GAME THREAD: NCAAF: S CAROLINA ST (1-1) at SOUTH CAROLINA (2-0)

NCAAF: S CAROLINA ST at SOUTH CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NCAAF S CAROLINA ST 3
SOUTH CAROLINA (17) 31 11:40 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: S CAROLINA ST at SOUTH CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD SOUTH CAROLINA
MARK BARNES 6 YD PASS FROM BLAKE MITCHELL
(SPENCER LANNING KICK)

S CAROLINA ST 3
SOUTH CAROLINA (17) 38 9:58 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: S CAROLINA ST at SOUTH CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NCAAF S CAROLINA ST 3
SOUTH CAROLINA (17) 38 4:33 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: S CAROLINA ST at SOUTH CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
S CAROLINA ST 3 0 0 0 3
SOUTH CAROLINA (17) 17 0 7 14 38 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: S CAROLINA ST - FG, AARON HAIRE 37 YD, 2:39. S
CAROLINA ST 3-0
SOUTH CAROLINA - TD, NATHAN PEPPER 19 YD
INTERCEPTION RETURN (RYAN
SUCCOP KICK), 3:59. SOUTH
CAROLINA 7-3
SOUTH CAROLINA - FG, RYAN SUCCOP 40 YD, 10:14.
SOUTH CAROLINA 10-3
SOUTH CAROLINA - TD, KENNY MCKINLEY 12 YD PASS FROM
BLAKE MITCHELL (RYAN SUCCOP
KICK), 14:13. SOUTH CAROLINA
17-3
2ND QUARTER: NONE
3RD QUARTER: SOUTH CAROLINA - TD, MIKE DAVIS 9 YD PASS FROM
BLAKE MITCHELL (RYAN SUCCOP
KICK), 8:11. SOUTH CAROLINA
24-3
4TH QUARTER: SOUTH CAROLINA - TD, ANDY BOYD 29 YD RUN (RYAN
SUCCOP KICK), 0:10. SOUTH
CAROLINA 31-3
SOUTH CAROLINA - TD, MARK BARNES 6 YD PASS FROM
BLAKE MITCHELL (SPENCER
LANNING KICK), 5:02. SOUTH
CAROLINA 38-3</div>

 

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Ticker) -- Blake Mitchell started offshaky but was in cruise control at the end.


Mitchell passed for two touchdowns as No. 17 South Carolinaposted a 38-3 victory over Football Championship SubdivisionSouth Carolina State on Saturday.


Cory Boyd rushed for a career-high 132 yards and a score anddefensive end Nathan Pepper returned an interception for a20-yard TD for the Gamecocks (3-0), who are off to their beststart since 2001.


South Carolina, which has also won six straight dating to lastseason, helped coach Steve Spurrier gain his 160th careervictory. Spurrier, who is 160-50-2 in 17 years as a collegecoach, is 17-4 in three seasons with the Gamecocks.

Mitchell completed 12-of-19 attempts for 107 yards and wasintercepted three times.


He started the game by being sacked on South Carolina's firstplay before his first pass was intercepted by defensive backMarkee Hamlin and returned 41 yards to the Gamecocks 12.

However, the South Carolina defense stiffened and held theBulldogs to a 37-yard field goal.


Pepper changed the score with 11:08 in the quarter when hepicked off a pass by Cleveland McCoy and rumbled 20 yards intothe end zone to give the Gamecocks a 7-3 lead.


On South Carolina's next possession, Mitchell led the offense ona nine-play, 57-yard drive that ended with Ryan Succop's40-yard field goal with 4:42 left in the first period.

The 6-3, 217-pound Mitchell took his team on a six-play 41-yarddrive that ended with him hitting wide receiver Kenny McKinleyfrom 12 yards out to make it 17-3 at halftime.


In the third quarter, Mitchell tossed a nine yard TD pass torunning back Mike Davis with 4:59 left in the period to give theGamecocks a 24-3 lead. Davis, who caught two passes for 11yards, also rushed for 101 yards on 16 carries.


Boyd broke off a 29-yard scoring run 10 seconds into the fourthquarter to make it 31-3, before Mitchell completed the scoringby tossing a six-yard score to freshman wide receiver MarkBarnes.


McCoy went 9-of-18 for 65 yards and three interceptions for theBulldogs (1-2), who are 0-2 all-time vs. schools from theFootball Bowl Subdivision. South Carolina State lost to AirForce, 34-3, to open the season.

 

NCAAF: S CAROLINA ST at SOUTH CAROLINA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
S CAROLINA ST 3
SOUTH CAROLINA (17) 38 FINAL</div>

 

NCAAF: S CAROLINA ST at SOUTH CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
S CAROLINA ST 3 0 0 0 3
SOUTH CAROLINA (17) 17 0 7 14 38 FINAL

S CAROLINA ST-FG, A Haire 37 YD 2:39 1st Qtr
SOUTH CAROLINA-TD, N Pepper 19 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (R Succop
KICK) 3:59 1st Qtr
SOUTH CAROLINA-FG, R Succop 40 YD 10:14 1st Qtr
SOUTH CAROLINA-TD, K McKinley 12 YD PASS FROM B Mitchell (R
Succop KICK) 14:13 1st Qtr
SOUTH CAROLINA-TD, M Davis 9 YD PASS FROM B Mitchell (R Succop
KICK) 8:11 3rd Qtr
SOUTH CAROLINA-TD, C Boyd 29 YD RUN (R Succop KICK) 0:10 4th Qtr
SOUTH CAROLINA-TD, M Barnes 6 YD PASS FROM B Mitchell (S Lanning
KICK) 5:02 4th Qtr


S CAROLINA ST SOUTH CAROLINA
First downs 12 24
Rushed-yards 47-196 37-223
Passing yards 68 185
Sacked-yards lost 1-6 2-14
Return yards 49 52
Passes 10-21-3 17-29-4
Punts 8-35 2-41.5
Fumbles-lost 1-1 3-2
Penalties-yards 14-98 5-38
Time of possession 33:07 26:53


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: S CAROLINA ST-William Ford 17-112, Cleveland McCoy 17-58,
Travil Jamison 5-12, Jonathan Woods 7-11, Aaron Haire 1-3. SOUTH
CAROLINA-Cory Boyd 11-132, Mike Davis 16-102, Brian Maddox 1-6, Taylor
Rank 2-5, Moe Brown 1-3, Tommy Beecher 3-MINUS 7, Blake Mitchell
3-MINUS 18.

PASSING: S CAROLINA ST-Cleveland McCoy 9-18-62- 3, Malcolm Long 1-3-6-
0. SOUTH CAROLINA-Blake Mitchell 14-21-147- 3. Tommy Beecher 3-7-38-
1. - Team 0-1-0- 0.

RECEIVING: S CAROLINA ST-Dustin Dubose 2-19, William Ford 3-15,
Jonathan Woods 1-10, Rolandas Breland 2-9, Oliver Young 1-9, Spencer
Miller 1-6. SOUTH CAROLINA-Kenny McKinley 4-36, Jason Barnes 1-34,
Jared Cook 1-25, Larry Freeman 1-19, Freddie Brown 1-16, Moe Brown
1-13, Mark Barnes 2-12, Mike Davis 2-11, Cory Boyd 2-10, Patrick
DiMarco 1-7, Andy Boyd 1-2.


Att: 73,095</div>

 

NCAAF: S CAROLINA ST at SOUTH CAROLINA

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NCAAF
S CAROLINA ST 3
SOUTH CAROLINA (17) 38 FINAL</div>

 

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Ticker) -- Blake Mitchell started offshaky but was in cruise control at the end.


Mitchell passed for two touchdowns as No. 17 South Carolinaposted a 38-3 victory over Football Championship SubdivisionSouth Carolina State on Saturday.


Cory Boyd rushed for a career-high 132 yards and a score anddefensive end Nathan Pepper returned an interception for a20-yard TD for the Gamecocks (3-0), who are off to their beststart since 2001.


South Carolina, which has also won six straight dating to lastseason, helped coach Steve Spurrier gain his 160th careervictory. Spurrier, who is 160-50-2 in 17 years as a collegecoach, is 17-4 in three seasons with the Gamecocks.

Mitchell completed 12-of-19 attempts for 107 yards and wasintercepted three times.


He started the game by being sacked on South Carolina's firstplay before his first pass was intercepted by defensive backMarkee Hamlin and returned 41 yards to the Gamecocks 12.

"We had a lot of bad plays but still won the game," Spurriersaid.


However, the South Carolina defense stiffened and held theBulldogs to a 37-yard field goal.


Pepper changed the score with 11:08 in the quarter when hepicked off a pass by Cleveland McCoy and rumbled 20 yards intothe end zone to give the Gamecocks a 7-3 lead.


"The defense played well the whole game," Spurrier said. "Weforced a bunch of punts, forced some turnovers and scored ondefense."


On South Carolina's next possession, Mitchell led the offense ona nine-play, 57-yard drive that ended with Ryan Succop's40-yard field goal with 4:42 left in the first period.

The 6-3, 217-pound Mitchell took his team on a six-play 41-yarddrive that ended with him hitting wide receiver Kenny McKinleyfrom 12 yards out to make it 17-3 at halftime.


In the third quarter, Mitchell tossed a nine yard TD pass torunning back Mike Davis with 4:59 left in the period to give theGamecocks a 24-3 lead.


"We didn't get the job done in the first half," Boyd said. "Wehad a little miscommunication on offense. In the second half weshowed we can play big man football."


Davis, who caught two passes for 11 yards, also rushed for 101yards on 16 carries.


"(Boyd) and (Davis) ran it well," Spurrier said. "We had somegood holes for them. Obviously, we do that a lot better than wethrow it right now."


"Cory and I feed off of each other," Davis said. "That's us.It's how we play. Cory and I and the rest of our running backscan do it. We want to go in there and play hard."

Boyd broke off a 29-yard scoring run 10 seconds into the fourthquarter to make it 31-3, before Mitchell completed the scoringby tossing a six-yard score to freshman wide receiver MarkBarnes.


"We have to get a lot better," Mitchell said. "The youngreceivers did a good job. Barnes made a nice catch to help me.The receivers are doing a good job, we just have to get theball to them."


McCoy went 9-of-18 for 65 yards and three interceptions for theBulldogs (1-2), who are 0-2 all-time vs. schools from theFootball Bowl Subdivision. South Carolina State lost to AirForce, 34-3, to open the season.


"The biggest problem we had maybe wasn't scoring," SouthCarolina State coach Oliver Pough said. "We couldn't sustainanything on offense long enough to let our defense come to thesideline to rest some when they came off the field."