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No. 12 Gamecocks rally in 2nd half, beat UCF 28-25

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) âone space€one space” Mike Davis rushed 26 times for 167 yards and three touchdowns, as No. 12 South Carolina overcame an injury to its starting quarterback, four turnovers and a 10-0 halftime deficit to beat UCF 28-25 on Saturday. Davis picked up the slack for a Gamecocks’ offense that played the final three quarters without starting QB…

Lewis-Freeman runs SC State past Hampton 30-6

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Dondre Lewis-Freeman ran for 140 yards and one touchdown to lead South Carolina State to a 30-6 victory over Hampton in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opener for both teams. The Bulldogs (3-2, 1-0) played without three of their top four rushers coming into the game, but still piled up 248 yards rushing, nearly 78…

Gamecocks Switch Spots In New Polls

The Gamecocks (3-1, 1-1 SEC) are ranked 13th in this week’s Associated Press poll, after being ranked 12th a week ago. In the Coaches’ poll, Carolina moved up to 12th after sitting at No. 13 a week ago, passing Oklahoma State in that poll.

Vols getting sloppier as schedule gets tougher

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) âone space€one space” Tennessee coach Butch Jones continually talks about how his team has little to no margin for error. That makes it particularly discouraging for the Volunteers when they make the kinds of mistakes that nearly cost them Saturday. After playing virtually error-free football in its first two games, Tennessee has gotten sloppy the last couple…

South Carolina coach Spurrier to help secondary

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier says he’ll work with the defensive backs in practice this week. The banged-up Gamecocks squandered nearly all of an 18-point lead and escaped UCF with a 28-25 victory Saturday. Spurrier said Sunday he’d help make sure South Carolina’s defensive backs keep the ball in front of them and don’t…