FINAL | South Carolina 57, Kent State 0
The Gamecocks cruise to victory in the hottest game ever played at Williams-Brice Stadium. The 57-point offensive outing is more than any game last season.
The team will take on Towson at home next Saturday at 7:00 p.m.
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Touchdown number EIGHT. Running back Jabree Coleman scores his second touchdown of the day from five yards out.
He's up to four carries for 77 yards and two touchdowns, leading all rushers. South Carolina's lead is up to 57 with 2:26 to play.
Redshirt junior quarterback Lucian Anderson III has now replaced Cutter Woods under center.
His first pass goes for 16 yards, hauled in by freshman receiver Stone Furrey.
First forced turnover by either team comes with 7:45 to play.
Gamecock freshman defensive back Kosci Barnes picks off Kent State's Nolan Good at South Carolina's 39-yard line.
South Carolina running back Isaiah Augustave punches into the endzone for his first touchdown as a Gamecock and the team's SEVENTH touchdown on the day.
The game now sits at 50-0. Don't think a 15-minute fourth quarter was needed to decide this one.
END OF Q3 | South Carolina 43, Kent State 0
The Gamecocks score 14 in the third to bolster their lead. A unique situation here at Williams-Brice, the fourth quarter will be just 10 minutes due to extreme heat.
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Cutter Woods just dropped one in the lap of redshirt freshman receiver Lex Cyrus, who made a stellar diving catch for a gain of 44 yards.
The reception was the second-consecutive for Cyrus, the first two catches of his collegiate career.
South Carolina breaks the 40-point barrier with a Cutter Woods pass touchdown to sophomore tight end Mike Tyler, pushing the score to 43-0.
The Gamecocks scored over 40 points just once last season. To call the offense refreshing would be putting it politely.
With 10:40 left to play, LaNorris Sellers day is done.
19/23 (83% completion)
270 pass yards
3 passing touchdowns
About as good as it gets from the Gamecocks QB1.
Less than 100 seconds out of halftime and we have another Gamecocks touchdown!
The team put together a 6-play, 75-yard touchdown drive, ending in a 37-yard touchdown from LaNorris Sellers to Donovan Murph.
Murph is up to 92 yards and two touchdowns on the day.
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Gamecocks head to the locker room for half time up 29-0.
South Carolina's offense is on pace for 718 total yards (359 first half). Not bad.
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More fireworks! Sellers rainbows a beauty of a pass to sophomore receiver Donovan Murph for a touchdown.
The score caps off a 7-play, 87-yard drive that was all passing. Gamecocks up 29-0 with 1:10 before half.
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DJ Black really settling in. He made a toe-tap catch along the sideline for a 13-yard gain, then one play later Sellers found him for a pickup of 33-yards.
The larger of the two plays came off an impressive throw from Sellers.
Kent State struggling to stay consistent on offense. Picked up 12 yards on the first play of the drive, but then stalled out and punted back to South Carolina.
Gamecocks ball with 3:29 to play on their 13-yard line.
Touchdown Gamecocks! Transfer running back Jabree Coleman takes his first carry of the season to the house for a 60-yard touchdown.
South Carolina leads 22-0 with 6:25 to play until halftime.
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The Gamecocks are REALLY leaning into the No Huddle offense. This looks like an entirely different team from last season.
Sellers is 10 of 12 for 109 passing yards just over halfway through the second quarter. Kendal Briles is making Sellers' job as easy as possible.
Redshirt senior receiver DJ Black grabs his first catch of the season for a 16-yard gain, but a hard hit jars the ball free for a fumble.
Black was able to fall back on the ball to retain possession for South Carolina.
Redshirt freshman edge rusher Anthony Addison ends Kent State's drive with the first sack of his career!
Dru DeShields picked up a solid gain of 26 three plays prior, but the Golden Flashes punt the ball back to South Carolina with 9:06 to go in the second quarter.
Special teams trickery follows the Gamecocks second touchdown, with tight end Maurice Brown II hitting tight end Brady Hunt with a jump pass after receiving the direct snap.
Gamecocks lead 15-0 with 12:41 to play before halftime.
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