South Carolina’s big moment turned into a big mess Saturday.
The No. 24 Gamecocks came into Williams-Brice Stadium ranked for the first time in four years and believing they could challenge No. 3 Georgia, the defending SEC champion and a 10-point favorite. They left after a 41-17 thrashing that matched their worst home loss to Bulldogs since 1971. Georgia led 41-10 after the third quarter and both teams played mostly reserves throughout the fourth.
It was the Bulldogs fourth straight win in the series. Georgia improved to 2-0 overall and 1-0 in the SEC, while the Gamecocks fell to 1-1 and 0-1 in the SEC.