Saturday, October 16, 2010

Kentucky Wildcats upset South Carolina Gamecocks

Kentucky ralled in the second half Saturday to beat No. 10 South Carolina 31-28 at Commonwealth Stadium. South Carolina led 28-10 at halftime, then allowed 21 unanswered points in the second half. Kentucky's rally was capped by a 24-yard touchdown catch by an uncovered Randall Cobb late in the fourth quarter. The Gamecocks, which knocked off defending national champion Alabama last weekend, drove to the Kentucky 20 but quarterback Stephen Garcia's heave into the end zone for Lamar Scruggs was intercepted by Kentucky's Anthony Mosley with 4 seconds remaining. USC is now 4-2 overall, 2-2 in the SEC. Kentucky is 4-3 (1-3). The Wildcats snapped a 10-game losing streak to the Gamecocks and beat Steve Spurrier for the first time ever. Marcus Lattimore had 212 total yards and three touchdowns before leaving the game in the third quarter with an ankle sprain. Lattimore had 4 catches for 133 yards. Garcia had a career-high 382-yards in the loss, tossing two scores and two interceptions. Alshon Jeffery had six catches for 65 yards and one score. Kentucky quarterback Mike Hartline also had a career day with 349 yards and four touchdowns. Chris Matthews led UK receivers with 12 catches for 177 yards.

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