"Heck, I am afraid they could sue me if I let him play like that," Spurrier said

South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia's first clue he was benched down the stretch against Auburn? Watching backup Connor Shaw trot onto the field with the Gamecocks offense. "It hurt. I didn't really like it happening," said Garcia, a fourth-year junior who's started the past 18 games. "But that's what happened and I can't fumble twice. That's the main reason he took me out." Garcia had played a strong game through three quarters at Jordan-Hare Stadium, throwing three touchdowns to push South Carolina in front 27-21. Although, the two fumbles led to a pair of Auburn touchdowns and a 35-27 victory. After the second turnover, Spurrier had seen enough and sent in Shaw, both of Shaw's drives ended in interceptions. Shaw going in "kind of caught me off guard," Garcia said Wednesday. "But that's in the past. I'm not worried about that anymore." Garcia's much more concerned with playing the way Spurrier wants. Spurrier says Garcia's bull-rush, head-down running technique is dangerous and can lead to catastrophic injury if not corrected. "Heck, I am afraid they could sue me if I let him play like that," Spurrier said after Tuesday's practice. "That's a terrible way to play football. You can't do it like that." Still, he said Garcia would keep his starting job, USC has a bye, as the 20th-ranked Gamecocks (3-1) regrouped following the Auburn defeat. South Carolina and plays next against No. 1 Alabama on Oct. 9. "He actually played three quarters pretty well, and obviously the two fumbles were really bad plays," Spurrier said. "Can he stop fumbling? We're going to give him a chance to stop fumbling."