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Five things we learned from South Carolina’s first loss of the season

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After mostly good news in the first two games of the season, South Carolina learned some painful lessons Saturday night against Kentucky. The Gamecocks fell 23-13 to the Wildcats, falling to 2-1 overall and 1-1 in the SEC, and revealing some flaws along the way. Here are five things we learned from the game:

Deebo Samuel was fun to watch

It seems the only thing that could slow Samuel down this season was injury, and unfortunately, he suffered a bad one. Samuel will miss “an extended period of time” after fracturing a bone in his left leg just above the ankle, coach Will Muschamp said Sunday night.