Football . September 20, 2025

Football Falls to Missouri on Saturday Night

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Ahmad Hardy had 138 yards rushing and a touchdown, Beau Pribula led No. 23 Missouri downfield for a go-ahead score in the fourth quarter and the Tigers beat South Carolina 29-20 on Saturday night.

Pribula threw for 171 yards with a touchdown pass, and Jamal Roberts had a touchdown of his own with 9:32 left to give the Tigers the lead, ultimately helping them to their 14th consecutive home win.

LaNorris Sellers had 302 yards passing and two touchdowns for the Gamecocks. South Carolina twice went three-and-out down the stretch, giving the Missouri ground game the chance to close out the win.

The Tigers finished with 285 yards rushing. South Carolina had minus-9 on the ground.

The Tigers struck first with a 99-yard drive — their third full-field march of the season — before Sellers answered with a 49-yard touchdown throw to Vandrevius Jacobs to give the Gamecocks a 7-6 lead.

Sellers hit Brian Rowe Jr. with his second touchdown throw later in the half, and South Carolina led 14-12 at the break.

Hardy carried the Tigers in the second half. The highlight may have been his TD run, when it looked as if he was stood up at the line of scrimmage, spun off the pile and scored to give Missouri an 18-16 lead.

But it always felt as if the game was destined to be decided in the fourth quarter, just like last November, when Sellers capped a 353-yard, five-touchdown performance by rallying the Gamecocks for a 34-30 win in the Palmetto State.

This time, South Carolina had regained the lead when Pribula led the Tigers downfield in the fourth quarter. And after Hardy had checked out for a breather, Roberts had a 16-yard sprint to the pylon for a touchdown; Pribula added the 2-point conversion to give Missouri a 26-20 lead with 9:36 to go.

Then it was the Tigers defense that stepped up, forcing South Carolina into a pair of three-and-outs before Robert Meyer kicked a clinching 40-yard field goal with 1:34 left on the clock.