The South Carolina
Gamecocks held the lead for much of the game, but it never really felt like they were winning.
Not exact matches
The
Gamecocks are averaging 3.9 yards per play to Michigan's 2.4, but the Wolverines have
held the ball for 20 of the first 30 minutes.
The visiting
Gamecocks jumped on Mississippi State early and
held an 11 - 2 advantage in the game's opening six minutes.
Sure, the home results have been ridiculous — S.C. took apart East Carolina, UAB, Missouri and Georgia by an average score of 41 - 8 — but the
Gamecocks needed help from a late pass interference no - call to
hold off Vanderbilt in the season opener, and they actually trailed Kentucky by 10 points at halftime in Lexington two weeks ago before rallying.
A cockfight is a blood sport between two cocks, or
gamecocks,
held in a ring called a cockpit.