“We got a great quarterback,” wide receiver Lotzeir Brooks said. “He’s a great playmaker, a great athlete. So we just know once he leaves the pocket, we just got to keep it moving.”
On throws outside the pocket, Russell has completed 15 of 20 passes for 242 yards this season.
South Carolina coach Shane Beamer sees the Milroe/Simpson comparisons.
“You kind of take both of them,” he said. “I remember last year watching Ty and just saying, ‘Holy smokes, the throws he makes.’ All over the field. Velocity. Deep balls. Touch. When you see Russell, you see the same thing. He made a throw the other day against Florida State over on Florida State’s sideline that’s an unbelievable throw to make that as a [redshirt] freshman on a rope right down the sideline.
“So he makes the throws that Ty can make. And then you see his athleticism and his ability to run, and it reminds you of Milroe. He’s got a play where they miss a sack and he gets out of the pocket the other day and it turns into a whatever long touchdown run.”
