Filed under: Florida State, South Carolina, Bowl Games
ATLANTA -- Steve Spurrier has always lived by the forward pass. It's been his identity, even more than his trademark visor.
After all, Spurrier was first a Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback at Florida. Later as the Gators' coach, he used a wide-open passing attack to win a national title, play for another and claim six SEC championships.
But Spurrier had limited success at South Carolina in his return to college coaching until he found a running back - not a quarterback - he could count on.
Meet Marcus Lattimore, the savior for the Old Ball Coach and the Gamecocks.
Not since Herschel Walker has a freshman runner arguably made a bigger impact in the SEC than Lattimore, who was convinced to stay in-state and turned around South Carolina's football fortunes in Spurrier's sixth season.
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