LIVE Updates: South Carolina vs. Florida
Late-season SEC affairs mean more for everyone. South Carolina travels to Gainesville, Florida, to take on the Gators (5-4). Florida is inconsistent but has a lot of talent on both sides.
Head coach Billy Napier expressed admiration for South Carolina's rebuild. Napier inherited the program similarly to how head coach Shane Beamer came to coach South Carolina: old, historic programs losing their way and needing a revitalization.
Florida has played their best football of late. They haven't turned the football over in three weeks, a massive improvement from their early-season struggles. Quarterback Anthony Richardson and the run game have led them to short spurts of efficiency.
The Gamecocks must play completely in all three phases to stave off the Gators. The crowd should be a major factor, but South Carolina can't let a hostile environment throw them off their game.
Pregame Story Lines
South Carolina Football Injury Report
- Corey Rucker, WR (Foot) OUT - Rucker is out for the season after undergoing surgery. He will return to action next season for South Carolina.
- MarShawn Lloyd, RB (Thigh) OUT - Lloyd is out for the second consecutive week after suffering a thigh bruise against Missouri.
- BJ Gibson, S (Hamstring) OUT - Gibson had begun to come on for the Gamecocks but injured his hamstring against Vanderbilt. MRIs indicated they avoided major injury, but he misses his first game this afternoon.
- Gameday: Saturday, November 12th, 2022.
- Game time: 4:00 pm ET
- TV: SEC Network
- Stadium: The Swamp (Gainesville, Florida)
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How to Listen to the Game
You can listen to the game through the Gamecocks Radio Network with Todd Ellis on the call!
First Quarter
(0-0), 15:00 - South Carolina wins the toss and defers to the second half.
(0-0), 12:17 - The Gamecocks bring the heat on third down, but quarterback Anthony Richardson has the answer. He rifles a ball outside to wide receiver Caleb Douglas for a first down to the South Carolina 41-yard line.
(7-0), 9:17 - Richardson powers through defenders on third and goal to sneak his way across the goal line for the first touchdown of the day.
(7-0), 7:11 - A run, run, pass sequence nets no yardage, and South Carolina must punt away. Florida has the ball at their own 33-yard line.
(14-0), 4:31 - Richardson lofts a pass over the head of safety Nick Emmanwori in the red zone. Wide receiver Ricky Pearsall secures the catch for the second touchdown of the first quarter.
(14-0), 3:38 - Quarterback Spencer Rattler drops back on third and 17 and finds wide receiver Josh Vann over the middle for a first down.
(14-0), 2:20 - Rattler hits Vann again on third down, but Vann can't secure the catch. The Gators take over on their own 15-yard line.
(21-0), 1:59 - Running back Trevor Ettienne finds the hole for a huge touchdown run. Florida has scored twenty-one unanswered points to start the game.
(21-0), 0:00 - South Carolina will open the second quarter facing a third and six inside Florida territory.
Second Quarter
(21-0), 14:32 - Rattler is sacked on third down, and the Gamecocks punt it away. Florida starts at their own 8-yard line.
(24-0), 6:24 - Florida drives all the way down to the red zone but can't punch it in. They kick a field goal, and it remains a three-possession game.
(24-0), 4:37 - Rattler scrambles outside the pocket on third down and moves the chains.
(24- 6), 1:52 - Punter Kai Kroger throws a fake punt on fourth down and finds Dakereon Joyner wide-open for a touchdown.
(24-6), 0:00 - Florida heads into the locker room with a three-score advantage. South Carolina receives the ball to start the second half.
Third Quarter
(24-6), 14:44 - Wide receiver Antwane Wells Jr. fumbles on the first play from scrimmage and Florida recovers at South Carolina's 31-yard line.
(24-6), 11:46 - Corner Cam Smith blocks a field goal try and South Carolina avoids early disaster.
(24-6), 10:58 - Florida defensive tackle Desmond Watkins ribs the ball away from tight end Jaheim Bell and returns it inside the 15-yard line.
(31-6), 9:43 - Richardson works off an action fake and finds tight end Jonathan Odom for a touchdown.
(31-6), 9:27 - Wide receiver Jalen Brooks fumbles and Florida recovers in South Carolina territory once again.
(31-6), 7:13 - Florida botches a snap on a field goal try and get another empty try off a turnover.
(31-6), 4:33 - South Carolina stalls out and punts away. Florida takes over on their own 3-yard line.
(31-6), 0:45 - Vann returns a punt all the way inside the 30-yard line, and a penalty puts them inside the red zone.
(31-6), 0:00 - South Carolina faces a third and short to start the fourth quarter.
Fourth Quarter
(31-6), 11:24 - Florida stalls out after wasting some clock and punts away to South Carolina.
(38-6), 6:02 - Running back Montreal Johnson Jr. finds the end zone for Florida and scores a touchdown to put a cap on his career evening.
(38-6), 4:37 - Rattler hits Vann underneath on a third and forever. Vann is well short of the sticks and South Carolina must punt away.
(38-6), 0:00 - South Carolina falls to 6-4, losing another SEC road game.
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