Rattler attended Pinnacle High School in Phoenix, Arizona, for all of his four years of high school. He broke the Arizona high school passing record on his 18th birthday.[2] Rattler threw for 11,083 yards in his four years with 116 passing TDs and rushed for 1,040 yards with 14 rushing TDs.[3] Early in his senior season, he was named MVP of the Elite 11 at The Opening in Texas.[4]
In his final season at Pinnacle, Rattler starred in a Peter Berg-directed Netflix sports documentary series called QB1: Beyond the Lights. Rattler was later suspended for violating a district code of conduct, and was ineligible to play for the rest of the season due to cheating.[5] He initially said he had a sprained MCL, but the school administration later advised him not to speak of the nature of the code of conduct violation.
By the end of his sophomore year in high school, he had received 14 offers from NCAA D-I schools, including Alabama, Notre Dame, and Miami. On June 19, 2017, he visited Oklahoma on an unofficial visit and committed to Oklahoma a week later. On December 19, 2018, he signed his letter of intent to play for coach Lincoln Riley and the Sooners.[6] He was considered a 5 star quarterback by 247Sports[7] and Rivals.com,[8] and a 4 star by ESPN.[9] Rattler was also considered the consensus #1 quarterback in the 2019 recruiting class.[10]
College career
Oklahoma
2019
On June 12, 2019, Rattler enrolled at Oklahoma.[11][12] He had seen action in the second half of the College Football Playoff Semi-Final Game against LSU. Overall, he appeared in a total of three games in the 2019 season, and thus was able to redshirt his freshman year of college.[13]
2020
Going into his redshirt freshman season, Rattler competed with Tanner Mordecai for the starting job.[14] On September 1, Lincoln Riley announced that Rattler had won the starting quarterback job over Mordecai,[15] and Rattler made his starting debut on September 12 against Missouri State.[16] On September 26, Rattler tied the Oklahoma record for most touchdown passes through two weeks with 8, set by Sam Bradford in 2008.[17] However, Rattler's starting job got off to a rocky start when he and his Sooners were upset by Kansas State in his second start.[18] In his third start, Rattler threw for 300 yards and 2 touchdowns in the upset loss at Iowa State. This loss snapped a streak of 24 straight home losses by Iowa State to Oklahoma.[19] Rattler and the Sooners made a comeback with the win against Texas in the Red River Rivalry game. With the 4 overtime win, Rattler became the 3rd OU quarterback to beat Tom Herman. On November 7, Rattler injured his hip in a win against Kansas.[20] As the starting quarterback, he led the Oklahoma Sooners to a 6th consecutive Big 12 Championship, winning 27–21 over Iowa State.
2021
During Oklahoma's match-up against Texas, Rattler was benched during the second quarter for Caleb Williams and would not play the rest of the season.[21] In November 2021, Rattler’s personal coach, Mike Giovando, announced that he would be leaving Oklahoma.[22]
As the starting quarterback for South Carolina in 2022, Rattler led his team to an 8–5 record. He threw 3,012 passing yards and scored 18 touchdowns but also threw 12 interceptions.[24] At the end of the regular season, he led the Gamecocks in two massive upsets. He threw 438 passing yards and scored six touchdowns in a win over No. 5 Tennessee. The following week, he played for 360 yards and two touchdowns in a win over No. 8 Clemson, South Carolina's archrival. With these wins, Rattler became the first South Carolina quarterback to ever win back-to-back games against top 10 teams.[25] He also became the first South Carolina starting quarterback to beat Clemson since Connor Shaw in 2013. South Carolina then reached its highest CFP ranking ever and its highest AP ranking since 2014, at No. 19 and No. 20, respectively.
In the 2022 Gator Bowl, Rattler and the Gamecocks lost to No. 21 Notre Dame, 38–45, finishing the season 8–5 and ranked No. 23, the program's first finish in the AP Poll since 2013.[26]
On January 10, 2023, Rattler announced he would return to South Carolina for 2023.[27]
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^"QB1: What did Spencer Rattler do? Season 3 suspension explained!". April 6, 2020.
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^"Tanner Mordecai will reportedly return to Oklahoma, compete with Spencer Rattler for quarterback job". Sooners Wire. January 3, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
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^"Missouri State vs. Oklahoma – Game Summary – September 12, 2020 – ESPN".
^Boan, Christopher (September 26, 2020). "Former Pinnacle HS quarterback Spencer Rattler ties OU passing record". Arizona Sports. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
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Spencer Michael Rattler born September 28 2000 is an American football quarterback who plays college football for South Carolina Rattler began his college career with Oklahoma before transferring to South Carolina in 2021 Spencer RattlerRattler in 2022South Carolina Gamecocks No 7PositionQuarterbackClassJuniorMajorinterdisciplinary studiesPersonal informationBorn 2000 09 28 September 28 2000 age 22 Phoenix ArizonaHeight6 ft 1 in 1 85 m Weight200 lb 91 kg Career historyCollegeOklahoma 2019 2021 South Carolina 2022 present Bowl games2019 Peach Bowl 2020 Cotton Bowl Classic 2021 Alamo BowlHigh schoolPinnacle Phoenix Career highlights and awards2 Big 12 Champion 2019 2020 1 2020 Big 12 Championship MVP First team All Big 12 2020 Stats at ESPN com Contents 1 High school career 2 College career 2 1 Oklahoma 2 1 1 2019 2 1 2 2020 2 1 3 2021 2 2 South Carolina 2 2 1 2022 2 3 Statistics 3 References 4 External linksHigh school career EditRattler attended Pinnacle High School in Phoenix Arizona for all of his four years of high school He broke the Arizona high school passing record on his 18th birthday 2 Rattler threw for 11 083 yards in his four years with 116 passing TDs and rushed for 1 040 yards with 14 rushing TDs 3 Early in his senior season he was named MVP of the Elite 11 at The Opening in Texas 4 In his final season at Pinnacle Rattler starred in a Peter Berg directed Netflix sports documentary series called QB1 Beyond the Lights Rattler was later suspended for violating a district code of conduct and was ineligible to play for the rest of the season due to cheating 5 He initially said he had a sprained MCL but the school administration later advised him not to speak of the nature of the code of conduct violation By the end of his sophomore year in high school he had received 14 offers from NCAA D I schools including Alabama Notre Dame and Miami On June 19 2017 he visited Oklahoma on an unofficial visit and committed to Oklahoma a week later On December 19 2018 he signed his letter of intent to play for coach Lincoln Riley and the Sooners 6 He was considered a 5 star quarterback by 247Sports 7 and Rivals com 8 and a 4 star by ESPN 9 Rattler was also considered the consensus 1 quarterback in the 2019 recruiting class 10 College career EditOklahoma Edit 2019 Edit On June 12 2019 Rattler enrolled at Oklahoma 11 12 He had seen action in the second half of the College Football Playoff Semi Final Game against LSU Overall he appeared in a total of three games in the 2019 season and thus was able to redshirt his freshman year of college 13 2020 Edit Going into his redshirt freshman season Rattler competed with Tanner Mordecai for the starting job 14 On September 1 Lincoln Riley announced that Rattler had won the starting quarterback job over Mordecai 15 and Rattler made his starting debut on September 12 against Missouri State 16 On September 26 Rattler tied the Oklahoma record for most touchdown passes through two weeks with 8 set by Sam Bradford in 2008 17 However Rattler s starting job got off to a rocky start when he and his Sooners were upset by Kansas State in his second start 18 In his third start Rattler threw for 300 yards and 2 touchdowns in the upset loss at Iowa State This loss snapped a streak of 24 straight home losses by Iowa State to Oklahoma 19 Rattler and the Sooners made a comeback with the win against Texas in the Red River Rivalry game With the 4 overtime win Rattler became the 3rd OU quarterback to beat Tom Herman On November 7 Rattler injured his hip in a win against Kansas 20 As the starting quarterback he led the Oklahoma Sooners to a 6th consecutive Big 12 Championship winning 27 21 over Iowa State 2021 Edit During Oklahoma s match up against Texas Rattler was benched during the second quarter for Caleb Williams and would not play the rest of the season 21 In November 2021 Rattler s personal coach Mike Giovando announced that he would be leaving Oklahoma 22 South Carolina Edit In December 2021 Rattler announced he would be transferring to the University of South Carolina to play for the South Carolina Gamecocks 23 2022 Edit As the starting quarterback for South Carolina in 2022 Rattler led his team to an 8 5 record He threw 3 012 passing yards and scored 18 touchdowns but also threw 12 interceptions 24 At the end of the regular season he led the Gamecocks in two massive upsets He threw 438 passing yards and scored six touchdowns in a win over No 5 Tennessee The following week he played for 360 yards and two touchdowns in a win over No 8 Clemson South Carolina s archrival With these wins Rattler became the first South Carolina quarterback to ever win back to back games against top 10 teams 25 He also became the first South Carolina starting quarterback to beat Clemson since Connor Shaw in 2013 South Carolina then reached its highest CFP ranking ever and its highest AP ranking since 2014 at No 19 and No 20 respectively In the 2022 Gator Bowl Rattler and the Gamecocks lost to No 21 Notre Dame 38 45 finishing the season 8 5 and ranked No 23 the program s first finish in the AP Poll since 2013 26 On January 10 2023 Rattler announced he would return to South Carolina for 2023 27 Statistics Edit Season Games Passing RushingGP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TDOklahoma Sooners2019 3 0 7 11 63 6 81 1 0 155 5 3 23 7 7 02020 11 11 9 2 214 317 67 5 3 031 28 7 172 6 81 160 2 0 62021 9 6 6 0 160 248 64 5 1 823 11 5 155 5 43 77 1 8 3South Carolina Gamecocks2022 13 13 8 5 262 396 66 2 3 012 18 12 139 0 73 46 0 6 3Career 28 36 30 23 7 643 972 66 2 7 947 58 24 155 65 200 306 1 53 12References Edit Pickman Ben Hurts Oklahoma Win Big 12 Title Over Baylor Sports Illustrated Oklahoma commit Spencer Rattler breaks Arizona passing yards record September 29 2018 Spencer Rattler s High School Football Stats MaxPreps com Obert Richard October 23 2018 Pinnacle QB Spencer Rattler ruled ineligible for rest of season after violating school policy The Arizona Republic Retrieved August 22 2020 QB1 What did Spencer Rattler do Season 3 suspension explained April 6 2020 Spencer Rattler Timeline July 25 2020 Spencer Rattler Pinnacle Pro Style Quarterback 247Sports Spencer Rattler 2019 Dual threat quarterback Rivals com n rivals com ESPN Football Recruiting 300 Player Rankings ESPN com Spencer Rattler Pinnacle Pro Style Quarterback 247Sports Spencer Rattler Timeline Events July 25 2020 Jalen Hurts announces transfer to Oklahoma after three seasons at Alabama January 16 2019 Spencer Rattler College Stats Retrieved November 27 2020 Tanner Mordecai will reportedly return to Oklahoma compete with Spencer Rattler for quarterback job Sooners Wire January 3 2020 Retrieved January 5 2020 Brunt Cliff Spencer Rattler Named Starting QB for 5 Oklahoma AP News AP News Retrieved November 25 2020 Missouri State vs Oklahoma Game Summary September 12 2020 ESPN Boan Christopher September 26 2020 Former Pinnacle HS quarterback Spencer Rattler ties OU passing record Arizona Sports Retrieved September 28 2020 Kansas State vs Oklahoma Game Recap September 26 2020 ESPN ESPN com Oklahoma vs Iowa State Game Recap October 3 2020 ESPN ESPN com Plaisance Steven November 7 2020 Oklahoma s Spencer Rattler hurts hip in game against Kansas Sooners Wire Retrieved November 7 2020 Riley s QB swap pays off in epic OU rivalry win ESPN com October 9 2021 Retrieved October 15 2021 Coach confirms Spencer Rattler will be leaving Oklahoma OutKick November 5 2021 Retrieved November 8 2021 Daniels Tim Spencer Rattler to Transfer to South Carolina After 3 Seasons at Oklahoma Bleacher Report Retrieved December 14 2021 Spencer Rattler returning to South Carolina Gamecocks star QB provides continuity for 2023 season CBSSports com Retrieved January 13 2023 South Carolina football ranked No 19 by College Football Playoff highest in program history The Greenville News Retrieved January 13 2023 South Carolina football finishes ranked in AP Top 25 poll for first time since 2013 The Greenville News Retrieved January 13 2023 QB Rattler says he s returning to South Carolina ESPN com January 11 2023 Retrieved January 13 2023 Spencer Rattler College Stats Sports Reference com Retrieved November 25 2020 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Spencer Rattler South Carolina Gamecocks bio Oklahoma Sooners bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Spencer Rattler amp oldid 1135427986, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
