Yahoo Sports Final: South Carolina falls 27-3 to Ole Miss at home
The 3-1 (1-1 SEC) South Carolina Gamecocks face Ole Miss (4-1) Saturday at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia.
Final score
Q3: Ole Miss 27, South Carolina 3
Ole Miss capitalized off a series of undisciplined play by the Gamecocks’ defense (a taunting penalty on Dylan Stewart after what would’ve been a drive-ending sack followed by an offsides on Gilber Edmond) for its second field goal (a 44-yarder) and extend the lead to 27-3. The scoring drive spanned nine plays, 53 yards and lasted two minutes and 21 seconds.
First half stats at a glance
Total yards: Ole Miss leads 280-125. Passing yards: Ole Miss leads 206-51. Rushing yards: Both teams are tied at 74 apiece.
LaNorris Sellers has completed six of nine passes (67%) for 51 yards and rushed for 27 yards on eight attempts. Robby Ashford has one rushing attempt for two yards. He also fumbled in the first quarter.
USC has leaned into its run game in an attempt to keep Ole Miss’ offense off the field. The Gamecocks have recorded 24 rushing attempts to 10 passes. Both teams have basically split time of possession, with South Carolina claiming 14 minutes and 57 seconds to Ole Miss’ 15 minutes and three seconds.
South Carolina’s offense has only made its way into the red zone once compared to Ole Miss’ four times.
Q2: Ole Miss 24, South Carolina 3
Fueled by a 41-yard pass from Jaxson Dart to Jordan Watkins on second down, Ole Miss scored its third touchdown of the day with just over 30 seconds left in the half. After the pass, Matt Jones rushed one yard for what was initially ruled a TD but later overturned. Ole Miss was able to punch the ball in on its next play, though, with a shotgun rush left for one-yard gain. The drive consisted of six plays, 59 yards over a minute and 15 seconds of game time.
Q2: Ole Miss 17, South Carolina 3
Ole Miss answered South Carolina’s field goal with one of its own, extending the lead back out to 14 with just over seven minutes remaining in the half. The scoring drive spanned eight plays, 68 yards and lasted two minutes and 52 seconds.
Q2: Ole Miss 14, South Carolina 3
After a 30-yard run by quarterback LaNorris Sellers to start the drive, South Carolina finished it with a 40-yard field goal for USC’s first score of the day. The Gamecocks trail by 11 after Alex Herrera’s successful attempt. The scoring drive spanned five plays, 25 yards and lasted one minute and 49 seconds.
First quarter summary
The Gamecocks ended the period down two scores after an unsuccessful fake punt and a fumble by backup quarterback Robby Ashford. USC’s defense was able to get a critical stop toward the end of the quarter, giving the offense (which started leaned heavily on running back Oscar Adaway III on its most recent drive) a chance to cut into Ole Miss’ lead.
Total yards: 76 (USC), 104 (Ole Miss)
Passing yards: 40 (USC), 86 (Ole Miss)
Rushing yards: 36 (USC), 18 (Ole Miss)
Q1: Ole Miss 14, South Carolina 0
J.J. Pegues scored a one-yard rushing touchdown to put Ole Miss up two scores with just under six minutes remaining in the first period. The scoring drive spanned eight plays, 59 yards and lasted three minutes and seven seconds.
Q1: Ole Miss 7, South Carolina 0
Henry Parrish Jr. ran for a three-yard touchdown on Ole Miss’ second possession of the game. His score capped off a five-play, 36-yard drive (spanning one minute and 36 seconds) after South Carolina botched a fake punt on fourth down of its opening sequence.
LaNorris Sellers to start at QB
South Carolina coach Shane Beamer told Todd Ellis in a pregame radio interview on 107.5 The Game that LaNorris Sellers will start today at QB. Sellers went down with an injury in USC’s loss to LSU in Week 3. He did not play versus Akron before the bye week.
Final injury report
Kelvin Hunter (DB) and Jakai Moore (OL) will not play versus Ole Miss, according to South Carolina’s game day injury report at SECSports.com. Tyshawn Russell (WR), Elijah Caldwell (WR), Debron Gatling (WR), CJ Adams (WR), Elijah Davis (DT) and Djay Braswell (RB) are among those not listed on USC’s dress list.
Uniform report
South Carolina is wearing black helmets to go with garnet jerseys and black pants. Ole Miss is wearing white jerseys, white pants and powder blue helmets.
Final betting line
South Carolina is a 10-point underdog to Ole Miss, according to the VegasInsider line that factors in multiple sportsbooks. The over/under is 53 points.
What channel is the game on today?
Who: South Carolina (3-1, 1-1 SEC) vs. Ole Miss (4-1, 0-1 SEC)
Where: Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina
When: 3:30 p.m. Saturday
TV: ESPN
Stream: ESPN.com and the ESPN app
On-air announcing crew: Dave Pasch (play by play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), Taylor McGregor (sideline reporter)
Radio: 107.5 FM in the Columbia area (Todd Ellis, play by play; Tommy Suggs, analyst; Chet Tucker, sideline) … See all the radio affiliates around South Carolina here.
Satellite radio: Sirius/XM channel 113 or 191
