The South Carolina Gamecocks rode a successful first half to their seventh victory of the season, outlasting the messy weather, overcoming even sloppier play, and topping the Akron Zips 28-3 on Saturday in Williams-Brice Stadium.
South Carolina started the game moving down the field well, on the strength of Rico Dowdle rushes and a couple Deebo Samuel sweeps, but the Gamecocks ultimately stalled and had to punt away their first possession. The South Carolina defense forced a quick stop of its own, getting to Akron quarterback Kato Nelson as Kingsley Enagbare collected his first sack as a Gamecock.