Swearinger has big day amid secondary shuffling
Swearinger finished with a team-high — as well as his season-high — 13 tackles and his interception return for a touchdown in the third quarter took much of the wind out of the Razorbacks’ sails.
But even with his solid day, a three-play sequence for the senior from Greenwood stood out. The Gamecocks were called for personal fouls on three consecutive plays and Swearinger was involved in all three. But even with slew of penalties, the Gamecocks found themselves with a touchdown out of the mix. The first two penalties was me playing football and instincts,” Swearinger said. After Swearinger scored, he threw the ball into the student section to draw the third personal foul penalty in as many plays. “On the pick six, it was sort of a stress reliever from both the penalties,” Swearinger said. “I got it in the end zone and in having fun it was sort of a stress reliever, so I tossed the ball.”
Ward said there would definitely be some punishment involved for throwing the ball into the stands. “We’ll address it because that is an after-the-play penalty,” Ward said. “We have punishment for after-the-play penalties and he’ll pay for it on Monday.” Steve Spurrier was a little less annoyed by the final penalty. “My reaction was ‘you can’t do that,’ but it didn’t hurt us obviously,” Spurrier said. “The penalty didn’t mean anything. So if you had a penalty that didn’t mean anything, you can’t get too upset about it.” The biggest concern now for Swearinger is if his hit will cause another suspension handed down by the SEC. Swearinger was suspended earlier this season against Missouri after he had a similar hit on a UAB receiver. But Swearinger thought this hit was clean. “On the hit, I actually tried to turn and lead with my shoulder,” he said. “In the speed of the game, it’s hard for the refs to see that. I think they’ll see I tried to lead with my shoulder. Whatever happens after that I don’t think I should be suspended because I did lead with my shoulder.”
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Swearinger finished with a team-high — as well as his season-high — 13 tackles and his interception return for a touchdown in the third quarter took much of the wind out of the Razorbacks’ sails.
But even with his solid day, a three-play sequence for the senior from Greenwood stood out. The Gamecocks were called for personal fouls on three consecutive plays and Swearinger was involved in all three. But even with slew of penalties, the Gamecocks found themselves with a touchdown out of the mix. The first two penalties was me playing football and instincts,” Swearinger said. After Swearinger scored, he threw the ball into the student section to draw the third personal foul penalty in as many plays. “On the pick six, it was sort of a stress reliever from both the penalties,” Swearinger said. “I got it in the end zone and in having fun it was sort of a stress reliever, so I tossed the ball.”
Ward said there would definitely be some punishment involved for throwing the ball into the stands. “We’ll address it because that is an after-the-play penalty,” Ward said. “We have punishment for after-the-play penalties and he’ll pay for it on Monday.” Steve Spurrier was a little less annoyed by the final penalty. “My reaction was ‘you can’t do that,’ but it didn’t hurt us obviously,” Spurrier said. “The penalty didn’t mean anything. So if you had a penalty that didn’t mean anything, you can’t get too upset about it.” The biggest concern now for Swearinger is if his hit will cause another suspension handed down by the SEC. Swearinger was suspended earlier this season against Missouri after he had a similar hit on a UAB receiver. But Swearinger thought this hit was clean. “On the hit, I actually tried to turn and lead with my shoulder,” he said. “In the speed of the game, it’s hard for the refs to see that. I think they’ll see I tried to lead with my shoulder. Whatever happens after that I don’t think I should be suspended because I did lead with my shoulder.”
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