South Carolina (2-2 overall, 1-2 SEC) lost 24-10 to No. 13 Kentucky (5-0, 3-0 SEC). It was the Gamecocks fifth consecutive loss to the Wildcats and dropped them to fifth in the SEC East. Here are five things we learned from the game:
The Gamecocks have to readjust their goals
South Carolina is not mathematically eliminated from the SEC East race, but there is no realistic path left because the Gamecocks now trail undefeated Georgia and Kentucky by two in the conference loss column, and South Carolina has lost to both of those teams. The Gamecocks’ hopes of finishing second in the division for the second straight year also appear dashed for the same reason.