The South Carolina football team (3-5) lost to the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide (7-1) 29-22 at home on Saturday evening.
The game was a back-and-forth contest, with the Gamecocks holding the lead in the fourth quarter. The Gamecocks started the game efficiently, with redshirt sophomore quarterback LaNorris Sellers completing four out of his first seven passes on the opening drive, leading to a field goal by redshirt senior placekicker William Joyce.
The Gamecocks' drive was disrupted when Sellers' pass was tipped by graduate running back Rahsul Faison and into the hands of redshirt senior defensive back DaShawn Jones, who took it back for a pick-six.
Author's summary: South Carolina football team loses to Alabama.