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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Its the prime question of football at any level and one South Carolina coach Will Muschamp has wrestled with since taking the job last December: Whos the quarterback?Long gone are the days when the Gamecocks could count on a Connor Shaw or Dylan Thompson to win the position and hold onto it for a year or more. Now, things are jumbled enough that Muschamp has said no one should be surprised if he uses up to three quarterbacks this year.I think, at the end of the day, whether we play one or two or three, were going to do what we need to do to be successful, Muschamp said this week.South Carolina has had its most success when one player grabs the position and doesnt let it go.Shaw, whom Steve Spurrier has praised as the best quarterback in school history, took over for good early in the 2011 season and finished with a 27-5 mark as a starter. No surprise that the Gamecocks had their best record with Shaw in control, going 11-2 for three straight seasons between 2011-13.Shaws patient backup, Thompson, moved behind center in 2014 and, while South Carolina did not have as good a showing, it finished 7-6 for a seventh straight winning season.But injuries, inexperience and upheaval took over last fall. Connor Mitch, the starter coming out of fall camp, played in the first two games before getting hurt and never returning. He transferred after the season.Onetime walk-on Perry Orth and freshman Lorenzo Nunez also started a year ago, managing a turbulent season in which Spurrier resigned midseason and the Gamecocks finished 3-9.Orth led the way with eight starts. He finished 10th among Southeastern Conference quarterbacks with 160.8 yards passing per game.The slate is completely clean, Orth said. Its a tossup and, hopefully, I can come out on top.Muschamp said he would like to whittle the race to two after the teams first major stadium scrimmage on Aug. 13. The Gamecocks start the year with two SEC road games, at Vanderbilt and at Mississippi State, so Muschamp does not want an unsettled situation behind center.---A look at South Carolinas quarterback contenders:THE VETERAN: Orth, a fifth-year senior, once worked in a Publix grocery store to pay for college before getting a scholarship last season. Hes used that resolve to work his way to the top of the depth chart. Orth went 1-7 as a starter last fall but perhaps was more important in keeping the Gamecocks together after Spurriers sudden departure. Orths best showing came in the seasons final game, when he threw three touchdown passes in a closer-than-expected 37-32 loss to No. 1 Clemson.THE YOUNG GUYS: Brandon McIlwain and Jake Bentley are two promising freshmen. McIlwain was a likely high-round MLB draft pick who stuck with the Gamecocks instead of going pro. He enrolled in January and did enough in the spring to be co-No. 1 with Orth entering fall camp. Bentley wouldve been a high school senior this year but had enough credits to graduate and enroll in college this summer. Bentley, whose brother Chas Dodd was Rutgers starting quarterback, had an offer from Alabama but chose to follow his father, Gamecocks running back coach Bobby Bentley, to South Carolina.THE WILDCARD: Nunez is a lanky, 6-foot-3 sophomore with a dual-threat skillset more in line with Shaw. Perhaps thats why Spurrier put him in there to start two games until injuries sent him to the sideline. Muschamp and co-offensive coordinator Kurt Roper have a willing Nunez working and excelling in practice at receiver. But both say Nunez is too talented not to have a package ready to go with him running the offense.Adidas NMD R1 Dames . 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MVP: (KEVIN DURANT-Thunder) - Has been sensational this season and more importantly, the most consistent player in the league. Considering that his team has been without star guard Russell Westbrook and with the free agent departure of sharpshooter Kevin Martin, hes had to carry the majority of the load to not only keep his team afloat but more importantly, at an elite level.RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazilian show jumper Alvaro Doda de Miranda has extra motivation to succeed at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.The Olympic Equestrian Center is on military land in Deodoro and Dodas grandfather, who served in the army, was based in the area.The house was just 50 meters from the arena here and the house is still the same, Doda said. My father grew up here and the reason that I ride is because my father was raised with horses. My grandfather wasnt cavalry but my father always loved to go to the horses, to see and to ride.So everything started here which also gives me a lot of motivation.Not that the Brazilian team needs any extra motivation.Riding in front of a passionate home crowd on Tuesday, Brazil comfortably qualified for the following days team final and every clear round was greeted with a roar by the packed arena.This is unbelievable, Doda said. Of course we have the pressure when we ride here but its a very good feeling. Its a positive pressure. You want so hard to give to the crowd a clear round, that helps a lot and gives you an extra push.Brazil, the United States, the Netherlands and Germany all qualified with no faults and will be joined by France, Canada, Sweden and Switzerland.However, defending champion Britain is out after finishing in 12th place on 13 faults. Even if an ongoing appeal is successful it would only push the team up to niinth, still outside the qualification zone.ddddddddddddBrazil and the Netherlands will be hampered by the fact they only have three riders. Stephan de Freitas Barcha was disqualified on Tuesday, while Dutch rider Jur Vrieling was eliminated in the first qualifier on Sunday.We go with three riders but I was talking to the guys here, in Barcelona Holland won the gold medal with three riders, Doda said. Its more difficult, its not the best situation but its possible.Doda and his horse Cornetto K are a relatively new combination, having only started competing together in January.The 43-year-old Doda, who won team bronze in 1996 and 2000 on Aspen, admits the partnership has struggled at times but puts that down mainly to the fact his personal life was a mess as he was in the middle of a high-profile split from his wife, billionaire heiress Athina Onassis.Doda credits a lot of his success and that of the Brazil team to American coach George Morris, who joined in January and has been to 15 Olympic Games as rider and coach.Hes brilliant, Doda said. I know him very well. I really pushed for him to be our coach. A guy like that with all the experience, all the background he has, hes a genius, a legend. Hes the best and gives us a lot of confidence. ' ' '