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The wait is over.

South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier has named redshirt sophomore Connor Mitch as the starting quarterback for the season opener on Thursday, September 3, against North Carolina in Charlotte.

The 6-foot-3, 211-pound redshirt sophomore from Raleigh, N.C. beat out Perry Orth, Michael Scarnecchia and true freshman Lorenzo Nunez in a quarterback competition that lasted throughout the offseason and into fall camp.

Mitch played in two games last season as a redshirt freshman. He connected on 2-of-6 passes for 19 yards in limited action. Mitch shared Most Improved Quarterback honors in the spring with Orth.

A former four-star prospect, according to Rivals.com, Mitch finished his prep career ranked second in four career categories in North Carolina high school history, passing for 12,078 yards with 1,384 attempts, 807 completions and 153 touchdowns.

Mitch was considered the No. 13 pro-style quarterback, No. 248 overall prospect and No. 7 North Carolina prospect in the 2013 class.

Mitch will speak to the media for the first time since being named starter after tonight's (Tuesday's) practice. Stay with GamecockCentral.com for complete coverage of that.