Not pretty, but it's a good start for S. Carolina

[Jo March]

Not pretty, but it's a good start for S. Carolina


RALEIGH, N.C. - Brian Maddox had a short touchdown run while Stephen Garcia completed a key third-down pass in the final minutes to help South Carolina beat North Carolina State 7-3 on Thursday night.

Garcia threw for just 148 yards on a frustrating night for both offenses, but the sophomore came through with a 33-yard completion to Moe Brown that allowed the Gamecocks to run out the final 2½ minutes of the game. It gave South Carolina a second straight season-opening victory against the Wolfpack, who were shutout 34-0 in last year’s meeting and failed to reach the end zone in the rematch.

Maddox scored from a yard out in the first quarter and finished with 66 yards rushing, which ended up being about the most reliable form of offense for typically pass-happy coach Steve Spurrier. Garcia completed 13 of 22 passes with an interception that gave the Wolfpack a needed burst of momentum and led to N.C. State’s only scoring drive.

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/32681531/ns/sports-college_football/

[RT Atlanta]

1. i'd rather

win ugly than lose pretty....

glad to see the SEC win last night. Hope USC can take it to UGAthens next week!

[Jo March]

2. It'll be interesting to see how South Carolina handles GA

I'm not a fan of Richt or the Dawgs so I'm hoping for an upset.

And Spurrier never fails to crack me up when he is on the sidelines!

I'm a SEC fan except for Tennessee. ;)