South Carolina and Ole Miss came into Saturday as 2-4 teams looking for traction following lackluster performances in recent weeks.

Like the Gamecocks have done multiple times this season, they got off to a great start on their opening drive and marched down the field with ease. Then Ole Miss responded with a touchdown Matt Corral to Dontario Drummond, the Rebels got an interception by AJ Finley on a bad pass by Collin Hill, and Corral cashed in with another touchdown.

The Rebels were 2-for-2 on fourth down, including a fourth and eight play where Corral found Elijah Moore for a 23-yard pass. Corral had a strong start, with a 13-for-15 passing start for 131 yards and two TDs by midway through the second quarterback.

There was frustration among the Gamecock fan base about Hill after the coaching staff opened the quarterback job during the week, but ultimately settled on Hill, who has started every game this season. He struggled in the last two losses to LSU and Texas A&M. But the only incompletion on his first eight passes on Saturday was the interception.

Ole Miss kicked a late field goal to go up 24-21 at halftime as coach Will Muschamp was very upset with the officials about one second being left on the clock.

Here’s a sampling of fan and media reaction to the first half: