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Georgia-South Carolina football: score, live updates, stats
By Andrew Olson
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The first big SEC East showdown of the 2018 season is here as No. 3 Georgia (1-0) takes on No. 24 South Carolina (1-0). The Bulldogs are seen as the division’s top team, but they’re expected to have their hands full on the road facing the Gamecocks. Below, find the score, live updates and stats for the Georgia-South Carolina football game.
Georgia-South Carolina football: score, live updates, stats
FINAL: Georgia 41 South Carolina 17
4TH QUARTER
- SCORE: 9:59 – South Carolina QB Jake Bentley 44-yard pass to Bryan Edwards for TD. XP good. Georgia 41 South Carolina 17
3RD QUARTER
- SCORE: 3:00 – Georgia RB Brian Herrien 15-yard run for TD. XP good. Georgia 41 South Carolina 0
- SCORE: 9:12 – Georgia RB Elijah Holyfield five-yard run for TD. XP good. Georgia 34 South Carolina 10
- SCORE: 12:55 – Georgia QB Jake Fromm 34-yard pass to Mecole Hardman for TD. XP good. Georgia 27 South Carolina 10
HALFTIME: Georgia 20 South Carolina 10
2ND QUARTER
- SCORE: 0:00 – Georgia K Rodrigo Blankenship 44-yard field goal good. Georgia 20 South Carolina 10
- SCORE: 5:57 – South Carolina K Parker White 26-yard field goal good. Georgia 17 South Carolina 10
1ST QUARTER
- SCORE: 0:30 – Georgia K Rodrigo Blankenship 45-yard field goal good. Georgia 17 South Carolina 7
- SCORE: 7:18 – South Carolina WR Deebo Samuel 13-yard pass to Bryan Edwards for TD. XP good. Georgia 14 South Carolina 7
- SCORE: 11:50 – Georgia RB D’Andre Swift 17-yard run for TD. XP good. Georgia 14 South Carolina 0
- SCORE: 14:13 – South Carolina QB Jake Bentley pass intercepted by Georgia DB Deandre Baker, returned 55 yards, ball dropped at goal line, Georgia LB Juwan Taylor recovers for TD. XP good. Georgia 7 South Carolina 0
South Carolina defensive end D.J. Wonnum is wearing a boot and using a scooter on the sideline. He will miss Saturday’s SEC opener against No. 3 Georgia. He led the Gamecocks with 13 tackles for loss and 6 sacks last season. https://t.co/sbb0cSF3xA
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Georgia-South Carolina football: TV channel, game time, odds
All times are ET. Odds via MyBookie.
TV channel: The Georgia-South Carolina game will air on CBS.
Time: The Georgia-South Carolina game will kick off at 3:30 p.m.
Location: The Georgia-South Carolina game will be played at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C.
Odds: Georgia is favored by 9.5 points.
The lead up
Some people across the country may not have heard about South Carolina WR Deebo Samuel. But Georgia coach Kirby Smart is far from that group.
“He’s probably the most underrated player in the country,” Smart said Monday at his weekly press conference. “I don’t know that everyone in the country knows what the SEC knows about Deebo Samuel.”
Samuel is a noted star in the SEC, especially as a special teams returner, and he was named a first-team all-SEC selection earlier this summer.
“The guy is phenomenal,” Smart continued. “Even two years ago he gave us fits in that game and then you turn around and say he has a tough injury he has to deal with, but before he had that injury he had some of the most electric kickoff returns in the country.”
SDS News: Smart, UGA players discuss playing in Williams-Brice Stadium
Defensive lineman Jonathan Ledbetter is excited to go on the road.
“I like playing in noisy environments,” he said. “I like the competition and the fans bring a lot of energy to games, just like our fans do. I think when everyone is screaming and yelling you just have more of that drive to do something and to do better. When you are in somebody’s own turf the odds are stacked against you and it is kind of a statement to be able to come out there and handle your business.”
SDS News: Will Muschamp downplays SEC East implications
Asked on his Sunday media teleconference if a win this week would be a step toward the SEC East crown, Muschamp again deflected any thinking that way.
“It counts as one,” he said, according to audio posted by SportsTalkSC. “We’ve got a lot of football left to play, seven conference games after this one. So it only counts as one, not one and a half. We need to put all our focus on Georgia this week. They’ve got a good football team, and I think we do as well.”
SDS News: Deebo Samuel’s first memory of Georgia rivalry: “The ground was shaking”
South Carolina WR Deebo Samuel has played in two games against Georgia, but there was one that stood out to him when he didn’t participate.
Samuel recalled the spirited atmosphere of the 2014 game in Williams-Brice Stadium, which South Carolina won 38-35. Samuel said he didn’t watch much football growing up, so he wasn’t up to speed on the Georgia series.
“I remember how loud it was and the ground was shaking,” Samuel said Tuesday. “That’s how I knew Georgia was a rivalry for us.”
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