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FINAL: USC earns surprise 44-20 win over No. 10 Texas A&M
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FINAL: USC earns surprise 44-20 win over No. 10 Texas A&M

The South Carolina Gamecocks are back at home and under the lights at Williams-Brice Stadium for the only SEC night game of the season.

No. 10 Texas A&M is in Columbia and presents the final ranked challenge for Shane Beamer’s team.

T4: South Carolina 44, Texas A&M 20

Aggies quarterback Marcel Reed fumbled the ball while being sacked by Tonka Hemingway. Kyle Kennard recovered it at the Texas A&M 13-yard line. That paved the way for RB Raheim “Rocket” Sanders to finish the game with a seven-yard rushing touchdown, his second score of the night. The drive traveled 13 yards in two plays and lasted 53 seconds.

Sanders now has 20 carries for 144 yards and two scores, along with five catches for 92 yards.

T4: South Carolina 37, Texas A&M 20

Joshua Simon, with his second touchdown of the night, caught a pass from quarterback Lanorris Sellers and returned it for a score 57 yards – their ninth play of 20 yards or more. He made four catches for 132 yards, in addition to these two scores. He now leads the team with four receiving touchdowns this season. The drive covered 85 yards in five plays and lasted one minute and 48 seconds.

Q3: South Carolina 30, Texas A&M 20

The Gamecocks’ second fourth-down stop puts them at the Aggie 31-yard line. USC took advantage with a 43-yard field goal from Herrera, his third of the night. The drive was four plays, six yards, lasting 0:50. The drive covered 83 yards in five plays and lasted two minutes and 16 seconds.

Q3: South Carolina 27, Texas A&M 20

Running back Raheim “Rocket” Sanders took off for a 52-yard touchdown down the right side of the field. He was almost unscathed before breaking a tackle on the goal line. He totaled 123 yards on 12 carries tonight. The drive covered 83 yards in five plays and lasted two minutes and 16 seconds.

FIRST HALF STATS AT A GLANCE

  • Total Net Offensive Yards: South Carolina leads 255-222; Total net passing yards: Texas A&M leads 103-86; Net total rushing yards: South Carolina leads 169-119.

  • Self-inflicted errors: Penalties were deadly for Texas A&M, as it had six for 58 yards. A fumble by USC QB Sellers resulted in a Texas A&M field goal shortly after.

  • Fourth down stops led to touchdowns for both teams. In the first quarter, the Gamecocks scored after stopping the Aggies at their own 35-yard line. The Aggies responded with one of their own in the second quarter, leading them to take their first lead of the game late in the half.

  • LaNorris Sellers completed 8 of 15 passes (53%) for 86 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 80 yards and another score on 11 attempts. Raheim “Rocket” Sanders totaled 56 yards on nine carries.

Q2: South Carolina 20, Texas A&M 20

A roughing penalty against the Aggies allowed the Gamecocks’ offense to continue its first-half drive. After that, QB Lanorris Sellers found Mazeo Bennett for two receptions of 10 and nine yards on the drive. Bennett went to the locker room shortly after after a hard tackle.

A penalty against Texas A&M, its sixth penalty of the night, put USC within field goal range. Kicker Alex Herrera made a 44-yard field goal to tie the game just before halftime. The drive lasted 1:06 and totaled 49 yards in six plays.

T2: Texas A&M 20, South Carolina 17

Texas A&M came away with a fourth down stop on USC, which allowed the Aggies to get on their own 40 yard line. After going down three on first down, Reed connected with Jabre Barber and Tre Watson for passes of 11 and 14 yards, respectively. Reed followed up with a 20-yard run to put Texas A&M in the red zone.

Daniels gained a few yards on a run to convert on fourth down and set up the first goal for the Aggies. They took advantage with a two-yard touchdown pass from Reed to Barber. The drive covered 60 yards in 10 plays and lasted 4:20.

Q2: South Carolina 17, Texas A&M 13

Aggies RB Amari Daniels ran 56 yards untouched into the end zone after finding a crease in the defense. It was the longest play of the game for both teams and Texas A&M’s third 50+ yard drive this season. The score took three plays to go 65 yards and took up 1:16 of game time.

Q2: South Carolina 17, Texas A&M 6

To start the drive, Sanders took off and made a defender miss, leading to a 28-yard gain. That run sparked the Gamecocks’ offense. Sellers followed up with two big points, the first of which converted on third-and-8 after running over an Aggies defender. The second drive went for 15 yards and added eight more yards after a late hit penalty on Texas A&M.

Kicker Alex Herrera closed the drive with a 25-yard field goal. The drive lasted 4:27 and totaled 68 yards in 10 plays.

Q2: South Carolina 14, Texas A&M 6

Texas A&M forced a Sanders fumble after DB Will Lee III knocked the ball out of Sanders’ hands and BJ Mayes recovered it. The Gamecocks then forced Bond into a 55-yard field goal, a career-long kick and his second of 50-plus yards tonight. The scoring drive lasted eight plays for 42 yards and lasted 2:46.

Q1: South Carolina 14, Texas A&M 3

The Aggies came into the picture after suffering their biggest deficit of the season. Kicker Randy Bond made a career-high 52-yard field goal. The score went seven plays for 41 yards, taking up 3:09 of game time.

Quarterback Marcel Reed found RB Le’Veon Moss for a 20-yard play to start the drive. Moss then went to the locker room with an injury.

Q1: South Carolina 14, Texas A&M 0

USC gained possession after a fourth down stop at the Aggies 35 yard line. Sellers took advantage of favorable field position when he found tight end Joshua Simon wide open in the end zone for a 15-yard touchdown. The drive went two plays for 34 yards and was 47 seconds late.

Q1: South Carolina 7, Texas A&M 0

Quarterback Lanorris Sellers capped one of the Gamecocks’ most efficient drives of the season with a 23-yard run for a touchdown. The drive lasted 11 plays, 75 yards and took up 4:14 of game time. Sellers and running back Raheim “Rocket” Sanders had all the offense on the drive. Sellers threw a 20-yard pass to Sanders early in the drive, while Sanders also used his legs for 23 yards on four carries.

Final Availability Report

Jakai Moore (OL) and DeAndre Jules (DT) will not play against Texas A&M, according to South Carolina Game Day Injury Report on SECSports.com.

Uniform Report

South Carolina will wear its all black uniforms for the first time this season.

Point spread

Texas A&M is a 3-point favorite against South Carolinaaccording to the VegasInsider consensus line which takes into account several sports bets.

South Carolina enters Williams-Brice Stadium before its game against Texas A&M on Saturday, November 2, 2024.South Carolina enters Williams-Brice Stadium before its game against Texas A&M on Saturday, November 2, 2024.

South Carolina enters Williams-Brice Stadium before its game against Texas A&M on Saturday, November 2, 2024.

How to watch the South Carolina game

  • Who: South Carolina (4-3, 2-3 SEC) vs. No. 10 Texas A&M (7-1, 5-0 SEC)

  • Where: Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, South Carolina

  • When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday

  • Television: ABC

  • Feed: ESPN.com and the ESPN app

  • Radio: 107.5 FM in the Columbia area (Todd Ellis, play-by-play; Tommy Suggs, analyst; Chet Tucker, sideline)… See all South Carolina radio affiliates here.

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