Yahoo Sports Final: South Carolina holds on for season-opening win over Old Dominion
Shane Beamer’s fourth season as the South Carolina Gamecocks head coach kicks off Saturday with a home game against Old Dominion at Williams-Brice Stadium.
Final score
Q4: South Carolina 23, Old Dominion 19
Dylan Stewart strips away the ball and forces a fumble to give South Carolina a short field. And LaNorris Sellers finds the end zone for a 3-yard TD rush. USC leads Old Dominion 23-19 with 6:11 to go in the game. Scoring drive: 2 plays, 6 yards, 0:37
Q4: Old Dominion 19, South Carolina 16
Old Dominion is winning this football game 19-16 with 9:54 to go after a 33 yard field goal. Scoring drive: 13 plays, 42 yards, 4:19
Q3: South Carolina 16, Old Dominion 16
Old Dominion has tied the game at 16 apiece as the third quarter wraps up with a 40-yard FG is good. Scoring drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 1:49.
Q3: South Carolina 16, Old Dominion 13
Fourth-and-7 at the USC 36 and Old Dominion QB Grant Wilson rumbles for the touchdown, evading all defenders. It’s 16-13 South Carolina over ODU with 4:57 to go in the third quarter. PAT was blocked. Scoring drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:16.
Q3: South Carolina 16, Old Dominion 7
A sack on QB LaNorris Sellers ends a promising drive. Alex Herrera from 33 yards out is good, and it’s 16-7 South Carolina with 7:13 to go in the third quarter. Scoring drive: 16 plays, 60 yards, 7:47
First half stats at a glance
Total yards: USC leads 143-97. Pass yards: ODU leads 101-24. Rush yards: USC leads 119 to minus-4.
LaNorris Sellers has 15 carries for 46 yards. Sellers is 4-of-10 passing for 24 yards.
Rocket Sanders has 11 carries for 34 yards.
USC defense has five sacks. Kyle Kennard has half of those.
HALFTIME: South Carolina 13, Old Dominion 7
Alex Herrera kicks from 46 yards out and it’s good. South Carolina leads 13-7 at halftime. The scoring drive was for 5 plays, 13 yards, 2:04
Q2: Game resumes after lightning delay
South Carolina and Old Dominion resumed their game at 5:58 p.m. Saturday after a roughly 40-minute lightning delay. The game is still being aired on SEC Network.
Q1: South Carolina 10, Old Dominion 7
The good news: Alex Herrera’s 40-yard field goal is good. South Carolina leads ODU 10-7. The other news: The 13-play, 53 yard drive lasted 6:42 and ended with a sack of QB LaNorris Sellers.
Q1: South Carolina 7, Old Dominion 7
ODU answers quickly .... 72-yard touchdown pass from Grant Wilson to Isiah Paige, with DQ Smith defending. Scoring drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:31
Q1: South Carolina 7, Old Dominion 0
The first touchdown of the season goes to Rocket Sanders on a 1-yard carry. It’s quickly 7-0 South Carolina over Old Dominion. ODU had the ball first, but Kyle Kennard forced a fumble and Debo Williams recovered it at the 3-yard line to set up a short field.
Availability report
Defensive back Emory Floyd and edge rusher Bryan Thomas Jr. won’t play today, according to the pregame dress list. Zahbari Sandy, Nathan Harris-Waynick and Elijah Caldwell also won’t play. They join offensive linemen Jakai Moore and Aaryn Parks as being out against Old Dominion.
Uniform report
South Carolina is wearing black helmets to go with garnet tops and garnet pants. ODU is wearing white jerseys, white pants and dark helmets.
Final betting line
South Carolina is a 20.5 point favorite over ODU, according to the VegasInsider line that factors in multiple sportsbooks.
What channel is the game on today?
Who: South Carolina vs. Old Dominion
Where: Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, S.C.
When: 4:15 p.m., Saturday
TV: SEC Network
Stream: ESPN.com
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 106 or 190