Thursday, September 3, 2009

South Carolina strikes first

RALEIGH - As far as scripted beginnings go, this would not be high on Tom O'Brien's list.

N.C. State has fumbled and had a punt blocked and trail South Carolina, 7-0 at the end of the first quarter.

On State's first possession, Toney Baker fumbled on his first carry in two seasons, which gave South Carolina the ball at its own 14-yard line.

Four plays later, the Gamecocks turned the miscue into a 7-0 lead. Brian Maddox rushed 1-yard for the touchdown at 9:10 in the first quarter.

After State was stopped on the next series, Devin Taylor blocked a Jeff Ruiz punt to give South Carolina the ball at the 38-yard line.

On the first play, South Carolina quarterback Steven Garcia hit Tori Gurley for a touchdown but it was called back for pass interference.

The Gamecocks ended up punting on the series.

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

The difference is toughness between the SEC and ACC. ACC is still a cut below the SEC. I hope the Wolfpack win, but this could be the toughest team they'll face all year long.