Live Updates: #15 South Carolina at #12 Clemson

[Caleb Alexander]

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[Caleb Alexander]

I'm not a doctor but Simon looks good to me. He's in uniform and catching passes. Seems like he's going to play.

 

[Alan Cole]

Gamecocks are going to have pretty much a full boat today from what I can see. Brown, Simon, Smith all in full uniform warming up. Nobody else looks out of the ordinary.

 

[Caleb Alexander]

G/W/W unis

 

[Caleb Alexander]

 

[Alan Cole]

Maybe it's recency bias or just the stakes, but this place feels a little testier than it did two years ago. A little louder, a little more intense in warm-ups, a little more anger in the air.

 

[Alan Cole]

Teams on the field. Sellers, Knight, Boogie, Debo, Simpkins are your captains. It's time to get this thing going.

 

[Caleb Alexander]

Weirdly GameDay didn't pick this game. Let's get this thing going.

 

[Alan Cole]

Clemson wins the toss and defers. Gamecocks will be back by the student section to start, driving towards their fans in the first quarter. Game time.

 

[Caleb Alexander]

Opening scripts have been good for Dowell Loggains all year, need one here to settle the crowd early.

 

[Alan Cole]

It's loud in here. Louder than I remember in 2022 for sure.

 

[Caleb Alexander]

Touchback. Gamecocks start out on their own 25

 

[Alan Cole]

Simon starts.

 

[Caleb Alexander]

Rocket Sanders takes a 5 yard dive to start off the action

 

[Alan Cole]

Oh my goodness. Sellers looked dead in the backfield, gets out with a Houdini act, breaks four tackles, scrambles for 38 yards.

 

[Caleb Alexander]

Sanders again with a positive gain on the subsequent 1st down. Another run brings up a 3rd and 1 at the CLE 23

 

[Alan Cole]

Sanders plunges forward on 34d and 1 and the Gamecocks move the sticks into the red zone.

 

[Alan Cole]

*3rd and 1. My fingers are freezing. Open air press box and all. There might be some typos today.

 

[Caleb Alexander]

5 straight runs to open the game, though one was a pass call

 

[Alan Cole]

Sellers sacked, fumbles, and that's a brutal start to the game. We talked about turnovers all week. Just can't have that in a red zone spot.

 

[Caleb Alexander]

That's the sort of error that doomed the Gamecocks early in the season in losses to LSU and Alabama. Will need a bounce back here. Sellers has shown the ability to have a short memory

 

[Alan Cole]

Defense needs to put the ball down here, as it always says. Can't give this crowd any more juice.

 

[Caleb Alexander]

Clemson pushes the ball across their own 40 with a catch and run from Antonio Williams. Emmanwori slings him down with authority

 

[Caleb Alexander]

Two plays later sets up a 3rd and 4 around midfield. Big spot here early

 

[Caleb Alexander]

Good response by the defense forces a punt. I'd watch fake here

 

[Alan Cole]

There's the sudden change defense. Nice PBU on a target to Williams. South Carolina survives the early momentum shift but, uh, has to protect better.

 

[Caleb Alexander]

Gamecocks take over on their own 16 after a solid punt. We'll see now how Sellers responds to the early adversity

 

[Alan Cole]

Eeeeeelsewhere, Vandy ran back the opening kickoff vs. Tennessee, forced a fumble on UT's second play from scrimmage, and just scored to go up 14-0.

 

[Caleb Alexander]

Gamecocks have to take care of business, but that would be huge if Vandy can keep it up.

 

[Alan Cole]

Gamecocks hit a big screen to Rocket. Kamaar Bell might've gotten away with a hold there, but no flag. Gain of 20.

 

[Alan Cole]

3rd and 6 coming up after a handoff to Jared Brown. Thought we'd see a lot more of that this season than we have, but that one went for no gain.

 

[Alan Cole]

Sellers to Larvadain moves the sticks. Poised delivery there under a little pressure.

 

[Caleb Alexander]

Gamecocks near midfield now

 

[Caleb Alexander]

Clemson brought 6 on the 3rd down, good protection there left space in the middle of the field

 

[Caleb Alexander]

Pressure got there on the 1st down, but Sellers escapes and throws and incompletion towards Sanders to reset

 

[Caleb Alexander]

Sanders with a 6 yard run on 2nd down to bring up 3rd and 4

 

[Alan Cole]

I know nobody cares about media logistics, but open air press box right in front of the student section might be the worst set-up in college football. Gonna need these Clemson students to stop asking if they can borrow my binoculars or if I can get them food please!

 

[Caleb Alexander]

Sellers runs around and can't find anyone open. It's 4th and 5 now at midfield and the Gamecocks will seemingly punt.

 

[Alan Cole]

Kai Kroeger sticks it at the 4. He might be th3 greatest punter of all time in this stadium specifically. Chance for the defense to make a play here.

 

[Alan Cole]

Oh man. Klubnik to Wesco on a tip drill for a gain of 36. So much for the defense making a play. Tough break there, had double coverage.