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Gamecocks quarterback Perry Orth beat the odds even before his first start

COLUMBIA — The high school was a new one, and it showed on the football field. Ponte Vedra had been broken off from Nease, the north Florida power which produced Tim Tebow, and head coach Mike Loyd’s program won five games over its first two seasons.

WHO: South Carolina at No. 7 Georgia

WHEN: Saturday, 6 p.m.

RADIO: WWIK 98.9-FM

LINE: Georgia by 16.5

RECORDS: USC 1-1 (0-1 SEC), Georgia 2-0 (1-0)

“Perry immediately took us to 7-4. That easily could have been 9-2, but the kids didn’t know how to win, and we didn’t have a whole lot of talent,” Loyd said.