South Carolina started its third quarterback in seven games and was rewarded with its third win of the season, 34-28 over visiting Massachusetts (1-7).
It was a strange game, with the Gamecocks (3-4) racing out to a 27-7 lead early, then getting extremely sloppy to let the Minutemen back within a TD late. The three wins matches South Carolina’s total from last season, but with three ranked teams left on the schedule, there won’t be many more unless their performance gets sharper.
Here are some takeaways from Saturday.
Bentley impresses
The story of the game always was going to be how touted true freshman QB Jake Bentley performed in his debut, and he did well.