GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NCAAF: KENTUCKY (5-0) at SOUTH CAROLINA (4-1)

NCAAF: KENTUCKY at SOUTH CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NCAAF KENTUCKY (8) 23
SOUTH CAROLINA (11) 31 6:02 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: KENTUCKY at SOUTH CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NCAAF KENTUCKY (8) 23
SOUTH CAROLINA (11) 31 4:05 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: KENTUCKY at SOUTH CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD SOUTH CAROLINA
CORY BOYD 27 YD PASS FROM CHRIS SMELLEY
(RYAN SUCCOP KICK)

KENTUCKY (8) 23
SOUTH CAROLINA (11) 38 3:28 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: KENTUCKY at SOUTH CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
KENTUCKY (8) 3 7 3 10 23
SOUTH CAROLINA (11) 10 7 7 14 38 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: SOUTH CAROLINA - TD, ERIC NORWOOD 10 YD FUMBLE
RETURN (RYAN SUCCOP KICK),
4:07. SOUTH CAROLINA 7-0
KENTUCKY - FG, LONES SEIBER 27 YD, 9:58.
SOUTH CAROLINA 7-3
SOUTH CAROLINA - FG, RYAN SUCCOP 27 YD, 14:03.
SOUTH CAROLINA 10-3
2ND QUARTER: KENTUCKY - TD, JACOB TAMME 18 YD PASS FROM
ANDRE' WOODSON (TIM MASTHAY
KICK), 2:47. KENTUCKY 10-10
SOUTH CAROLINA - TD, MIKE DAVIS 3 YD RUN (RYAN
SUCCOP KICK), 14:09. SOUTH
CAROLINA 17-10
3RD QUARTER: SOUTH CAROLINA - TD, ERIC NORWOOD 53 YD FUMBLE
RETURN (RYAN SUCCOP KICK),
1:57. SOUTH CAROLINA 24-10
KENTUCKY - FG, LONES SEIBER 41 YD, 4:11.
SOUTH CAROLINA 24-13
4TH QUARTER: KENTUCKY - FG, LONES SEIBER 23 YD, 0:04.
SOUTH CAROLINA 24-16
SOUTH CAROLINA - TD, PATRICK DIMARCO 7 YD PASS FROM
CHRIS SMELLEY (RYAN SUCCOP
KICK), 3:59. SOUTH CAROLINA
31-16
KENTUCKY - TD, STEVE JOHNSON 6 YD PASS FROM
ANDRE' WOODSON (LONES SEIBER
KICK), 8:01. SOUTH CAROLINA
31-23
SOUTH CAROLINA - TD, CORY BOYD 27 YD PASS FROM
CHRIS SMELLEY (RYAN SUCCOP
KICK), 11:32. SOUTH CAROLINA
38-23</div>

 

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Ticker) -- Some things have changedthis season in college football. Other things, like SteveSpurrier beating Kentucky, remain the same.


Defensive end Eric Norwood returned a pair of fumbles fortouchdowns and Chris Smelley threw two touchdown passes as No.11 South Carolina handed the eighth-ranked Wildcats their firstloss of the season, 38-23, on Thursday night.


South Carolina (5-1, 3-1 East) has now won eight in a row overKentucky, but that is well short of Spurrier's streak. "The ol'ballcoach" improved to 15-0 against Kentucky, the last threewins coming with South Carolina.


Kentucky (5-1, 1-1 SEC East) was one of the early surprises ofthe season. Led by quarterback Andre' Woodson, the Wildcatsentered Thursday as the only undefeated team in the rugged SECEast. But they left the contest as they always do when theymeet Spurrier - with a loss.


Norwood opened the scoring just under four minutes in. Woodsonwas sacked by Jonathan Williams and coughed up the ball.Norwood pounced on it and rolled into the end zone to make it7-0.


South Carolina led 17-10 at the half and extended the lead totwo touchdowns after another miscue by Woodson early in thethird quarter.


Under pressure and about to be sacked, Woodson tried to dump theball off in the flat but threw behind his intended receiver.Norwood scooped up the loose ball, ruled a lateral, and raced 53yards for a TD with 13:17 left in the third to make it 24-10.

The Wildcats pulled within 31-23 with 7:03 to play in thefourth, but Smelley put the finishing touches on the win on theGamecocks' next possession when he threw a 27-yard TD pass toCory Boyd with 3:38 remaining.


Smelley completed 17-of-30 passes for 256 yards.


Woodson was 23-of-40 for 226 yards. He threw two TD passes butwas sacked four times and intercepted once.

 

NCAAF: KENTUCKY at SOUTH CAROLINA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
KENTUCKY (8) 23
SOUTH CAROLINA (11) 38 FINAL</div>

 

NCAAF: KENTUCKY at SOUTH CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
KENTUCKY (8) 3 7 3 10 23
SOUTH CAROLINA (11) 10 7 7 14 38 FINAL

SOUTH CAROLINA-TD, E Norwood 10 YD FUMBLE RETURN (R Succop KICK)
4:07 1st Qtr
KENTUCKY-FG, L Seiber 27 YD 9:58 1st Qtr
SOUTH CAROLINA-FG, R Succop 27 YD 14:03 1st Qtr
KENTUCKY-TD, J Tamme 18 YD PASS FROM A Woodson (T Masthay
KICK) 2:47 2nd Qtr
SOUTH CAROLINA-TD, M Davis 3 YD RUN (R Succop KICK) 14:09 2nd
Qtr
SOUTH CAROLINA-TD, E Norwood 53 YD FUMBLE RETURN (R Succop KICK)
1:57 3rd Qtr
KENTUCKY-FG, L Seiber 41 YD 4:11 3rd Qtr
KENTUCKY-FG, L Seiber 23 YD 0:04 4th Qtr
SOUTH CAROLINA-TD, P DiMarco 7 YD PASS FROM C Smelley (R Succop
KICK) 3:59 4th Qtr
KENTUCKY-TD, S Johnson 6 YD PASS FROM A Woodson (L Seiber
KICK) 8:01 4th Qtr
SOUTH CAROLINA-TD, C Boyd 27 YD PASS FROM C Smelley (R Succop
KICK) 11:32 4th Qtr


KENTUCKY SOUTH CAROLINA
First downs 26 18
Rushed-yards 38-157 36-86
Passing yards 227 256
Sacked-yards lost 5-33 3-38
Return yards 7 93
Passes 23-40-1 17-30-0
Punts 3-139 6-252
Fumbles-lost 5-3 1-1
Penalties-yards 5-49 6-44
Time of possession 30:03 29:57


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: KENTUCKY-Rafael Little 25-135, Tony Dixon 7-49, Derrick Locke
2-22, Andre' Woodson 4-MINUS 49. SOUTH CAROLINA-Marcus Davis 17-62,
Andy Boyd 14-57, Chris Smelley 5-MINUS 33.

PASSING: KENTUCKY-Andre' Woodson 23-40-227- 1. SOUTH CAROLINA-Chris
Smelley 17-30-256- 0.

RECEIVING: KENTUCKY-Keenan Burton 7-76, Christian Johnson 4-38, Jacob
Tamme 2-35, Dicky Lyons Jr. 3-31, Tony Dixon 3-24, Rafael Little 3-23,
John Conner 1-0. SOUTH CAROLINA-Kenny McKinley 5-68, Weslye Saunders
1-50, Andy Boyd 3-47, Jared Cook 2-36, Freddie Brown 2-26, Dion Lecorn
1-24, Patrick DiMarco 1-7, Mike Davis 2-MINUS 2.


Att: NA</div>

 

NCAAF: KENTUCKY at SOUTH CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
KENTUCKY (8) 3 7 3 10 23
SOUTH CAROLINA (11) 10 7 7 14 38 FINAL

SOUTH CAROLINA-TD, E Norwood 10 YD FUMBLE RETURN (R Succop KICK)
4:07 1st Qtr
KENTUCKY-FG, L Seiber 27 YD 9:58 1st Qtr
SOUTH CAROLINA-FG, R Succop 27 YD 14:03 1st Qtr
KENTUCKY-TD, J Tamme 18 YD PASS FROM A Woodson (T Masthay
KICK) 2:47 2nd Qtr
SOUTH CAROLINA-TD, M Davis 3 YD RUN (R Succop KICK) 14:09 2nd
Qtr
SOUTH CAROLINA-TD, E Norwood 53 YD FUMBLE RETURN (R Succop KICK)
1:57 3rd Qtr
KENTUCKY-FG, L Seiber 41 YD 4:11 3rd Qtr
KENTUCKY-FG, L Seiber 23 YD 0:04 4th Qtr
SOUTH CAROLINA-TD, P DiMarco 7 YD PASS FROM C Smelley (R Succop
KICK) 3:59 4th Qtr
KENTUCKY-TD, S Johnson 6 YD PASS FROM A Woodson (L Seiber
KICK) 8:01 4th Qtr
SOUTH CAROLINA-TD, C Boyd 27 YD PASS FROM C Smelley (R Succop
KICK) 11:32 4th Qtr


KENTUCKY SOUTH CAROLINA
First downs 26 18
Rushed-yards 38-157 36-86
Passing yards 227 256
Sacked-yards lost 5-33 3-38
Return yards 7 93
Passes 23-40-1 17-30-0
Punts 3-139 6-252
Fumbles-lost 5-3 1-1
Penalties-yards 5-49 6-44
Time of possession 30:03 29:57


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: KENTUCKY-Rafael Little 25-135, Tony Dixon 7-49, Derrick Locke
2-22, Andre' Woodson 4-MINUS 49. SOUTH CAROLINA-Marcus Davis 17-62,
Andy Boyd 14-57, Chris Smelley 5-MINUS 33.

PASSING: KENTUCKY-Andre' Woodson 23-40-227- 1. SOUTH CAROLINA-Chris
Smelley 17-30-256- 0.

RECEIVING: KENTUCKY-Keenan Burton 7-76, Christian Johnson 4-38, Jacob
Tamme 2-35, Dicky Lyons Jr. 3-31, Tony Dixon 3-24, Rafael Little 3-23,
John Conner 1-0. SOUTH CAROLINA-Kenny McKinley 5-68, Weslye Saunders
1-50, Andy Boyd 3-47, Jared Cook 2-36, Freddie Brown 2-26, Dion Lecorn
1-24, Patrick DiMarco 1-7, Mike Davis 2-MINUS 2.


Att: 76,220</div>

 

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Ticker) -- Some things have changedthis season in college football. Other things, like SteveSpurrier beating Kentucky, remain the same.


Defensive end Eric Norwood tied an NCAA record by returning apair of fumbles for touchdowns and Chris Smelley threw twotouchdown passes as No. 11 South Carolina handed theeighth-ranked Wildcats their first loss of the season, 38-23, onThursday night.


South Carolina (5-1, 3-1 East) has now won eight in a row overKentucky, but that is well short of Spurrier's streak. "The ol'ballcoach" improved to 15-0 against Kentucky, the last threewins coming with South Carolina.


Kentucky (5-1, 1-1 SEC East) was one of the early surprises ofthe season. Led by quarterback Andre' Woodson, the Wildcatsentered Thursday as the only undefeated team in the rugged SECEast. But they left the contest as they always do when theymeet Spurrier - with a loss.


Norwood became the fourth NCAA player to score twice on fumblerecoveries and opened the scoring just under four minutes in.Woodson was sacked by Jonathan Williams and coughed up the ball.Norwood pounced on it and rolled into the end zone to make it7-0.


"I feel like I am becoming a leader. We have a lot of guys thatare stepping up. Emanuel Cook leads by his example."

"It was about being in the right place at the right time. It wasabout covering the right guy. I came out and made the play."

South Carolina led 17-10 at the half and extended the lead totwo touchdowns after another miscue by Woodson early in thethird quarter.


Under pressure and about to be sacked, Woodson tried to dump theball off in the flat but threw behind his intended receiver.Norwood scooped up the loose ball, ruled a lateral, and raced 53yards for a TD with 13:17 left in the third to make it 24-10.

"I just told Eric Norwood I think that's the first defensiveplayer I had score two touchdowns. That was some game he had,"Spurrier said. "I think he had an All-American type game. He isan active player that really makes things happen. He loves toplay full speed."


The Wildcats pulled within 31-23 with 7:03 to play in thefourth, but Smelley put the finishing touches on the win on theGamecocks' next possession when he threw a 27-yard TD pass toCory Boyd with 3:38 remaining.


"The differences in the game are turnovers and the penalties,"Kentucky coach Rich Brooks said. "We dug ourselves some longyard situations. South Carolina defense forced us into some andsome were uncharacteristic of how we play."


Smelley completed 17-of-30 passes for 256 yards.


"I am not surprised we won. We had some real confidence cominginto the game," Smelley said. "We knew if we played well, playedhard and never gave up, we could win. I feel really good. Ithink we are controlling our own destiny. We put so much intothe offseason and to not play well tonight would be adisappointment. We knew we could do it."


Woodson was 23-of-40 for 226 yards. He threw two TD passes butwas sacked four times and intercepted once. Woodson (7,187yards) also joined Jared Lorenzen and Tim Couch as the onlyquarterbacks in Kentucky history to throw for 7,000 yards in acareer.


"We definitely made a lot of mistakes, especially mepersonally," Woodson said. "It's something we haven't been doingall year. Hopefully right now we can correct that. I was prettydisappointed, because we definitely thought we could compete inthis game."

 

NCAAF: KENTUCKY at SOUTH CAROLINA

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
KENTUCKY (8) 3 7 3 10 23
SOUTH CAROLINA (11) 10 7 7 14 38 FINAL

SOUTH CAROLINA-TD, E Norwood 10 YD FUMBLE RETURN (R Succop KICK)
4:07 1st Qtr
KENTUCKY-FG, L Seiber 27 YD 9:58 1st Qtr
SOUTH CAROLINA-FG, R Succop 27 YD 14:03 1st Qtr
KENTUCKY-TD, J Tamme 18 YD PASS FROM A Woodson (T Masthay
KICK) 2:47 2nd Qtr
SOUTH CAROLINA-TD, M Davis 3 YD RUN (R Succop KICK) 14:09 2nd
Qtr
SOUTH CAROLINA-TD, E Norwood 53 YD FUMBLE RETURN (R Succop KICK)
1:57 3rd Qtr
KENTUCKY-FG, L Seiber 41 YD 4:11 3rd Qtr
KENTUCKY-FG, L Seiber 23 YD 0:04 4th Qtr
SOUTH CAROLINA-TD, P DiMarco 7 YD PASS FROM C Smelley (R Succop
KICK) 3:59 4th Qtr
KENTUCKY-TD, S Johnson 6 YD PASS FROM A Woodson (L Seiber
KICK) 8:01 4th Qtr
SOUTH CAROLINA-TD, C Boyd 27 YD PASS FROM C Smelley (R Succop
KICK) 11:32 4th Qtr


KENTUCKY SOUTH CAROLINA
First downs 26 18
Rushed-yards 38-157 36-86
Passing yards 227 256
Sacked-yards lost 5-33 3-38
Return yards 7 93
Passes 23-40-1 17-30-0
Punts 3-139 6-252
Fumbles-lost 5-3 1-1
Penalties-yards 5-49 6-44
Time of possession 30:03 29:57


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: KENTUCKY-Rafael Little 25-135, Tony Dixon 7-49, Derrick Locke
2-22, Andre' Woodson 4-MINUS 49. SOUTH CAROLINA-Mike Davis 17-62, Andy
Boyd 14-57, Chris Smelley 5-MINUS 33.

PASSING: KENTUCKY-Andre' Woodson 23-40-227- 1. SOUTH CAROLINA-Chris
Smelley 17-30-256- 0.

RECEIVING: KENTUCKY-Keenan Burton 7-76, Steve Johnson 4-38, Jacob
Tamme 2-35, Dicky Lyons Jr. 3-31, Tony Dixon 3-24, Rafael Little 3-23,
John Conner 1-0. SOUTH CAROLINA-Kenny McKinley 5-68, Weslye Saunders
1-50, Cory Boyd 3-47, Jared Cook 2-36, Freddie Brown 2-26, Dion Lecorn
1-24, Patrick DiMarco 1-7, Mike Davis 2-MINUS 2.


Att: 76,220</div>