South Carolina football

2022 - 9 - 25

Post cover — Image courtesy of "The State"

MarShawn Lloyd 'ran the ball with bad intentions.' That's great news ... (The State)

The UofSC Gamecocks running back had big stats in the USC 2022 win over Charlotte 49ers in Columbia, SC at Williams-Brice Stadium.

Lloyd promptly landed, planted and cut back to the left sideline as he outraced the rest of the 49ers defense to the pylon for the first highlight-reel touchdown of his Gamecocks career. He cleared Jones with the ease of an Olympic hurdler. He flashed an ability to get sideline-to-sideline and downhill against Georgia’s swarming defense. There was the crippling sidestep Lloyd hit him with on his third touchdown scamper. His 46 yards in last year’s upset of Florida helped provide an additional spark alongside Harris and White’s 100-yard outings. Technically, it ranks 32nd among the best single-game rushing outputs in school history. South Carolina’s trio of tailbacks in Lloyd, Christian Beal-Smith and Juju McDowell combined for six rushing touchdowns. [borderline five-star recruit](https://247sports.com/player/marshawn-lloyd-46035423/) in the class of 2019. Jones never stole Lloyd’s lunch money in a past life or said something he shouldn’t have pregame. But Saturday was a night to celebrate South Carolina’s starting tailback. It was a night that, after three years and countless hurdles, Lloyd’s physical leap over an opposing defensive back ensured that he had to talk about his own play — even if only for a second. He assures there’s no ill-will toward the one-time Kansas State transfer.

Answering the biggest questions about South Carolina football after ... (Greenville News)

The Gamecocks' stats were on par with the 49ers' opponents this year with 545 yards of offense and 295 rushing yards — the Niners allow an average of 560 total ...

Lloyd scored [three of the team's six rushing touchdowns](https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/college/usc/2022/09/25/marshawn-lloyd-south-carolina-football-vs-charlotte-hurdle-touchdown/69516856007/) and logged 169 yards on 15 carries. After four games though, the pair are some of South Carolina's biggest playmakers any time they're on the field. The Gamecocks have proven that they're capable of executing both facets of the offense separately. Quarterback Spencer Rattler went 17-23 passing for 187 yards, but he still has just two touchdowns in his first four games with the Gamecocks. Charlotte quarterback Chris Reynolds was held to 213 passing yards, his lowest total of the season, and it was his only game with multiple interceptions. South Carolina played its best game of the season against Charlotte (1-4), but its hard to discount how weak the opposing defense was.

Freshman report: Gamecocks versus 49ers (247Sports.com)

This week's freshman report features a lot of the same players that have been in the first three reports. However, a trio of new names made this weeks ...

With 4:09 left in the third quarter, South Carolina had four true freshmen on the field as Thomas Jr. With just over six minutes left in the third quarter, Westmoreland saw some action on the Gamecocks’ defense alongside fellow freshmen in Emmanwori and Smith. He also saw some action on defense as the game went on. Emmanwori and Smith both recorded three total tackles on the night while Smith also had an interception and one pass breakup. He nearly had one earlier in the game that was originally called an interception but after review, it was overturned. This week’s freshman report features a lot of the same players that have been in the first three reports.

UPDATED/CAROLINA FOOTBALL: Lloyd, Gamecocks overpower ... (The Times and Democrat)

COLUMBIA — Marshawn Lloyd at last looked like the dynamic playmaker he expected to be when he came to South Carolina. And he plans on more big moments ahead ...

Reynolds was 1-of-4 passing for 23 yards and two interceptions in the second half before coming out of the game. South Carolina punter Kai Kroger, named the Ray Guy National Punter of the Week after his opening-game performance in a win over Georgia State, didn't get the chance to kick this week. South Carolina: There are still plenty of things to fix for the Gamecocks. Charlotte has a face-paced attack behind Reynolds that had the Gamecocks defense on its heels in the first half. But the 49ers were largely on target behind sixth-year quarterback Chris Reynolds, converting their first seven third downs and throwing for 132 yards to keep things close at the half, 20-14. He expected that to be the case two seasons ago when he joined South Carolina.

Best quotes from players following win over Charlotte (247Sports.com)

South Carolina turned in a strong second half performance on Saturday night in Williams-Brice as it went on to defeat Charlotte by a score of 56-20.

Just the energy to win and we had a great overall team win and I am super excited about that.” "Felt like he was going to go low but a lot of people were telling me he didn’t go as low as I thought he did. In those 40 carries, the Gamecocks averaged 7.4 yards per carry and scored six rushing touchdowns.

What Does Charlotte Win Mean? (CalBearsMaven)

Football is a mental sport; it doesn't matter if you play group-of-five teams or the defending national champions; your mindset determines everything. South ...

There is little they can do to impress the country next week, as they are taking on South Carolina State. Furthermore, a young inexperienced defense stepped up and made plays in the second half. Also, be sure to like us on Facebook The Gamecocks have officially played a complete four-quarter football game in all three phases, something many teams nationally have yet to do. Defense led to offense, and special teams made several splash plays. [the Gamecocks made a statement](https://www.si.com/college/southcarolina/football/reaction-south-carolina-gamecocks-throttles-charlotte-football) in their win, walking all over the 49ers in the second half.

Gamecock sports week in review (ColaDaily.com)

The University of South Carolina football team snapped a two-game losing streak Saturday night at Williams-Brice Stadium, pulling away from Charlotte in the ...