
Sheron (15 of 27, 178 yards) tossed a 10-yard TD pass JuTahn McClain with 2:49 left, his second of the game, but the Wildcats fell for the second consecutive week in league play. They were coming off consecutive 50-point performances in wins over Charlotte and FCS South Carolina State. 17, 2020, and first on the road since topping third-ranked Georgia on Oct. The Gamecocks also earned their first win over a ranked team since beating No. South Carolina won its first road game since topping East Carolina in Beamer's second game on Sept. "We locked in and executed and couldn't be stopped." "First half, we had opportunities to score and didn't capitalize," Rattler said. Mitch Jeter's 32-yard field goal later in the period provided a 10-point cushion that Brooks extended to 17 points with a 24-yard TD run with 7:02 remaining. in the flat and the junior darted past a defender for a 42-yard touchdown and 14-7 lead. South Carolina (4-2, 1-2) moved ahead early in the third quarter, when Rattler (14 of 19, 177 yards) hit Antwane Wells Jr. That quickly seized momentum against the Wildcats (3-3, 1-2 Southeastern Conference). MarShawn Lloyd (22 carries, 110 yards) scored a 2-yard touchdown run on the Gamecocks' first snap, immediately after Kentucky's Chris Rodriguez Jr. Kentucky started freshman Kaiya Sheron at quarterback in place of injured senior Will Levis, who wore a protective on his left foot. Spencer Rattler overcame two early turnovers and threw the go-ahead touchdown pass in the third quarter, Jalen Brooks ran for an insurance score midway through the fourth and South Carolina scored 17 unanswered points for its third consecutive victory. I said take all three phases, and it did." "This was really big for us in so many ways," said Beamer, whose team had allowed 40-plus points in SEC losses to No. The way his shorthanded Gamecocks imposed their will over the Wildcats made it even better. Not only did South Carolina provide his initial Southeastern Conference victory away from home, it never trailed while conquering No. Entering the game they only had a total of four sacks on the season South Carolina's defense sacked Sheron six times.The Gamecocks dominated the second half, scoring 17 unanswered points before the Wildcats mounted a scoring driving in the closing minutes of the game.Redshirt freshman QB Kaiya Sheron started for the injured Will Levis, completing 15 of 27 passes for 178 yards and throwing two TDs.South Carolina gave head coach Shane Beamer his first SEC victory away from home Saturday.
