It doesn’t seem likely that South Carolina will face Kentucky QB Drew Barker, but that hasn’t stopped the Gamecocks from preparing for him anyway. The Gamecocks are taking a better safe than sorry approach.
USC repping for two UK quarterbacks. Lorenzo Nunez is Stephen Johnson, Danny Gordon is Drew Barker.
— David Cloninger (@DCPandC) September 20, 2016
Barker was carted off the field Saturday in the first quarter of the Wildcats’ win over New Mexico State. He was still listed as the No. 1 quarterback on UK’s depth chart Monday, but coach Mark Stoops isn’t expecting him to practice on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Stoops: It would have to be a "miraculous recovery" for Barker to return to practice healed and ready to go Wednesday.
— Jen Smith (@ByJenSmith) September 19, 2016
Kentucky and South Carolina meet Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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