Steve Spurrier returned to the town where he became a legend and won an SEC East title -- for the South Carolina Gamecocks. Spurrier’s team will meet Auburn in the SEC Championship Game on Dec. 4.
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And this was not a flukish win; South Carolina dominated the game, with 400 yards to Florida’s 226, 24 first downs to the Gators’ 11 and a more than two-to-one edge in time of possession. After taking the opening kickoff in for a touchdown, Florida would not score again until more than halfway through the fourth quarter. A South Carolina defense that had gotten annihilated at home the week before against Arkansas went to one of the most imposing venues in the nation and limited the Gators to 4.9 yards per pass and 1.8 yards per rush.
Of course, the biggest test for South Carolina and Spurrier will still be a rematch with the Auburn team that edged them at Auburn earlier this year. But for now, with a division championship finally in the school’s trophy case, next year is this year for South Carolina.
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Lattimore has 207 yards on the night as his team coasts to victory.
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The Florida offense has decided to join our game, though whether they waited until too late will remain to be seen.
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The Gamecocks’ much-maligned secondary came up with an interception near the end of the third quarter, setting up a four-play, 28-yard drive to give South Carolina a three-touchdown lead.
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The following kickoff has been returned to midfield, though, so Florida could answer.
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More special teams gaffes, more points. This time, it was Florida making the mistake, with a kick-catch interference penalty that set up the Gamecocks at the Florida 46.
South Carolina then returned the special-teams mistake by missing the extra point. It’s 9-7.
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Florida still leads, 7-3.
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A key for South Carolina tonight is probably making sure they don’t get too far behind Florida and let the crowd stay in it for too long. So far, not so good.
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SB Nation’s Alligator Army runs down the essential superstitions for loyal Gators leading up to a Saturday matchup with an SEC Championship berth in play:
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SB Nation’s Florida and South Carolina communities discuss Saturday’s game and the Gamecocks’ primary weakness:
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Spurrier, who was a champion both as a player and a coach during his time in Gainesville, has yet to achieve that level of success during his tenure at South Carolina. This season, the Gamecocks are 6-3 overall, and they are coming off a 41-20 loss to Arkansas at home last weekend.
“We had a terrible night,” said Spurrier after the loss to Arkansas last week. “I apologize to the fans that we weren’t even competitive tonight. The way we played, you wonder how we won six games this year.”
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