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WATCH: Gamecocks DB Rashad Fenton has perfect response to UT WR Tyler Byrd’s trash talk
By Cody McClure
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South Carolina took down Tennessee 15-9 in an ugly game full of field goals on Saturday in Knoxville.
The Gamecocks may have had a bit of added bulletin board material coming into the game as one of the Volunteers’ pass-catchers was spouting off on Twitter earlier in the week.
“I just spent 30 mins trying to book a flight to ‘Fenton island’ no air line recognized that destination I guess it doesn’t exist,” Tennessee wide receiver Byrd tweeted on Thursday in regards to the notion that Gamecocks’ cornerback Rashad Fenton was a lockdown corner.
Rashad Fenton responds to Tyler Byrd’s trash talk on Twitter pic.twitter.com/51YH1YNlYB
— Hale McGranahan (@Hale_SECcountry) October 14, 2017
Indeed, Byrd was nowhere to be found in the stat column. Fenton had three tackles in the game.
Byrd responded to a tweet from Fenton after the game. He seemed to realize he was wrong earlier in the week.
Don’t worry I am swim back to shore plane crashed on the way over to island 😂😂😂
— Tyler Byrd (@D1fuzzymuffin17) October 14, 2017
Cody McClure is an SEC Football Writer for Saturday Down South. He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he also co-hosts a midday sports radio show for FOX Sports. Cody previously worked for Athlon Sports.