Gamecocks win a crazy one over Troy 23-14
10/02/2021
Saturday wasn’t always pretty. Then again, none of South Carolina’s five games to date have been. The Gamecocks slogged to just 35 yards on 14 carries through the opening 30 minutes and 102 rushing yards total on 27 touches. While the running game struggled most of the game,
quarterback Luke Doty did his best gunslinger impression as he completed 14 of 24 passes for 202 yards and a touchdown in the first half alone. Flashing the poise and precision we’ve seen in weeks past, Doty finished the afternoon with 255 yards — the most by any South Carolina
quarterback in a game this year. He also surpassed his previous career single-game marks in attempts, completions, and yards. In a season that’s seen enough wackiness and weirdness to make absurdist filmmakers scoff, Saturday’s contest offered onlookers in Columbia new levels of
craziness to digest. Spaulding afforded the opening absurdity when he stifled Troy’s late first-half drive and returned Taylor Powell’s pass 74 yards for a score.
Whether it was pretty or not, though, South Carolina survived. Shane Beamer’s squad is 3-2 with a 23 14 win and an outside shot at bowl eligibility remains even if the ruins of Saturday afternoon’s affair remain ablaze deep into the evening in Columbia.
10/02/2021
Saturday wasn’t always pretty. Then again, none of South Carolina’s five games to date have been. The Gamecocks slogged to just 35 yards on 14 carries through the opening 30 minutes and 102 rushing yards total on 27 touches. While the running game struggled most of the game,
quarterback Luke Doty did his best gunslinger impression as he completed 14 of 24 passes for 202 yards and a touchdown in the first half alone. Flashing the poise and precision we’ve seen in weeks past, Doty finished the afternoon with 255 yards — the most by any South Carolina
quarterback in a game this year. He also surpassed his previous career single-game marks in attempts, completions, and yards. In a season that’s seen enough wackiness and weirdness to make absurdist filmmakers scoff, Saturday’s contest offered onlookers in Columbia new levels of
craziness to digest. Spaulding afforded the opening absurdity when he stifled Troy’s late first-half drive and returned Taylor Powell’s pass 74 yards for a score.
Whether it was pretty or not, though, South Carolina survived. Shane Beamer’s squad is 3-2 with a 23 14 win and an outside shot at bowl eligibility remains even if the ruins of Saturday afternoon’s affair remain ablaze deep into the evening in Columbia.
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