South Carolina talked a good game Saturday night.
It played a horrible one.
The Gamecocks seemed more than willing to trash talk with Kentucky’s players but less willing to compete with them in a 24-10 loss to the No. 17 Wildcats. Kentucky has now beaten South Carolina five straight times.
“I give our players credit, they continued to fight and play hard in the game. The effort wasn’t the question. We have to play smarter,” South Carolina head coach Will Muschamp said. “We are going to watch the film and be extremely disappointed. I am not taking anything away from Kentucky, but we hurt ourselves.