If Kentucky’s offense can play all 4 quarters, they should win, and then many couches will burn into the nights sky. South Carolina knows they blew their season, and now they’re going to march down to Athens looking to ruin our season, too. “We’re going to be behind him 100 percent”. And another reminder that even though the Vols bungled a game they should have won against Oklahoma, they’re still capable of winning their division.
South Carolina took over at the United Kingdom 42 and drove deep into Wildcat territory with junior Perry Orth at quarterback.
How about that for a freshman who struggled for the majority of the game.
“He’ll probably spend a couple days (in the hospital) getting some IV to get rid of sort of an infection in his hip area”, Spurrier said Sunday.
“It’ll be a very hard environment and against a team that’ll be very hungry to get after us”, he said. “That’s tough to do against an All-American”. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Pharoh Cooper throw a pass his way this week either.
5) Steve Spurrier – Hey, if you’re a recruit, think about what I just said above about the Old Ball Coach retiring. I know John Hoke and what he’ll do.
The victory for United Kingdom surpasses the result on the field.
“He got treatment all week, and felt like he was ready to go”, Spurrier told The Post and Courier. They have yet to get over the hump in my eyes.
Everything for United Kingdom, however, isn’t just adulation and victories.
Despite a valiant rally in the second half, one turnover ultimately made the difference at Williams-Brice Stadium as Kentucky defeated USC 26-22 in the Gamecocks’ home opener. No one would have thought Connor Mitch’s last play of the season would come while trying to recover a fumbled option pitch, well at least due to the result of an injury during the play. Another second half of a complete breakdown is giving fans a bad taste in their mouths.
Preseason expectations had United Kingdom entering October, at best, 2-2.
Let’s not, however, get to far ahead of ourselves.
South Carolina picked up four sacks and three interceptions, two of those in the end zone to choke off North Carolina scoring chances.
The Wildcats weren’t done doing damage on the ground.
LB Khalid Henderson tied a career high with 10 tackles. The touchdown came on a 2-yard run by Jojo Kemp.
“I was pretty frustrated about that”, Orth said of his interception.
United Kingdom drove 76 yards on its next drive to take a 14-7 lead. The 28-year-old former Augusta State player finished at 19-under 269 and earned $180,000 after finishing 47th on the Web.com Tour’s regular-season money list. United Kingdom had four straight three-and-out possessions to start the second half but the Kentucky defense didn’t break, keeping the Gamecocks out of the endzone with Fry hitting from 27, 29 and 21 yards after three straight trips to the Kentucky redzone.