Offensive Coordinator of South Carolina Gamecocks Marcus Satterfield has two quarterbacks on scholarships to work with now.
This is certainly not enough to navigate a season, so he will probably spend a lot of time evaluating the prospects to add this year. Whether it’s the transfer portal, high school or college levels, Satterfield will look at each area, to give Luke Doty and Colten Gauthier some more competition before the 2021 season.
Counting intangibles is a big part of the process for Satterfield, who shared what he is looking for during his introductory press conference on Monday afternoon.
“You want a guy who can communicate, who is competitive,” said Satterfield. “You want a guy who has leadership skills, both through his work ethic and to be a leader vocally, calling the guys and making sure they’re doing things right.”
He added: “Leadership, competitiveness – intangible elements that can do the job for you. Resistance, to do the job for you. “
Physical traits are also important – height, arm strength, speed. However, it is difficult to determine what it is when you cannot see anyone in person.
“You are going to have to trust trust and relationships, because you are not going to be able to go out and watch them play,” said Satterfield. “You have to find guys that you know, who saw them shoot and that you trust. Evaluate the tape, get on the phone with these guys, do a psychological test of what you’re looking for, even as communication.
“Do you hang out with this guy? Does he have the personality you want? Challenge him a little on the phone to see if he barks a little bit back. Is he competitive? But the physical traits, you have to trust the movie, trust your eyes on the movie. Anyone you have met before knows what you are talking about, I hope they have seen you and can report to you. … There is a lot of confidence, if you are going that way. “