Starter Matt Simms was benched in the 3rd quarter of a loss to South Carolina in favor of Tyler Bray and did not return to the playing field. A big part of the reason Simms didn't return was the fact that the freshman performed relatively well after taking over for the starter. "Nothing much I can do about getting hit in the back and the guy stripping the ball from me," Simms said. "That's one of the better defensive lines in the conference and you know, hey, if you get hit a lot, sometimes the ball comes out. Other than that, I thought I played really well. Didn't turn the ball over besides those. It wasn't like I dropped back and threw it to the other team."
Bray's first possession resulted in an interception that was returned for a touchdown by the Gamecocks. He came back from that pick, though, and played pretty well.
"I wish I could say that I'm definitely the starting quarterback," Simms said. "It's unfortunate they took me out. I felt like I played really well. I feel like I could have made all those throws, because we had guys wide open down the middle of the field. I feel like I'm a good enough quarterback to make those plays, and I'm just still upset that I got taken out like that."
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