From a story in The State this morning...Giovando is Mike Giovando, Rattler's longtime quarterback trainer.
Beyond the Beamer connections, there were stylistic tendencies to like. Rattler, according to Giovando, was intrigued with the pro-style offense Marcus Satterfield and his staff have worked to implement. After all, the NFL is the ultimate goal. Potentially playing with fellow Oklahoma tight Austin Stogner — who also committed to South Carolina on Monday night — was an added element of intrigue. As was the chance for Rattler to prove himself, not only in the Southeastern Conference, but at a program that wasn’t likely to be pegged atop the SEC East next fall. “The lingo, the plays, the schemes, everything about what Coach Satterfield does is based on the highest level of NFL football,” Giovando said. “I think Spence thought that was important as well. (He wanted) to get into a scheme and in a system that’s going to help (him) translate to the next level when (he) gets that opportunity.”
Beyond the Beamer connections, there were stylistic tendencies to like. Rattler, according to Giovando, was intrigued with the pro-style offense Marcus Satterfield and his staff have worked to implement. After all, the NFL is the ultimate goal. Potentially playing with fellow Oklahoma tight Austin Stogner — who also committed to South Carolina on Monday night — was an added element of intrigue. As was the chance for Rattler to prove himself, not only in the Southeastern Conference, but at a program that wasn’t likely to be pegged atop the SEC East next fall. “The lingo, the plays, the schemes, everything about what Coach Satterfield does is based on the highest level of NFL football,” Giovando said. “I think Spence thought that was important as well. (He wanted) to get into a scheme and in a system that’s going to help (him) translate to the next level when (he) gets that opportunity.”
