Former Gamecock Alshon Jeffery’s 10-yard TD catch in the 4th quarter helped Chicago score 38 unanswered points to dominate the Jacksonville Jaguars on the road, 41-3. Jeffery, a former Calhoun County High School standout, now has two TD catches in his rookie season with the Bears.
Russell Wilson threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Golden Tate with 35 seconds left in the third quarter to help the Seattle Seahawks beat the Carolina Panthers 16-12 on Sunday.
Former Clemson standout Dwayne Allen’s second career touchdown catch helped Indianapolis honor coach Chuck Pagano with a come-from-behind upset win over Green Bay. The Colts learned Pagano had been diagnosed with leukemia earlier this week.
Following a convincing 35-7 rout of No. 5 Georgia on Saturday night and coupled with losses to Florida State and LSU, the University of South Carolina football squad climbed three notches to No. 3 in both the Associated Press and USA Today/Coaches’ polls released today.
The No. 3 ranking is the highest for Carolina since they were 9-0 and ranked second in the nation during the 1984 season.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Connor Shaw threw two touchdown passes and ran for another, Ace Sanders had a dazzling 70-yard punt return touchdown and No. 6 South Carolina’s defense dominated fifth-ranked Georgia in a 35-7 victory Saturday.
That next edition of LSU-Alabama most likely won’t be a 1 vs. 2 matchup. Florida made sure of that.
The Gamecocks now must prepare to head to Baton Rouge, La., to face LSU Saturday.
Connor Shaw threw two touchdown passes and ran for another, Ace Sanders had a dazzling 70-yard punt return touchdown and No. 6 South Carolina’s defense dominated fifth-ranked Georgia in a 35-7 victory Saturday.
HARTSVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A coroner says a South Carolina high school football player died as a result of a sudden irregular heartbeat brought on by an enlarged heart.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jordan Reid ran for one touchdown and threw for another during North Carolina Central’s 30-point second quarter and the Eagles went on to a 40-10 victory over South Carolina State on Saturday.
