2021 team that failed to reach preseason expectations despite the quarterback change. Rattler had preseason Heisman hype and the Sooners were popular national title contenders, but both Rattler, his play-caller Lincoln Riley, and the remainder of the offense struggled to find much consistency throughout the season.

After a 2020 season that saw Rattler bounce back from being benched in that year’s Red River Showdown to win help the Oklahoma Sooners win their sixth-straight Big 12 title and beat Florida in the Cotton Bowl, many believed he was just scratching the surface. Unfortunately, 2021 didn’t turn out much better as the Sooners couldn’t get past their offensive inconsistencies. Rattler had a solid season despite being benched, completing 75% of his passes for 1,483 yards 11 touchdowns and five interceptions.

Rattler will be joined by tight end Austin Stogner in their new home in Columbia with head coach Shane Beamer. Stogner also had a year to forget as he failed to get the opportunities many expected him to get after a breakout 2020 season that ended early due to injury. Stogner erupted in Bedlam with his best game of the season when the Sooners needed it most catching three passes for 61 yards.

It was the only game this season that Stogner caught more than two passes in a game and nearly doubled his previous season-high.

Rattler and Stogner join Oklahoma Sooners fan favorite Shane Beamer in Columbia. Beamer and the Gamecocks had a resurgent year, bouncing back from a 2-8 record in 2020 to 6-6 and bowl eligibility in Beamer’s first season as a head coach.

Rattler and Stogner will hope to rediscover their 2020 chemistry that saw them connect 26 times for 422 yards, and three touchdowns, averaging 16.2 yards per connection last season.

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