South Carolina 2016 season Bentley entered his true freshman year at South Carolina in 2016 as a redshirt behind starters Perry Orth and Brandon Mcllwain. After the Gamecocks started the season with a 2–4 record, Bentley's redshirt was removed. He made his first career start against
UMass. The following week he led the Gamecocks to an upset victory over nationally ranked
Tennessee and retained the starting quarterback position after that. He finished the season completing 125 of 190 passes for 1,420 yards, nine touchdowns and four
interceptions.
2017 In 2017, Bentley started every game at quarterback for the Gamecocks, leading the team to a 9–4 record, including a come-from-behind victory over
Michigan in the
Outback Bowl on January 1, 2018. Bentley finished the season with 2,794 yards passing, throwing for 18 touchdowns and rushing for 6. On October 6, 2018, Bentley missed his first start since his freshman year after sustaining a knee sprain in the previous week's loss to
Kentucky. Senior Michael Scarnecchia started in his place, leading the Gamecocks to a 37–35 win over
Missouri. Bentley's roommate Parker White kicked the game-winning field goal with two seconds left. On November 24, 2018, Bentley set the South Carolina single-game passing record when he threw for 510 yards in a
56–35 loss to undefeated, second-ranked, and eventual National Champion
Clemson at
Death Valley.
2019 Bentley was named starting quarterback for the 2019 season, but suffered a foot injury in the first game of the season, the 2019
Belk Kickoff Game against
North Carolina. As a result, he was benched and freshman quarterback
Ryan Hilinski was named the starting quarterback. On September 8, 2019, it was reported that Bentley would have season-ending surgery on his foot. At the end of the 2019 season, Bentley announced he would be transferring schools for his last year of eligibility. On December 9, Bentley announced that he would be transferring to the
University of Utah for the 2020 season.
South Alabama 2021 On January 7, 2021, Bentley announced that he would be playing his final season at the
University of South Alabama. He appeared in ten games for the Jaguars, throwing for 2,476 yards, 17 touchdowns, and 8 interceptions.
Statistics == Coaching career ==