Kentucky Erases 17-0 Hole and Wins in Overtime on a Two-pointer
Kentucky went for two. Kenny Minchey hit Henry Boyer for a 6-yard touchdown in overtime, then threw to Willie Rodriguez for the conversion, and the Wildcats beat South Carolina 35-34 after being down 17-0.
The Gamecocks came out ahead early and looked set to win in a walk. Matt Fuller ran in from 6 yards, Jabree Coleman from 4, and Malik Orsan added a 29-yard field goal for 17-0 with 11:02 left in the second quarter. Kentucky got on the board with a 3-yard CJ Baxter run, and a 42-yard Adam Zouagui field goal made it 17-10. Orsan hit a 48-yarder as the half ran out, so South Carolina went in leading 20-10.
The Wildcats took over the third quarter. Minchey threw 17 yards to Kenny Darby at 11:59, and a 32-yard throw to Nic Anderson with 40 seconds left put Kentucky up 24-20 heading into the fourth. LaNorris Sellers answered with a 15-yard touchdown pass to DJ Black to retake the lead at 27-24, and Zouagui tied it at 27 with a 29-yard field goal with 4:13 left. There it stayed until overtime.
South Carolina got the ball first and scored when Sellers found Maurice Brown II from 5 yards, and the Gamecocks led 34-27. Then Minchey needed one touchdown, got it, and then the Wildcats chose to end it right there instead of kicking for a second overtime.
South Carolina actually had the better numbers, 458 yards to 394 and 232 on the ground, with Sellers running 17 times for 147. But the Gamecocks lost two fumbles and Kentucky lost none. Flip one of those and who knows. Kentucky is 4-1, South Carolina 2-3. Fantasy-wise, Sellers' 35.7 was the top score on the board, and Minchey's three touchdowns got him 30.1.