That should put an end to the playoff talk.
Hyped up as a potential crasher of the College Football Playoff, N.C. State couldn’t even get out of the gate at 1-0.
Deebo Samuel scored three touchdowns for South Carolina, including a kickoff return on the first play of the game, to lead the Gamecocks to a 35-28 win over the Wolfpack on Saturday.
It was South Carolina’s 10th straight win over a team from the state of North Carolina and third straight over the Wolfpack.
Ryan Finley threw for a career-best 415 yards and Jaylen Samuels equaled a school-record with 15 catches, but it wasn’t enough for the Wolfpack to offset its multiple self-inflicted mistakes.