Football Opens 2024 Season with Win over Old Dominion

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina recovered two fumbles inside the 10 leading to its only two touchdowns and the Gamecocks beat Old Dominion 23-19 on Saturday night.

South Carolina freshman quarterback LaNorris Sellers ran for a 4-yard touchdown with 6:11 to go to finally push the Gamecocks (1-0) past the Monarchs (0-1). Rocket Sanders opened the scoring with a 1-yard touchdown with 13:22 left after recovering the first fumble. LaNorris Sellers’ 3-yard touchdown with 6:11 left in the contest gave the Gamecocks the lead at 23-19.

Alex Herrera hit on 3-of-4 field goals in his first game as the starter. Kyle Kennard had an impressive debut for the Gamecocks with two sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles. Freshman Dylan Stewart also had two forced fumbles, including one that led to the game-winning score, to go along with two sacks. Debo Williams led Carolina with seven tackles.

Jalon Kilgore intercepted Grant Wilson’s pass with 1:29 left to seal the victory in the opener.