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Junior cornerback Chris Lammons was ejected for throwing punches at Tennessee receiver Jauan Jennings. Junior safety D.J. Smith exited the game for targeting in the fourth quarter. South Carolina’s secondary rallied to play arguably their most complete game of the season.
South Carolina needed their defense to force three turnovers to grind out a narrow 24-21 win over No. 18 Tennessee. With the victory South Carolina head coach Will Muschamp is now 5-0 against Tennessee in his career, earning his first win against a ranked opponent since coming to Columbia.
Week 8 Record: (4-3)
Tennessee comes into South Carolina having weathered a treacherous four game stretch, going 2-2 against Florida, Georgia, Texas A&M and Alabama. On paper the Gamecocks may present somewhat of a breather for the Volunteers, but past play between these two programs would indicate otherwise.
What if I told you that a gothic monster was born from the abandoned rally towels of Williams-Brice. That each additional towel added to the monstrous chain breathed additional life into its being. That the "Frankentowel" vanished at halftime, like a fleeting myth. That no chain of towels can outrun the truth.
Deebo Samuel came to the University of South Carolina hurt, hampered by a hamstring injury he suffered in high school, and took a season off to redshirt. Then, Samuel played his redshirt freshman year while hurt. He flashed his ability in the final game of last season against Clemson when he had five catches for just over 100 yards and his first career touchdown.
The debut of Jake Bentley went about as well as any South Carolina fan could have hoped. The true freshman, who should be a senior in high school had he not decided to forgo his senior season, made the first appearance of his career in the Gamecocks win over UMass.
Part of a family that has bred two other Division I quarterbacks, South Carolina freshman Jake Bentley has been groomed for his collegiate debut for a long time. In his first career game at South Carolina, Bentley ignited the Gamecocks' offense in a 34-28 victory over Massachusetts.
Of the 128 teams in the FBS, the South Carolina Gamecocks rank 128th in scoring offense. When your offense has only scored nine touchdowns — fewer than any other team in the country — some changes need to be made.
Ahead of Saturday's game against UMass, managing editor Adam Orfinger got in touch with Andrew Cyr, the sports editor at Massachusetts' Daily Collegian, to get the Minutemen's perspective on playing South Carolina.
Week 7 Record: (4-2)
With only six games remaining in the season, the Gamecocks look to end a three-game skid as they host the Massachusetts Minutemen on Saturday. Even at 1-6, the Minutemen are not to be taken lightly after giving Florida and Mississippi State fits earlier in the season.
Even for someone who almost exclusively watches ESPN, Fox Sports 1 and NFL Network, I can't escape the the slimy tentacles of the 2016 presidential election.
With seven weeks of SEC football in the books, Alabama and Texas A&M have risen to the top, as Georgia and LSU headline the teams who have fallen short of expectations. Tennessee has provided storylines with miraculous comebacks, and the firing of Les Miles sent shockwaves through the conference.
Before being hired by South Carolina, Will Muschamp had a track record of being an elite defensive coach. Halfway through his inaugural season in Columbia, that record is showing itself.
The South Carolina backfield appears to be getting more complex and dynamic as Coach Will Muschamp has added true freshman, Rico Dowdle, into the mix.
South Carolina’s 28-14 loss to Georgia featured a largely ineffective offense that left the Gamecocks scoreless for over half of the game.
After two muffed punts in the loss to Texas A&M, Will Muschamp said his main concern was catching punts, not returning them. In Sunday's game against Georgia, tight end Hayden Hurst was used as a returner on five of the Bulldogs' six punts, but he let each of them bounce.
South Carolina allowed just 29 passing yards — the fewest in five years — in Sunday’s loss, but that wasn’t enough to stop the Georgia offense, as the Bulldogs averaged 6.5 yards per carry while racking up 326 yards on the ground.
Perry Orth led South Carolina on two long touchdown drives in the second half, but it wasn't enough to come back from a 14-point halftime deficit, as the Gamecocks fell 28-14 to Georgia.