Plenty of treats on offense, defense; Vols, 31, SC 13

Tennessee did one thing well Saturday night, but it was enough.
When South Carolina turnovers offered up scoring opportunities, the Vols pounced hard.
Turning three first-half Gamecock fumbles into short touchdown drives, the Vols made it stand up for a 31-13 victory at Neyland Stadium.
A Halloween night crowd that was announced at 96,263 began to thin out after the Vols went into the halftime break with a 21-3 lead.
To get in the Halloween mood for an ESPN audience, Tennessee wore black jerseys for the first time since 1921.
It might have been that long since two fullbacks caught touchdown passes in the same game.
Both Austin Johnson and Kenneth Cooper were on the receiving end of scoring passes from Jonathan Crompton as UT roared to a 21-0 lead that was fueled by South Carolina generosity.
Montario Hardesty had touchdown runs in each half.
South Carolina's only touchdown was a Stephen Garcia pass to Moe Brown late in the third quarter, snapping a streak of 10 quarters in which UT had not allowed an offensive touchdown.
South Carolina ( 5-4, 3-3 SEC) missed out on a chance to beat the Vols (4-4, 2-3) in consecutive seasons for the first time.
The verdict also clinched the SEC Eastern Division title for Florida.
Tennessee added a fourth take-away in the fourth quarter when Greg King intercepted a South Carolina pass.
King, a true freshman, was playing because starting linebackers LaMarcus Thompson and Savion Frazier left with injuries as the third quarter ended.
The story of the first half was South Carolina fumbles - and Tennessee's ability to cash in on them.
The first came three plays after the kickoff, when UT safety Janzen Jackson hit tight end Justice Cunningham after a 14-yard completion.
Cunningham lost the ball and Jackson recovered at the Gamecocks' 43.
Two plays later, Crompton spotted fullback Johnson running free over the middle and hit him for the 38-yard score.
South Carolina's next possession was even shorter.
On the second snap, Rico McCoy stripped the football from Kenny Miles and Wes Brown fell on it.
The UT offense returned to the field at the 27 and Crompton handed off four times to Hardesty.
On his fourth try, Hardesty spun out of a tackle and turned a short gain into a 14-yard touchdown.
Only four minutes into the game, Tennessee led 14-0.
The third fumble came on the second play of the second quarter. It was McCoy again, putting the hit on quarterback Garcia.
Dennis Rogan made the recovery at the Gamecocks' 22.
The Vols needed six plays this time but the result was the same.
On fourth-and-goal at the 2, Crompton looked to his right and found Cooper, who fought his way across the goal line.
South Carolina trailed 21-0 and still hadn't crossed midfield.
That landmark came with 10 minutes left in the half, with no consequence.
The Gamecocks finally got on the scoreboard via Spencer Lanning's career-long 47-yard field goal as the half ended.
That was small consolation for an illegal-block penalty that wiped off a 75-yard punt return for an apparent touchdown by Stephon Gilmore.
The guilty party was freshman D.J. Swearinger, once a UT commitment who switched to the Gamecocks after Phillip Fulmer was fired.
Other than the short field resulting from the Gamecock fumbles, Tennessee's offense was unable to manufacture any scoring on its own.
The Vols did drive from their own 12 to the South Carolina 16 late in the first quarter, but came up empty.
Crompton was sacked trying to pass on third-and-1, after which the Gamecocks borrowed a page from Alabama and blocked Chad Cunningham's 40-yard field-goal attempt.
Lanning hit a 32-yarder in the third quarter, but UT answered with a quick drive that Hardesty capped with a 7-yard touchdown.
Tennessee's lead was 28-6 with 3:25 left in the third quarter, but it didn't stay that way long.
A lightning-quick Gamecock drive found the end zone on Garcia's 31-yard TD pass to Brown to make it 28-13.
King's fourth-quarter interception set up a short drive to get in range for a 39-yard Cunningham field goal. The SEC Rocks!
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