South Carolina football OC Marcus Satterfield addresses play call Josh Vann criticized

COLUMBIA — South Carolina offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield admitted he made a bad call on a third-down play against Arkansas after wide receiver Josh Vann criticized the call on the podcast he hosts with defensive back Darius Rush.

On an episode of the Completely Cocky podcast recorded after the Gamecocks' 44-30 loss at Arkansas on Sept. 10, Vann commented that Satterfield called a play that the team had not reviewed in weeks on a critical third down, which the team ultimately did not convert.

"There was one time, not to bash a coach or anything, it was third down and we called a play we haven’t went over in like three weeks," Vann said on the podcast. "As a player, you’re supposed to know the whole playbook so whenever something gets thrown onto you, you can know what it is so you can execute and line up fast. At the same time, we haven’t went over it. You can’t expect in the heat of the moment for somebody to recognize on the fly, to know what to do."

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Satterfield said Vann came by Tuesday night and apologized to him for criticizing the play call publicly, though Satterfield largely agreed with Vann's assessment of the decision.

"That happens. We have a series of plays and certain formations. That play is kind of a base play for us," Satterfield said. "They gave us the exact look that we needed in order for that play to be successful, and I called it. We hadn't run it in about three weeks. I shouldn't have done it, but I can't promise I won't do it again. I try not to, but the base plays have to be able to carry over."

The senior receiver also publicly acknowledged on Twitter that he should not have called out Satterfield on the podcast.

"I'm in the wrong for putting this out! But before y'all try to come at my coach! It's our jobs as players to know what to do no matter what situation we're in, falling back on training and studying what everyone has," Vann wrote. "Everyone always trynna (sic) be negative about our program! S*** lame!"

This article originally appeared on Greenville News: Josh Vann podcast: South Carolina football OC addresses criticism