Black Magic | South Carolina Gamecocks | CFB 27

[Baze]

6 TD+ win

[Captain Canada]

this is going to be a massacre, sorry CC

God got us.

[Caesar]

6'5 with 99 speed... dont waste it

Lob it up and go get it in effect.

ally gimmick with a briles on staff

He's already gotten his pink slip.

ally gimmick with a briles on staff

I got a feeling Briles gonna be the first to go

this is going to be a massacre, sorry CC

6 TD+ win

idk about all that

this is going to be a massacre, sorry CC

God got us.

Abandon hope all ye who enter here.

[Caesar]

Kent State

0-1 (0-0 MAC)

20

South Carolina

1-0 (0-0 SEC)

47

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	F
KENT	0	13	0	7	20
SCAR	14	10	14	9	47

Saturday, Sep 5 • Williams-Brice Stadium

Sellers, Harbor shine as South Carolina rolls in Sneed's debut

Williams-Brice Stadium — Columbia, SC

South Carolina got the Julian Sneed era off to a winning start as the Gamecocks' offense dominated Kent State due in large part to the play of quarterback LaNorris Sellers and receiver Nyck Harbor.

It wasn't the sternest of tests for Sneed's motion and shift based offense that saw the Golden Flashes struggle to keep tabs on Harbor as he was moved all over the field to create mismatches and force Kent State into showing their hand before the snap in an effort to slow him down. However, it wouldn't work as South Carolina forced their opponents to commit to a choice in defense and it seemed like that choice was always wrong.

"We're going to take a few weeks to really get this going," Sneed said after the game. "It's not something that you're going to see a lot across the season so I know that we'll have the edge over our opponents once everything is clicking."

The Gamecocks jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter before the visitors came roaring back with 10 unanswered points ot start the second quarter. Sneed's men hit back quickly to restore their two-score advantage before heading into the lockerooms at halftime with a 24-13 lead thanks to a Sean Leonard field goal for Kent State.

The second half was one-way traffic as Flashes quarterback Dru DeShields began to show signs of injury from an accumulation of hits and fatigue.

That said, the redshirt junior out of Beloit, Ohio did throw for 346 yards, albeit it on 53 passing attempts. Tight end Terik Mulder found himself on the receiving end of most of those passes, collecting 7 receptions for 111 yards.

The day also featured a running back by committe approach for the Cocks as four different backs got touches tonight.

"We''re going to focus on stopping the pass next week. We can't give up almost 400 yards every week," Sneed said.

The Gamecocks will remain at home next week to take on Football Championship Subdivision team, Towson.

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
10:04	SC	Maurice Brown II, 1 yard run	0-7
7:55	SC	Nyck Harbor, 34 yard pass from LaNorris Sellers	0-14
2nd Quarter
12:18	KEN	Sean Leonard, 41 yard field goal	3-14
7:28	KEN	Dru DeShields, 7 yard run	10-14
6:25	SC	Nyck Harbor, 15 yard pass from LaNorris Sellers	10-21
1:56	KEN	Sean Leonard, 35 yard field goal	13-21
0:44	SC	Upton Bellenfant, 37 yard field goal	13-24
3rd Quarter
6:48	SC	Nitro Tuggle, 6 yard pass from LaNorris Sellers	13-31
4:12	SC	LaNorris Sellers, 4 yard run	13-38
4th Quarter
12:57	KEN	Mason King, 1 yard run	20-38
8:30	SC	Nyck Harbor, 16 yard pass from LaNorris Sellers (missed kick)	20-44
1:04	SC	Upton Bellenfant, 31 yard field goal	1:04

Team Stats

KENT		SCAR
21	First Downs	27
412	Total Yards	570
30 | 66 | 2	Rushes | Rush Yards | TDs	32 | 213 | 2
36 | 54 | 0	Comp | Att | TDs	23 | 32 | 4
346	Pass Yards	357
9/20 (45%)	3rd Down Conversions	4/10 (40%)
0/2 (0%)	4th Down Conversions	0/0 (0%)
2 | 1 | 100%	Red Zone Conversions	5 | 1 | 85%
0	Turnovers	0
1 | 15	Penalties	0 | 0
27:50	Possession	24:10

Passing

Kent State

PLAYER	C/A	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
#12Dru DeShields	35/53	346	0	0	120.8

South Carolina

PLAYER	C/A	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
#16LaNorris Sellers	23/32	357	4	0	206.8

Rushing

Kent State

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
#21Mason King	17	49	2.8	1	10
#12Dru DeShields	11	23	2.0	1	11

South Carolina

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
#46Simon McAllister	13	46	3.5	0	15
#10Christian Clark	6	60	10.0	0	43

Receiving

Kent State

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
#89Terik Mulder	7	111	15.8	0	27
#13Ardell Banks	10	93	9.3	0	24
#30Da'realyst Clark	8	62	7.7	0	0

South Carolina

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
#8Nyck Harbor	8	139	17.3	3	35
#3Mazeo Bennet, Jr.	5	85	17.0	0	39
#1Nitro Tuggle	4	40	10.0	1	16

Defense

Kent State

PLAYER	TKL	TFL	SCK	INT	FF
#31Derrick Jackson III	12	0	0.0	0	0
#21Joel Cordoba	9	1	0.0	0	0
#22Davion Pritchard	9	0.	0	0	0

South Carolina

PLAYER	TKL	TFL	SCK	INT	FF
#31Peyton Williams	11	0	0.0	0	0
#0Jayr Johnson	10	2	0.0	0	0
#1Gerald Kilgore	9	2	0.0	0	0

Player of the Game:

#16 LaNorris Sellers — 23/32, 357 YDS, 4 TD • 7 car., 56 YDS, 1 TD

[redsox907]

Dru got in that ass, but overall Kent State got Cock'd to the face

[Tearz49ers]

I have a feeling that Harbor is going to be a problem for teams in this offense!

[Captain Canada]

Got some concerns for you in a few different positions, but if your stars can play like stars, I think you're in good shape.

[YaBoyRobRoy]

Dayumn 570 yards of offense. Solid opener

Loving the layouts Chise GOAT, super clean!

[Caesar]

Dru got in that ass, but overall Kent State got Cock'd to the face

You're going to be making dick jokes this entire chise, aren't you?

I have a feeling that Harbor is going to be a problem for teams in this offense!

Definitely. The motions and shifts moving defenders give him a lot of space to catch the ball in and it's curtains once he has it.

Got some concerns for you in a few different positions, but if your stars can play like stars, I think you're in good shape.

Yeah, we're shaky depth wise. Gonna have to pray for no injuries as well.

Dayumn 570 yards of offense. Solid opener

Loving the layouts Chise GOAT, super clean!

Running it up!

Appreciate it.

[Caesar]

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