PHOTOS: South Carolina football defeats Jacksonville State in close game

South Carolina took on Jacksonville State at Williams-Brice Stadium on Nov. 4, 2023. The team from the Ohio Valley Conference kept a tight hold on South Carolina initially, with the latter leading 21-14 in the first half of the game. After several successful turnovers and a pick-six from sophomore linebacker Stone Blanton in the fourth quarter, South Carolina was able to take home a 38-28 victory. South Carolina leaves the game with a 3-6 record and will return with another home game against Vanderbilt on Nov. 11, 2023.

Redshirt senior quarterback Spencer gets sacked by the Jacksonville State defense during the first half of the matchup between the Gamecocks from Jacksonville, Alabama, and Columbia, South Carolina, on Nov. 4, 2023. South Carolina was unable to keep a significant lead in the first half, but finished 38-28 in the second half after multiple successful turnovers from the defense.

The South Carolina defense and Jacksonville State offense line up in the red zone during the second half of the game at Williams-Brice Stadium on Nov. 4, 2023. South Carolina finished with a 38-28 lead after several successful turnovers in the second half of the game.

Jacksonville State Gamecocks fans cheer during the matchup against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Williams-Brice Stadium on Nov. 4, 2023. Jacksonville State stayed neck-and-neck with South Carolina for the first half of the game, but trailed behind in the second half after several overturns by the South Carolina defense.

Redshirt senior running back Mario Anderson (center) receives the ball from redshirt senior quarterback Spencer Rattler during the matchup against the Jacksonville State Gamecocks at Williams-Brice Stadium on Nov. 4, 2023. South Carolina beat Jacksonville State 38-28.

Fifth-year wide receiver Xavier Legette celebrates after running the ball into the end zone during the matchup between the South Carolina and Jacksonville State Gamecocks at Williams-Brice Stadium on Nov. 4, 2023. Legette made 217 yards and scored two touchdowns during the game, a personal record for the season.

Senior defensive tackle Tonka Hemingway goes in to tackle Jacksonville State freshman quarterback Earl Woods III during the second quarter at Williams-Brice Stadium on Nov. 4, 2023. Hemingway went on to catch the fumble, overturning the ball for South Carolina.

Jameson Byars, 7, sitting on top of his father Nathan Byars, 45, shoulders. waves a rally towel in celebration of senior defensive tackle Tonka Hemingway's turnover in the second half of the match against Jacksonville State on Nov. 4, 2023. The pair traveled to the game from Greenville County, South Carolina.

Redshirt junior defensive back O'Donnell Fortune (center) runs to the end zone with several other players after a successful turnover in the fourth quarter of the matchup between the South Carolina and Jacksonville State Gamecocks on Nov. 4, 2023. The overturn helped South Carolina win the game against Jacksonville State.

Graduate tight end Joshua Simon gets tackled during the fourth quarter of the match against the Jacksonville State Gamecocks at Williams-Brice Stadium on Nov. 4, 2023. South Carolina beat Jacksonville State 38-28.

Fans cheer as sophomore linebacker Stone Blanton (right) scores off of a pick-six in the fourth quarter of the matchup between the South Carolina and Jacksonville State Gamecocks on Nov. 4, 2023. The pick six, along with several other turnovers in the second half allowed South Carolina to finish the game with a 38-28 lead.