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09/27 14:42 CDT No. 24 Kentucky visits South Carolina in SEC matchup
No. 24 Kentucky visits South Carolina in SEC matchup
By The Associated Press
No. 24 Kentucky (3-1) at South Carolina (2-2), Oct. 3 at 4:15 p.m. EDT.
Opening Line: South Carolina by 3.5. Against the spread: South Carolina 1-3,
Kentucky 3-1.
How to watch: SEC Network
Key stats
South Carolina Offense
Overall: 499.3 yards per game (14th in FBS)
Passing: 237.3 yards per game (65th)
Rushing: 262.0 yards per game (10th)
Scoring: 38.5 points per game (30th)
South Carolina Defense
Overall: 316.0 yards per game (48th in FBS)
Passing: 221.0 yards per game (87th)
Rushing: 95.0 yards per game (26th)
Scoring: 24.8 points per game (84th)
Kentucky Offense
Overall: 422.5 yards per game (56th in FBS)
Passing: 219.0 yards per game (83rd)
Rushing: 203.5 yards per game (30th)
Scoring: 34.5 points per game (51st)
Kentucky Defense
Overall: 356.3 yards per game (77th in FBS)
Passing: 234.0 yards per game (104th)
Rushing: 122.3 yards per game (60th)
Scoring: 25.0 points per game (88th)
Kentucky is 119th in defensive third down percentage, allowing opponents to
convert 44.8% of the time. South Carolina ranks 61st on offense, converting on
42.6% of third downs.
South Carolina ranks 120th in the FBS with a -4 turnover margin, compared to
Kentucky's 28th-ranked +3 margin.
South Carolina is 128th in FBS in red zone defense, allowing opponents to score
on 100.0% of trips. Kentucky's red zone offense ranks 66th, scoring on 88.2% of
red zone opportunities.
Team leaders
South Carolina
Passing: LaNorris Sellers, 833 yards, 6 TDs, 4 INTs, 62.1 completion percentage
Rushing: Matthew Fuller, 384 yards on 57 carries, 4 TDs
Receiving: Nyck Harbor, 169 yards on 11 catches, 1 TD
Kentucky
Passing: Kenny Minchey, 876 yards, 8 TDs, 1 INT, 68.3 completion percentage
Rushing: Jason Patterson, 326 yards on 40 carries, 3 TDs
Receiving: Kenny Darby, 226 yards on 13 catches, 2 TDs
Last game
South Carolina fell 49-18 to Alabama on Sept. 26. Sellers passed for 185 yards
on 18-of-30 attempts (60.0%) with one touchdown and one interception. He also
carried the ball 13 times for 72 yards. Fuller carried the ball 19 times for
112 yards and scored one touchdown, adding five receptions for 20 yards. Harbor
had three receptions for 42 yards and one touchdown.
Kentucky won 45-21 over South Alabama on Sept. 26. Minchey led Kentucky with
177 yards on 19-of-25 passing (76.0%) for one touchdown and no interceptions.
C.J. Baxter carried the ball 16 times for 149 yards and scored one touchdown,
adding one reception for -1 yards. Darby put up 43 yards on three catches.
Next game
South Carolina plays at No. 8 Florida on Oct. 10. Kentucky hosts No. 11 LSU on
Oct. 10.
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