South Carolina opened its season with a 35-14 win over Georgia State on Saturday night.

The game marked touted Oklahoma transfer Spencer Rattler’s debut for the Gamecocks, and it was kind of a mixed bag for the 6-1, 215-pound junior.

Rattler passed for 227 yards and a touchdown, but he was intercepted twice, sacked 3 times, and overall didn’t look overly sharp.

ESPN college football analyst Greg McElroy discussed Rattler’s debut with South Carolina and what he expects to see going forward this week on “Always College Football.”

“Fair or unfair, they didn’t look great offensively,” said McElroy of Rattler and the Gamecocks. “They, really, for the most part struggled throughout the course of the game.”

McElroy, however, was quick to point out that the blame can’t be assigned entirely to Rattler.

“The biggest thing about Spencer Rattler is you can’t play quarterback by yourself,” McElroy added. “You’re sacked three times. Felt like he was constantly evading pressure; (it) felt like he was constantly under duress. It felt like it was a rare occurrence when he actually had a clean pocket.

“South Carolina finished with just 300 yards of total offense. Now, they did show signs in the second half. … But the offense really lacked a lot of rhythm. Hopefully that’s something they can get addressed moving forward and hopefully the offensive line and Spencer Rattler’s chemistry with the offensive line, hopefully they’ll take the next step here in the days and weeks to come because they’re going to have to as they enter into SEC play.”

The Gamecocks won’t have much time to right the ship offensively, as they head to No. 16 Arkansas on Saturday. That matchup is set for noon (ET) and will be televised by the SEC Network.

See all of McElroy’s comments in the video below: