South Carolina Gamecocks (NCAA 2010)

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Close, But No Cigar

Kentucky comes up short in a heart-pounding game against South Carolina.

South Carolina over comes 4 interceptions in the first 3 quarters, two pull it together in the 4th. South Carolina scored 17 points in the 4th to complete the comeback. Including the game winning 49 yard field with 2 seconds left.

South Carolina won because of the team speed that they brought in during the off season. Speedy wide out Raul Jones broke a 75 yard touchdown catch to spark and give South Carolina the lead late in the 4th.

Kentucky's offense stepped up and drove 67 yards on 9 plays to get in field goal range. Thanks in large part to Titus Coley throwing for 54 yards and completing 5 of 6 passes on the drive. The only thing they did wrong was leaving to much time on the clock with 1:13 and letting South Carolina keep 2 of it timeouts.

South Carolina's senior wide out Adrian Marks come up with the biggest play of the game on 4th down. Marks grabbed a slant pass between to defenders and took it 42 yards before getting tackled but it put the Gamecocks in field goal range to win it.

Kentucky's Trey Sharpe (cornerback) had 2 interceptions and Mike Jean (defensive end) had 3 sacks, both doing their part to help Kentucky but it wasn't enough.

South Carolina 27, Kentucky 26

USC - 03-07-00-17
UK - 07-03-10-06

(All Stats USC/UK)
First Downs: 18/16
Total Offense: 480/286
Rushes-Yards: 29-144/25-37
Comp-Att-TD: 11-21-2/23-33-0
Passing Yards: 331/231
3rd Down Conv.: 2-7/4-13
Turnovers: 4/1
Penalties-Yards: 2-25/1-10
T.O.P: 10:44/13:16

Passing:
B.Hall (USC): 7-12 210, TD, 2 INT
Q.Smith: 4-8 121, TD, 2 INT

T.Coley (UK): 23-33 231, INT

Rushing:
K.Lewis (USC): 19-128, TD
B.Hall: 6-37

T.Hayes (UK): 22-49, TD

Receiving:
R.Jones (USC): 3-140, TD
K.Lewis: 3-79
P.Pettit: 2-39, TD
A.Marks: 1-42

W.Fagan (UK): 6-65
M.Evans: 4-38
D.Horn: 4-59

Box Score

1st Quarter
UK: 37 yd interception return by Sharpe (7-0 UK)
USC: 32 yd FG by Thompson (7-3 UK)

2nd Quarter
UK: 33 yd FG by Colbert (10-3 UK)
USC: 28 yd pass by Smith to Pettit (10-10)

3rd Quarter
UK: 3 yd run by Hayes (17-10 UK)
UK: 45 yd FG by Colbert (20-10 UK)

4th Quarter
UK: 36 yd FG by Colbert (23-10 UK)
USC: 1 yd run by Lewis (23-17 UK)
USC: 75 yd pass by Hall to Jones (24-23 USC)
UK: 54 yd FG by Colbert (26-24 UK)
USC: 49 yd FG by Allen (punter) (27-26 USC)

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Top 25 Losses
#24 Virginia Tech 20
North Carolina State 27

Texas 18
#19 Oklahoma 17

#20 Georgia Tech 22
#25 North Carolina 7

Game of the Week
#17 Wisconsin 24
#3 Penn State 3
Player of the Game - Wisconsin - QB - A.Lemon 16-38 188 Yards, 2 TDs

Top 25
#1 Missouri (32) (4-0)
#2 Nebraska (22) (5-0)
#3 Cincinnati (3) (5-0)
#4 Boise State (1) (4-0)
#5 Clemson (1) (5-0)
#6 Ohio State (1) (4-0)
#7 Florida State (5-0)
#8 LSU (4-1)
#9 Oregon (4-1)
#10 Notre Dame (4-1)
#11 Penn State (4-1)
#12 Connecticut (4-1)
#13 Ole Miss (5-0)
#14 Ohio (5-0)
#15 Miami (3-2)
#16 Wisconsin (4-1)
#17 Michigan (4-1)
#18 Georgia (5-0)
#19 Marshall (4-1)
#20 Cal (3-0)
#21 Georgia Tech (4-2)
#22 Arizona State (5-0)
#23 UCLA (4-1)
#24 Texas (3-2)
#25 Oklahoma (4-1)

Dropped Out - Virginia Tech, North Carolina

Heisman Watch
1. Jesse Terrell - WR - UConn
2. Carl Fenner - QB - Nebraska
3. Dustin Scott - WR - Clemson
4. Dan Blount - WR - Oregon
5. Jermaine Davis - HB - Notre Dame

Players of the Week
Offense: Ronald Cook - HB - Middle Tennessee State
At ULL (W 41-20)
26 Rushes, 187 Yards, 3 Touchdowns

Defense: Mike Kimbrough - LOLB - Arizona
Vs UCLA (L 20-34)
10 Tackles (6 TFL), 3 Sack, INT, 2 FF

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Top 25 Losses
#7 Florida State 20
#15 Miami 34

#20 Cal 6
#9 Oregon 13

#8 LSU 14
Florida 40

#13 Ole Miss 6
Alabama 36

North Carolina State 41
#5 Clemson 34

#6 Ohio State 30
#16 Wisconsin 7

#1 Missouri 33
#24 Texas 44

#19 Marshall 9
UAB 28

Game of the Week
#3 Cincinnati 28
#12 Connecticut 45
Player of the Game - UConn - HB - T.Gunn 29 Rushes, 115 Yards, 2 TDs

Top 25
#1 Nebraska (35) (6-0)
#2 Ohio State (23) (5-0)
#3 Boise State (3) (5-0)
#4 Oregon (5-1)
#5 Missouri (4-1)
#6 Connecticut (5-1)
#7 Cincinnati (5-1)
#8 Notre Dame (5-1)
#9 Penn State (5-1)
#10 Miami (4-2)
#11 Georgia (6-0)
#12 Ohio (6-0)
#13 Florida State (5-1)
#14 Arizona State (5-0)
#15 Clemson (5-1)
#16 Michigan (5-1)
#17 LSU (4-2)
#18 Ole Miss (5-1)
#19 Texas (4-2)
#20 Georgia Tech (5-2)
#21 Wisconsin (4-2)
#22 Alabama (4-1)
#23 Florida (4-2)
#24 Utah (6-0)
#25 UCLA (4-1)

Dropped Out - Marshall, Cal, Oklahoma

Heisman Watch
1. Jesse Terrell - WR - UConn
2. Dan Blount - WR - Oregon
3. Jamal Stewart - WR - Nebraska
4. John Rucker - WR - Georgia
5. Dustin Scott - WR - Clemson

Players of the Week
Offense: Matt Lambert - QB - Maryland
Vs FCS MW (W 45-6)
14-28 268 Yards, 6 Touchdowns

Defense: Jonathan Holmes - ROLB - BYU
Vs TCU (W 27-24)
10 Tackles (2 TFL), Sack, INT, FF, FR

Conference Standings
SEC - East
1. #11 Georiga 6-0 (5-0)
2. South Carolina 4-2 (2-2)
3. Kentucky 2-3 (1-1)
4. #23 Florida 4-2 (2-2)
5. Tennessee 1-4 (0-3)
6. Vanderbilt 0-5 (0-3)

SEC - West
1. #22 Alabama 4-1 (4-0)
2. #17 LSU 4-2 (3-1)
3. #18 Ole Miss 5-2 (1-1)
4. Arkansas 4-2 (1-2)
5. Auburn 2-4 (1-2)
6. Mississippi State 1-4 (0-3)

Note: Chris Bowie - G - Committed

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Downward Spiral

Vanderbilt continues to struggle, losing 28-19 to South Carolina.

Vanderbilt has now lost all 6 games this year. Mostly due to inconsistent quarterback play, but that was not the case in this game. True freshman quarterback Ron Little did what have had to do, going 20-33 for 236 yards and 2 touchdowns. One of his two touchdowns came in the first half on an all out blitz. He reacted quick and hit his check down, who took it to the house. He tried to lead them back in the second half but a costly interception was too much to overcome.

Karl Lewis keeps his steak of now 7 straight games of 100 yards of total offense. South Carolina has to shape up if they want to win next week vs Tennessee.

South Carolina improves to 5-2 on the year and 3-2 in conference.

South Carolina 28, Vanderbilt 19

USC - 00-07-07-24
VANDY-00-07-06-06

(All Stats USC/VANDY)
First Downs: 13/11
Total Offense: 334/338
Rushes-Yards: 38-149/19-97
Comp-Att-TD: 8-14-1/23-32-2
Passing Yards: 185/241
3rd Down Conv.: 5-10/6-13
Turnovers: 2/2
Penalties-Yards: 1-10/2-20
T.O.P: 12:32/11:38

Passing:
B.Hall (USC): 8-14 185, TD, INT

R.Little (VANDY): 22-30 236, 2 TDs, INT

Rushing:
K.Lewis (USC): 23-103, TD
B.Hall: 7-16

E.Smart (VANDY): 18-99, TD

Receiving:
R.Jones (USC): 3-71, TD
A.Marks: 2-74

A.Wade (VANDY): 5-25
J.Nelson: 4-55
D.Berg: 3-92, TD

Box Score

2nd Quarter
VANDY: 67 yd pass by Little to Berg (7-0 VANDY)
USC: 49 yd pass by Hall to Jones (7-7)

3rd Quarter
VANDY: 63 yd run by Smart (missed xpt)(13-7 VANDY)
USC: 4 yd run by Lewis (14-13 USC)

4th
USC: 3 yd run by Moore (21-13 USC)
USC: 26 yd interception return by Alford (28-13 USC)
VANDY: 18 yd pass by Little to Smart (failed 2pt.) (28-19 USC)

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Top 25 Losses
#22 Alabama 10
Tennessee 15

USC 41
#4 Oregon 21

#7 Cincinnati 14
Louisville 19

Game of the Week
#10 Miami 45
#15 Clemson 24
Player of the Game - Miami - RB - A.Powell 13 Rushes, 49 Yards, 2 TDs

Top 25
#1 Nebraska (33) (7-0) (1.000)
#2 Ohio State (24) (6-0) (0.994)
#3 Boise State (3) (6-0) (0.989)
#4 Missouri (5-1) (0.978)
#5 Georgia (1) (7-0)
#6 Connecticut (6-1) (0.972)
#7 Notre Dame (6-1)
#8 Arizona State (6-0)
#9 Penn State (5-1)
#10 Miami (5-2)
#11 Ohio (7-0)
#12 Florida State (5-1)
#13 Oregon (5-2)
#14 Michigan (6-1)
#15 LSU (5-2)
#16 Cincinnati (5-2)
#17 Ole Miss (6-1)
#18 Texas (5-2)
#19 Georgia Tech (6-2)
#20 Utah (7-0)
#21 Wisconsin (5-2)
#22 Clemson (5-2)
#23 USC (4-2)
#24 Florida (4-2)
#25 UCLA (5-1)

Dropped Out - Alabama

Heisman Watch
1. Jesse Terrell - WR - UConn
2. Jamal Stewart - WR - Nebraska
3. Andrew White - QB - Georgia Tech
4. Doug Hughes - HB - Ohio
5. Lamar Jacobs - QB - Michigan

Players of the Week
Offense: John Blount - QB - UAB
At USM (W 45-14)
46-60 524 Yards, 5 Touchdowns

Defense: Tra Coley - ROLB - Houston
Vs UTEP (W 27-13)
17 Tackles (3 TFL), Sack, 2 FF

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Tennessee (2-4) (1-3)
Season Stats
PPG: 17.8 (86)
Total Off: 1781 (90)
Rush Off: 626 (73)
Pass Off: 1155 (96)
Total Def: 1913 (47)
Rush Def: 674 (70)
Pass Def: 1234 (43)
TO Diff: +4 (32)

Team Leaders
Passing: Ryan Brown 67-164 840 Yards, 5 TDs, 8 INTs
Rushing: Brent Ricks 126 Rushes, 457 Yards, 3 TDs
Receiving: Brent Robinson 29 Catches, 366 Yards, TD
Steve Allen 23 Catches, 227 Yards, TD

South Carolina (5-3) (3-2)
Season Stats
PPG: 25.2 (35)
Total Off: 2439 (31)
Rush Off: 1020 (14)
Pass Off: 1419 (56)
Total Def: 1935 (50)
Rush Def: 495 (22)
Pass Def: 1440 (75)
TO Diff: -13 (120)

Team Leaders
Passing: Brad Hall - 75-144 1298 Yards, 10 TDs, 10 INTs
Rushing: Karl Lewis - 141 Rushes, 846 Yards, 7 TDs
Receiving: Raul Jones -24 Catches, 577 Yards, 6 TDs
Karl Lewis - 15 Catches, 217 Yards, 1 TD

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Unfriendly Confines

Gamecocks lose a tough home game against Tennessee.

Tennessee pretty much owned the game right from the start. Tennessee received the kickoff and drove the ball right down the field. Tennessee scored on 7 plays, covering 75 yards. The defense did the rest.

Brent Ricks out dueled Karl Lewis in a battle of junior running backs. Ricks had over 160 yards and 2 touchdowns, including a 82 yard run. Karl Lewis had just over 135 yards on 14 rushes.

South Carolina only hope came from Karl Lewis's 81 yard touchdown run in the 4th quarter but was shut down by Tennessee offense. Tennessee drove right back down the field and scored their 3 touchdown of the game.

South Carolina falls to 5-3 and will face a tough Arkansas team.

Tennessee 27, South Carolina 14

TEN - 07-00-06-14
USC - 00-00-00-14

(All Stats TEN/USC)
First Downs: 12/7
Total Offense: 331/251
Rushes-Yards: 29-164/26-129
Comp-Att-TD: 17-24-1/5-18-1
Passing Yards: 217/122
3rd Down Conv.: 3-10/3-11
Turnovers: 1/1
Penalties-Yards: 2-15/2-25
T.O.P: 15:07/9:53

Passing:
R.Brown (TEN): 17-24 217, TD, INT

B.Hall (USC): 5-18 122, TD, INT

Rushing:
B.Ricks (TEN): 26-168, 2 TDs

K.Lewis (USC): 14-135, TD
B.Hall: 6-(-25)

Receiving:
S.Allen (TEN): 5-69
B.Robinson: 4-65
C.Parks: 3-45, TD

R.Jones (USC): 2-75, TD
P.Mills: 1-26

Box Score

1st Quarter
TEN: 21 ya run by Ricks (7-0 TEN)

3rd Quarter
TEN: 31 yd FG by Little (10-0 TEN)
TEN: 44 yd FG by Little (13-0 TEN)

4th Quarter
TEN: 82 yd run by Ricks (20-0 TEN)
USC: 81 yd run by Lewis (20-7 TEN)
TEN: 14 yd pass by Brown to Parks (27-7 TEN)
USC: 73 yd pass by Hall to Jones (27-14 TEN)

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Top 25 Losses
#19 Georgia Tech 10
#22 Clemson 0

#18 Texas 24
Colorado 32

Purdue 25
#19 Michigan 22

Syracuse 21
#16 Cincinnati 17

#23 USC 31
#8 Arizona State 28

#25 UCLA 0
Washington 16

#24 Florida 24
#5 Georgia 10

#9 Penn State 13
Iowa 39

Game of the Week
#4 Missouri 0
#1 Nebraska 34
Player of the Game - NEB - B.Anderson 26 Rushes, 90 Yards, 3 TDs

Top 25
#1 Nebraska (33) (8-0) (1.000)
#2 Ohio State (26) (7-0) (0.994)
#3 Boise State (1) (7-0) (0.989)
#4 Connecticut (6-1)
#5 Notre Dame (7-1)
#6 Ohio (8-0)
#7 Miami (6-2)
#8 Missouri (5-2)
#9 Florida State (6-1)
#10 Georgia (7-1)
#11 Oregon (5-2)
#12 Arizona State (6-1)
#13 LSU (6-2)
#14 Ole Miss (7-1)
#15 Georgia Tech (7-2)
#16 Penn State (5-2)
#17 USC (5-2)
#18 Wisconsin (6-2)
#19 Florida (5-2)
#20 Oklahoma (7-1)
#21 Iowa (4-3)
#22 Utah (7-1)
#23 Cal (5-1)
#24 West Virginia (6-1)
#25 Alabama (5-2)

Dropped Out - Michigan, Cincinnati, Texas, Clemson, UCLA

Heisman Watch
1. Jamal Stewart - WR - Nebraska
2. Jesse Terrell - WR - UConn
3. Andrew White - QB - Georgia Tech
4. Jermaine Dawson - HB - Notre Dame
5. Doug Hughes - HB - Ohio

Players of the Week
Offense: Brandon Lee - WR - Iowa
Vs Penn State (W 39-13)
5 Catches, 191 Yards, 2 TDs

Defense: Danny Jackson - SS - Michigan State
Vs UVA (W 27-12)
8 Tackles, 2 INT, FR