South Carolina opens up stunning double-digit lead over Texas A&M on scoop-and-score TD
By Sydney Hunte
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South Carolina entered Kyle Field on Saturday on a four-game losing streak, needing to upset Texas A&M, then beat Coastal Carolina and Clemson at home, to become bowl-eligible. The Aggies are out for their first 10-0 start since 1992 and looking to take one step closer to a first-ever College Football Playoff berth.
So far, the roles look as if they’ve been reversed. After one quarter of play, the Gamecocks had a 17-3 lead.
LaNorris Sellers hit Vandrevius Jacobs down the left sideline with a 50-yard touchdown as South Carolina went up 10-3. After the Aggies got the ball back, the Gamecocks’ defense came up big to extend the lead to two TDs.
With the Aggies at their own 27, Marcel Reed coughed the ball up after pressure from Dylan Stewart. The Gamecocks’ Nick Stewart then scooped it up and took it the other way to the end zone to widen a surprising gap.
Here’s video of Reed’s fumble and South Carolina’s scoop-and-score TD:
The Gamecocks were a massive underdog coming into the Week 12 contest. So far, with nothing to lose, they’ve taken the fight to the Aggies.
The Aggies, meanwhile, need to lock things down in a hurry before things get even more out of hand. They later trailed 20-3 as South Carolina tacked on a field goal with nine-and-a-half minutes to go before halftime.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
