CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Five-point underdogs at kickoff. Ahead 7-0 just 13 seconds into the game. Tied and wobbling at halftime. Up 14 points and running away with the game at end of the third quarter. Holding on for dear life at the 10-yard line in the end.
South Carolina (1-0) packed a lot into its first football game of the season, emerging with a 35-28 victory over N.C. State in front of 50,367 in Bank of America Stadium.
The Wolfpack outgained the Gamecocks 504-248, but South Carolina stopped N.C. State’s fourth-and-5 attempt by a foot with 4:34 left in the game, ending a drive at their 30-yard line, and then stopped another two passes into the end zone from the 10-yard line in the game’s final 15 seconds to preserve the victory.