South Carolina head coach Will Muschamp, speaking to the Columbia Rotary Club on Monday, said that the quarterback competition is going to go into fall camp before he's able to name a starter. The State newspaper covered the event and Muschamp said that senior Perry Orth and freshman Brandon McIlwain have distinguished themselves in the battle.

"Perry has got some command and has played," Muschamp told the audience. "Brandon McIlwain is extremely talented and has a lot of ability. Brandon and Perry have distanced themselves coming out of Saturday a little bit because of Perry’s command and Brandon’s ability."

Orth suffered a broken collarbone in the scrimmage on Saturday morning and had successful surgery late Saturday afternoon. Muschamp confirmed that Orth will be back and ready to go by June 1.

“We don’t have a clear cut quarterback,” Muschamp said. “This competition will go into fall camp.”

Sophomore Lorenzo NuÃ±ez suffered a non-contact knee injury - a hyperextended knee and sprained LCL - in a short scrimmage nine days ago. Muschamp said last Tuesday that he though NuÃ±ez would be back in about a week. The first-year coach said on Monday, “I think we’re going to get him back next week."

The other two scholarship quarterbacks on the roster are junior Connor Mitch and sophomore Michael Scarnecchia. Muschamp said that Mitch has "done some nice things" while Scarnecchia has "gotten some snaps."

South Carolina returns to the practice field on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. The practice is scheduled to be open to the public.

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