New NC State quarterbacks coach Kurt Roper has overseen his fair share of competitions over the years, since joining the coaching ranks as a graduate assistant in 1996.
His most recent one was the battle between Brandon McIlwain, Perry Orth and Jake Bentley in 2016 at South Carolina. Bentley, a true freshman at the time who graduated early from high school, seized the job and took over in the Gamecocks’ seventh game of the season.