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Dashiell Bennett. Sign up for notifications from Insider! Stay up to date with what you want to know. Loading Something is loading. Opportunities abound for South Carolina to gain some ground in the middle of a packed SEC eastern division, but a loss would essentially eliminate any shot the Gamecocks have of even competing for a division crown — something which has eluded the program ever since it captured its lone division title ten years ago.
With LSU off this weekend following a loss to Missouri on October 10, this might be the Gamecocks best chance to beat the Tigers in a long time …. But before heading west to do battle with the Bayou Bengals, Muschamp and his squad must deal with the Tigers from the Plains as they search for their first win over a ranked opponent in days.
The last time the Gamecocks beat a ranked team? October 12, , when South Carolina pulled the ultimate shocker on the road against No. In the most recent rendition of the series in Columbia, former coach Steve Spurrier and the tenth-ranked Gamecocks were stunned by the Tigers on October 1, Quarterback Dylan Thompson tossed for yards, five touchdowns, and three interceptions in the loss to the fourth-ranked Tigers. By allowing graduate transfer quarterback Colin Hill to take his time while leaning on the two-headed monster of running back Kevin Harris yards, four touchdowns and wide receiver Shi Smith 26 receptions, yards, two touchdowns the Gamecocks have controlled the rock for well over 34 minutes per game, an impressive feat to say the least.
And while South Carolina has only converted 18 of their 46 third down attempts on the season, Bobo should be looking to exploit an Auburn defense that has been horrendous on the drive-defining down, giving up 27 of 48 attempts in wins against Kentucky and Arkansas and a loss to Georgia. That ranks the Tigers No. To take full advantage of this opportunity, South Carolina will need to find consistency on the offensive line — shoring up a unit that has allowed ten sacks in just three game including two in the first half against Vanderbilt.
The Gamecocks were competitive against Tennessee and Florida, but what team can take four sacks in consecutive weeks to two ranked opponents? South Carolina has given up 23 of these so far in , accounting for a loss of 87 yards. The Gamecocks rank No. Hill came up huge again with remaining in the third quarter to give South Carolina the lead. The transfer quarterback connected with Shi Smith, who jumped up behind an Auburn defender in the end zone to go up 20— With the pressure on, Nix was picked off again by Horn after the cornerback jumped in front of Williams and returned the ball to Auburn's 8-yard line.
The interception set up an easy touchdown for the Gamecocks and deflated the Tigers' sideline. Both teams traded field goals halfway through the fourth quarter, and Nix impressively attempted to mount a late-game comeback on Auburn's play final drive. He scrambled on fouth-and-5 but came up 2 yards short. Meanwhile, Auburn will look to bounce back from Saturday's struggles when it travels to Ole Miss. Brady, who is already the all-time leader in touchdown passes, found Mike Evans for the second time in the game to reach another career milestone.
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