GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA (6-2) at TENNESSEE (4-3)

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at TENNESSEE

<div class="pre">NCAAF SOUTH CAROLINA (15) 24
TENNESSEE 21 1:04 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at TENNESSEE

<div class="pre">NCAAF SOUTH CAROLINA (15) 24
TENNESSEE 21 0:55 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at TENNESSEE

<div class="pre">NCAAF SOUTH CAROLINA (15) 24
TENNESSEE 21 0:28 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at TENNESSEE

<div class="pre">NCAAF SOUTH CAROLINA (15) 24
TENNESSEE 21 0:09 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at TENNESSEE

<div class="pre">NCAAF FG TENNESSEE
DANIEL LINCOLN 48 YD

SOUTH CAROLINA (15) 24
TENNESSEE 24 0:05 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at TENNESSEE

<div class="pre">NCAAF END, 4TH QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
SOUTH CAROLINA (15) 0 0 14 10 24
TENNESSEE 7 14 0 3 24 GOING INTO OVERTIME

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: TENNESSEE - TD, ARIAN FOSTER 1 YD RUN (DANIEL
LINCOLN KICK), 13:46.
TENNESSEE 7-0
2ND QUARTER: TENNESSEE - TD, MONTARIO HARDESTY 3 YD RUN
(DANIEL LINCOLN KICK), 5:06.
TENNESSEE 14-0
TENNESSEE - TD, JOSH BRISCOE 5 YD PASS FROM
ERIK AINGE (DANIEL LINCOLN
KICK), 10:21. TENNESSEE 21-0
3RD QUARTER: SOUTH CAROLINA - TD, BLAKE MITCHELL 1 YD RUN (RYAN
SUCCOP KICK), 9:19. TENNESSEE
21-7
SOUTH CAROLINA - TD, CORY BOYD 29 YD RUN (RYAN
SUCCOP KICK), 12:48. TENNESSEE
21-14
4TH QUARTER: SOUTH CAROLINA - TD, KENNY MCKINLEY 8 YD PASS FROM
BLAKE MITCHELL (RYAN SUCCOP
KICK), 3:49. SOUTH CAROLINA
21-21
SOUTH CAROLINA - FG, RYAN SUCCOP 49 YD, 13:36.
SOUTH CAROLINA 24-21
TENNESSEE - FG, DANIEL LINCOLN 48 YD, 14:55.
SOUTH CAROLINA 24-24</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at TENNESSEE

<div class="pre">NCAAF FG TENNESSEE
DANIEL LINCOLN 27 YD

SOUTH CAROLINA (15) 24
TENNESSEE 27 IN 1ST OT POSSESSION</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at TENNESSEE

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL IN OT 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -- -----
SOUTH CAROLINA (15) 0 0 14 10 0 24
TENNESSEE 7 14 0 3 3 27 FINAL IN OT

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: TENNESSEE - TD, ARIAN FOSTER 1 YD RUN (DANIEL
LINCOLN KICK), 13:46.
TENNESSEE 7-0
2ND QUARTER: TENNESSEE - TD, MONTARIO HARDESTY 3 YD RUN
(DANIEL LINCOLN KICK), 5:06.
TENNESSEE 14-0
TENNESSEE - TD, JOSH BRISCOE 5 YD PASS FROM
ERIK AINGE (DANIEL LINCOLN
KICK), 10:21. TENNESSEE 21-0
3RD QUARTER: SOUTH CAROLINA - TD, BLAKE MITCHELL 1 YD RUN (RYAN
SUCCOP KICK), 9:19. TENNESSEE
21-7
SOUTH CAROLINA - TD, CORY BOYD 29 YD RUN (RYAN
SUCCOP KICK), 12:48. TENNESSEE
21-14
4TH QUARTER: SOUTH CAROLINA - TD, KENNY MCKINLEY 8 YD PASS FROM
BLAKE MITCHELL (RYAN SUCCOP
KICK), 3:49. SOUTH CAROLINA
21-21
SOUTH CAROLINA - FG, RYAN SUCCOP 49 YD, 13:36.
SOUTH CAROLINA 24-21
TENNESSEE - FG, DANIEL LINCOLN 48 YD, 14:55.
SOUTH CAROLINA 24-24
1ST POSSESSION: TENNESSEE - FG, DANIEL LINCOLN 27 YD,
TENNESSEE 27-24</div>

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at TENNESSEE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
SOUTH CAROLINA (15) 24
TENNESSEE 27 FINAL IN OVERTIME</div>

 

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (Ticker) -- Throughout his career,Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer has been happy to see SouthCarolina on the schedule. Fulmer can thank freshman kickerDaniel Lincoln for providing another happy memory against theGamecocks.


Lincoln connected on a late 48-yard field goal to send the gameinto overtime and made a 27-yarder in the extra session to sendthe Volunteers to a 27-24 Southeastern Conference victory over15th-ranked South Carolina on Saturday.


Fulmer owns a 14-1 career mark against the Gamecocks, but histeam needed some breaks late after establishing a 21-pointhalftime lead.


Lincoln, who was given a reprieve after badly hooking a 43-yardkick with nine seconds remaining because of a false startpenalty, nailed a 48-yarder to knot the contest at 24-24.

The Volunteers (5-3, 3-2 SEC East) called on Lincoln again afterlosing the coin flip in the first overtime, and he rewardedthem with a 27-yard field goal to move Tennessee ahead, 27-24.

On its overtime possession, South Carolina (6-3, 3-3 East) wasunable to mount much of an attack, forcing kicker Ryan Succop toattempt a 41-yard field goal.


Succop's kick stayed right of the post, sending the Volunteersand their fans into a frenzy at Neyland Stadium.


After Erik Ainge's five-yard touchdown pass to Josh Briscoe madethe score 21-0 near the end of the second quarter, SouthCarolina completely flipped the script in the second half.

The Gamecocks scored on three consecutive possessions afterfailing to convert on fourth down at the Tennessee 4 on theinitial drive of the third period.


Ainge finished 26-of-44 for 216 yards with one TD and oneinterception.


The Gamecocks' defense forced just their second three-and-out ofthe game on the Volunteers' initial third-quarter drive,leading to Mitchell's one-yard TD run on the ensuing drive totrim the deficit to 21-7.


Penalties ruined each of the next two drives for Tennessee,allowing South Carolina to tie the game at 21-21 with 11:11remaining after Cory Boyd scored from 29 yards out and Mitchellconnected with Kenny McKinley for an eight-yard TD.

Succop handed South Carolina a short-lived 24-21 lead with 1:24left.


LaMarcus Coker returned the ensuing kickoff 37 yards to theTennessee 47-yard line, allowing the home crowd to keep hopealive. Their optimism was almost ended on the Volunteers'game-tying drive, when running back Arian Foster broke a run offtackle to the left side but was stripped of the ball.

After the ball traveled 13 yards downfield, offensive linemanJacques McClendon hustled to fall on the loose ball at the SouthCarolina 26.


Three plays later, Tennessee called on Lincoln from 43 yardsout, but the freshman badly hooked it. However, Lincoln wasgiven another chance from 48 yards out after the Volunteers werewhistled for a five-yard false start penalty.


Mitchell went 31-of-45 for 290 yards and one TD with oneinterception in relief of starting quarterback Chris Smelley,who was ineffective before being pulled by South Carolina coachSteve Spurrier in the second quarter.

 

NCAAF: SOUTH CAROLINA at TENNESSEE

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL IN OT 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -- -----
SOUTH CAROLINA (15) 0 0 14 10 0 24
TENNESSEE 7 14 0 3 3 27 FINAL IN OT

TENNESSEE-TD, A Foster 1 YD RUN (D Lincoln KICK) 13:46 1st
Qtr
TENNESSEE-TD, M Hardesty 3 YD RUN (D Lincoln KICK) 5:06 2nd
Qtr
TENNESSEE-TD, J Briscoe 5 YD PASS FROM E Ainge (D Lincoln
KICK) 10:21 2nd Qtr
SOUTH CAROLINA-TD, B Mitchell 1 YD RUN (R Succop KICK) 9:19 3rd
Qtr
SOUTH CAROLINA-TD, C Boyd 29 YD RUN (R Succop KICK) 12:48 3rd
Qtr
SOUTH CAROLINA-TD, K McKinley 8 YD PASS FROM B Mitchell (R
Succop KICK) 3:49 4th Qtr
SOUTH CAROLINA-FG, R Succop 49 YD 13:36 4th Qtr
TENNESSEE-FG, D Lincoln 48 YD 14:55 4th Qtr
TENNESSEE-FG, D Lincoln 27 YD 1st Ot


SOUTH CAROLINA TENNESSEE
First downs 31 16
Rushed-yards 39-171 28-101
Passing yards 330 216
Sacked-yards lost 1-9 1-9
Return yards 1 71
Passes 34-50-2 26-45-1
Punts 3-37 6-40.8
Fumbles-lost 3-2 2-0
Penalties-yards 8-67 5-55
Time of possession 36:25 23:35


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: SOUTH CAROLINA-Cory Boyd 20-160, Mike Davis 12-30, Chris
Culliver 1-0, Blake Mitchell 3-MINUS 1, - Team 1-MINUS 2, Chris
Smelley 2-MINUS 16. TENNESSEE-Arian Foster 19-75, Montario Hardesty
2-18, LaMarcus Coker 6-17, Erik Ainge 1-MINUS 9.

PASSING: SOUTH CAROLINA-Blake Mitchell 31-45-290- 1, Chris Smelley
3-5-40- 1. TENNESSEE-Erik Ainge 26-44-216- 1. - Team 0-1-0- 0.

RECEIVING: SOUTH CAROLINA-Kenny McKinley 14-151, Jared Cook 5-55,
Freddie Brown 4-41, Dion Lecorn 3-37, Cory Boyd 6-25, Weslye Saunders
1-14, Andy Boyd 1-7. TENNESSEE-Lucas Taylor 4-57, Josh Briscoe 4-48,
Austin Rogers 3-36, Gerald Jones 1-20, Chris Brown 5-19, Quintin
Hancock 2-19, Arian Foster 4-8, LaMarcus Coker 1-8, Luke Stocker 1-1,
Jeff Cottam 1-0.


Att: 105,962</div>

 

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (Ticker) -- Throughout his career,Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer has been happy to see SouthCarolina on the schedule. Fulmer can thank freshman kickerDaniel Lincoln for providing another happy memory against theGamecocks.


Lincoln connected on a late 48-yard field goal to send the gameinto overtime and made a 27-yarder in the extra session to sendthe Volunteers to a 27-24 Southeastern Conference victory over15th-ranked South Carolina on Saturday.


Fulmer owns a 14-1 career mark against the Gamecocks, but histeam needed some breaks late after establishing a 21-pointhalftime lead.


Lincoln, who was given a reprieve after badly hooking a 43-yardkick with nine seconds remaining because of a false startpenalty, nailed a 48-yarder to knot the contest at 24-24.

"On the first kick, I heard the whistle and decided to hit it,"Lincoln said. "Casey (Woods, the holder) had started to pullthe ball up as I kicked it. We haven't not finished a rep allyear, so I finished it."


The Volunteers (5-3, 3-2 SEC East) called on Lincoln again afterlosing the coin flip in the first overtime, and he rewardedthem with a 27-yard field goal to move Tennessee ahead, 27-24.

"He's been wonderful to coach," Volunteers coach Phillip Fulmersaid. "You don't know what Daniel has been through. I wasunmerciful to him in the spring. I think, obviously, he's got avery great future. And the best thing about it is he's afootball player. He's a tough guy."


On its overtime possession, South Carolina (6-3, 3-3 East) wasunable to mount much of an attack, forcing kicker Ryan Succop toattempt a 41-yard field goal.


Succop's kick stayed right of the post, sending the Volunteersand their fans into a frenzy at Neyland Stadium.


"A wonderful team win by our football team," Fulmer said. "Itwasn't pretty all the time, but it was a fine effort. This teamhas a really great spirit about it - a great effort team. Alesser team with a lesser spirit and a lesser will would havelost that game tonight.


"Somebody said on television that the next thing we have to lookforward to is signing day and the (NFL) draft. That's stupid.That's just stupid. That's someone who has no idea whatTennessee football is about."


After Erik Ainge's five-yard touchdown pass to Josh Briscoe madethe score 21-0 near the end of the second quarter, SouthCarolina completely flipped the script in the second half.

The Gamecocks scored on three consecutive possessions afterfailing to convert on fourth down at the Tennessee 4 on theinitial drive of the third period.


Ainge finished 26-of-44 for 216 yards with one TD and oneinterception.


The Gamecocks' defense forced just their second three-and-out ofthe game on the Volunteers' initial third-quarter drive,leading to Mitchell's one-yard TD run on the ensuing drive totrim the deficit to 21-7.


"A lot of things we had called, they had the one defense calledthat could stop it, so you have to credit their defensivecoordinator," Ainge said.


Penalties ruined each of the next two drives for Tennessee,allowing South Carolina to tie the game at 21-21 with 11:11remaining after Cory Boyd scored from 29 yards out and Mitchellconnected with Kenny McKinley for an eight-yard TD.

Succop handed South Carolina a short-lived 24-21 lead with 1:24left.


LaMarcus Coker returned the ensuing kickoff 37 yards to theTennessee 47-yard line, allowing the home crowd to keep hopealive.


"There will be a lot of talk about the two field goals, but thekick return by LaMarcus (Coker) was huge," Lincoln said.

Their optimism was almost ended on the Volunteers' game-tyingdrive, when running back Arian Foster broke a run off tackle tothe left side but was stripped of the ball.


After the ball traveled 13 yards downfield, offensive linemanJacques McClendon hustled to fall on the loose ball at the SouthCarolina 26.


Three plays later, Tennessee called on Lincoln from 43 yardsout, but the freshman badly hooked it. However, Lincoln wasgiven another chance from 48 yards out after the Volunteers werewhistled for a five-yard false start penalty.


Mitchell went 31-of-45 for 290 yards and one TD with oneinterception in relief of starting quarterback Chris Smelley,who was ineffective before being pulled by South Carolina coachSteve Spurrier in the second quarter.


"We have to comeback strong," Mitchell said. "We showed wecould come from behind. We just have to go out there and learnto finish."