Georgia St. GSU 0-1 , 0-0

South Carolina USC 1-0 , 0-0

Georgia St. GSU

0-1 , 0-0

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Sep. 03, 2022

South Carolina USC

1-0 , 0-0

Score By Quarters
Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	F
GSU Georgia St.	0	7	7	0	14
USC South Carolina	0	12	16	7	35

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COLUMBIA – Georgia State fell in its season opener at South Carolina, 35-14, Saturday night at Williams-Brice Stadium.

GSU (0-1) rushed for 200 yards, including 76 yards by Jamyest Williams, and cornerback Quavian White led the defense with two interceptions, but the Panthers hurt themselves with special teams miscues, including two blocked punts returned for touchdowns.

"I thought offensively and defensively, we went toe to toe with them, but we can't have those special teams mistakes. It's unacceptable," said head coach Shawn Elliott, who grew up near Columbia and spent seven seasons as assistant coach at South Carolina, serving as the interim head coach in 2015 following Steve Spurrier's retirement.

"We went out there and moved the ball, and we made plays defensively. I thought our guys busted their tails and fought hard, like I knew we would."

Georgia State outgained the Gamecocks 311 yards to 306. The GSU defense held South Carolina to 79 yards rushing on 32 carries, the fourth straight opponent that the Panthers have held below 100 yards rushing.

Trailing just 12-7 at the half, White, the Greer, S.C., native, intercepted South Carolina quarterback Spencer Rattler on the second play of the third quarter to give the Panthers possession at the USC 32.

Running back Jamyest Williams, who transferred from South Carolina, gained 20 yards on a short pass to the 12. Quarterback Darren Grainger converted on third down with a 7-yard run to the 2-yard line and scored two plays later on a 4-yard run around the right side to give Georgia State a 14-12 lead with 11:43 remaining in the third quarter.

South Carolina answered with a touchdown to regain the lead at 20-14 with seven minutes to play in the third quarter before the two blocked punts led to the final margin.

White intercepted Rattler again late in the third quarter, giving him nine career interceptions to equal teammate Antavious Lane for the GSU career lead.

Down 9-0, Georgia State got on the board late in the second quarter with a 6-play, 75-yard drive on which Grainger had two huge completions. He opened the march by finding Jamari Thrash down the right sideline for 28 yards, and he capped the drive with a 17-yard touchdown strike over the middle to Robert Lewis to pull GSU within 9-7.

South Carolina managed a late field goal to take a 12-7 lead into the locker room.

"We have a talented football team, we have a hard-working football team, we have a gutsy football team, and I think we're going to grow," Elliott said. "We've got to go regroup. We'll make some changes and get some things corrected; we've got to do some better coaching and some better playing, but we'll be back."

Georgia State's home opener is next Saturday as the Panthers host North Carolina at 12 noon at Center Parc Stadium on ESPNU. For tickets, visit GeorgiaStateSports.com/TIX or call 404-413-4020 during business hours.

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Team Statistics
Game Stats	GSU	USC
Total Yards	311	306
Pass Yards	111	227
Rushing Yards	200	79
Penalty Yards	8-75	5-70
1st Downs	14	19
3rd Downs	5-17	3-14
4th Downs	1-3	2-2
TOP	24:44	35:16

Scoring Summary
Scoring Play	Visiting Team Score	Home Team Score
2nd Quarter
13:38 - USC - Lloyd,MarShawn 1 yd run ( ), 9 plays, 69 yards, TOP 04:27	0	6
06:12 - USC - Jeter,Mitch 53 yd field goal 6 plays, 13 yards, TOP 01:52	0	9
04:20 - GSU - Lewis,Robert 17 yd pass from Grainger,Darren (Hayes,Michael kick) 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:52	7	9
00:00 - USC - Jeter,Mitch 51 yd field goal 8 plays, 42 yards, TOP 01:48	7	12
3rd Quarter
11:43 - GSU - Grainger,Darren 4 yd run (Hayes,Michael kick), 7 plays, 32 yards, TOP 02:31	14	12
07:20 - USC - Lloyd,MarShawn 16 yd pass from Rattler,Spencer (Rattler,Spencer rush) 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:23	14	20
05:12 - USC - Smith,DQ 26 yd punt return (Bell,Jaheim rush)	14	28
4th Quarter
11:30 - USC - Brown,Ahmarean 10 yd punt return (Jeter,Mitch kick)	14	35