Who will start for Gamecocks? Says Spurrier, 'I don't know what we'll do'

The Gamecocks (3-1, 1-1 SEC), who slipped to No. 19 in The Associated Press poll, have two weeks to collect themselves before No. 1 Alabama comes to Williams-Brice Stadium. Among the questions that will burn in the interim: Who will South Carolina's quarterback be against the Tide? With six minutes to go and the Gamecocks trailing by eight, Spurrier inserted freshman quarterback Connor Shaw for junior Stephen Garcia. Garcia had fumbled on consecutive possessions, each leading to an Auburn score. Shaw led promising drives, but both ended in interceptions, including one in the final seconds that glanced off Alshon Jeffery's hands in the end zone. "I don't know what we'll do," Spurrier said about the quarterbacks. "We've got too far to go for a decision. But we're not going to have competition. "We know what both can do. We've watched both of them now for quite a while. We'll just make a decision on what's best for the team, and maybe what's best for Stephen Garcia." "He puts his head straight down. I think he closes his eyes and he dives in there. That's a recipe for disaster. I'm really concerned about his health as we proceed. Something bad could happen. "There's nothing worse for a football coach, or a parent, than to see a player out there not moving." Spurrier sounded sincere in his concern about Garcia. And also about the defense getting shredded by the league's best ground game. "We didn't know they could run the ball that well against us," Spurrier said, "but they certainly did."