COLUMBIA, S.C. —Georgia football took down South Carolina on Saturday in a 41-17 victory.
FINAL
FOURTH QUARTER
Georiga 41, South Carolina 17 9:59
• Gamecocks: Jake Bentley 44-yard touchdown pass to Bryan Edwards (Parker White kick), four plays, 59 yards, 1:28
– Georgia freshman Justin Fields enters game at South Carolina
– J.R. Reed intercepts Jake Bentley in end zone with 13:25 remaining
THIRD QUARTER
Georgia 41, South Carolina 10, 3:00
• Bulldogs: Brian Herrien 15-yard run (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), nine plays, 86 yards, 4:47 on drive
— Georgia passed only one time on that drive, the rest was on the ground
Georgia 34, South Carolina 10, 9:12
• Bulldogs: Elijah Holyfield 5-yard run, (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), six plays, 75 yards, 2:43 on drive.
– Georgia outside linebacker D’Andre Walker returned to the game
Georgia 27, South Carolina 10, 12:55
• Bulldogs: Mecole Hardman 34-yard touchdown pass from Jake Fromm, (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), six plays, 75 yards, 2:05
– Andrew Thomas is down with an injury at 14:53 mark, Cade Mays replaces him
HALFTIME
SECOND QUARTER LIVE UPDATE
Georgia 20, South Carolina 10, 0:00
• Bulldogs: Rodrigo Blankenship 44-yard field, five plays, 40 yards, 43 seconds on drive
– Deandre Walker helped off field with undisclosed injury, 50 second left in half
– Tyrique McGhee enters game on defense
Georgia 17, South Carolina 10, 5:57
• Gamecocks: Parker White 26-yard field goal, 14 plays, 71 yards, 5:39 drive
– Two third-and-3 completions by South Carolina QB Jake Bentley on the drive.
– Announced attendance, 83,149
STORY: Juwan Taylor’s alert play results in touchdown after Deandre Baker’s sloppy fumble
FIRST QUARTER LIVE UPDATES
Georgia 17, South Carolina 7, 0:30
• Bulldogs: Rodrigo Blankenship 45-yard field goal, six plays, 38 yards, 3:24 scoring drive.
Georgia 14, South Carolina 7, 7:18
•Gamecocks: Bryan Edwards 13-yard catch from Deebo Samuel, (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:32 scoring drive.
— Officials picked up flag on third-and-6 conversion, two
Georgia 14, South Carolina 0, 11:50
•Bulldogs: D’Andre Swift 17-yard run (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), four plays, 76 yards, 1:15 scoring drive.
– Mecole Hardman 30 yard run (lateral), with 15-yard late hit penalty tacked on to Carolina 17. Georgia scored on next play.
Georgia 7, South Carolina 0, 14:14
•Bulldogs: Juwan Taylor 1-yard fumble recovery (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), one play, 56 yards.
— Deandre Baker 55-yard interception return, fumbles at 1-yard line.
— Questionable pass interference penalty against Baker on previous play, a third-and-3, sustained drive with Carolina at its own 47-yard line
– Georgia wins toss, defers, and Rodrigo Blankenship kicks into end zone
(Kickoff 3:30 p.m.)
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