South Carolina opens as around a touchdown underdog vs. Kentucky
South Carolina is around a touchdown underdog to Kentucky in the Gamecocks’ SEC opener which is set for next Saturday in Lexington.
The Gamecocks were listed as a 6.5-point underdog Sunday morning in FanDuel’s early lines but that had already shifted to 7.5 points as of late Sunday morning.
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FanDuel set the over/under for the game at 48.5 points.
South Carolina is coming off a shaky 23-19 win over Old Dominion in its season opener Saturday afternoon at Williams-Brice Stadium.
The Gamecocks took a late lead on a 3-yard touchdown run from LaNorris Sellers that was set up by a key forced fumble and recovery from Dylan Stewart and Deandre Jules — one of four forced fumbles for the Carolina defense.
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The Wildcats started their season with a 31-0 victory over Southern Miss in a game that was delayed and then cut short by weather issues.
South Carolina and Kentucky will kick off at 3:30 p.m. this upcoming Saturday with ABC carrying the action.
What Shane Beamer said after Gamecocks win over Old Dominion
By Jack Veltri
Following South Carolina’s 23-19 win over Old Dominion on Saturday, head coach Shane Beamer spoke to the media about the game. Here’s what the fourth-year head coach had to say.
— Much respect to ODU for the way they came in and played. That’s a really good team. The Sun Belt Conference is tough.
— Unacceptable in the way the team performed, starting with him. They’re still celebrating in the locker room. The players have worked too damn hard since January to not do so. Sloppy in all three phases. Did some good, certainly did some bad. Have to coach better without a doubt.
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— Going to have to live through some growing pains with starting younger players. Have to line up and execute.
— Proud of the team. Thought they responded well when something went wrong. Referred to the team picking each other up.
— They’ll learn from this game. It was nowhere near good enough. This is a team that’s young and will be much better next week.
— Emory Floyd and Bryan Thomas Jr. should be fine. Jared Brown should be fine with a lower body injury.
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