LaNorris Sellers broke free for a 41-yard touchdown run with 1:19 left in the fourth quarter, lifting South Carolina to a 17-9 win over Texas A&M at Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday. Sellers finished 20 of 31 passing for 251 yards and a touchdown, adding the game-sealing score on the ground. The win pushed No. 21 South Carolina to 6-3 and dropped Texas A&M to 4-5.
The Gamecocks trailed 9-7 entering the fourth quarter before Malik Orsan’s 43-yard field goal tied the game at 8:14. Sellers’ touchdown run four minutes later put the game away. Texas A&M quarterback Marcel Reed went 25 of 43 for 251 yards but did not throw for a touchdown, and running back Rueben Owens II led all rushers with 137 yards on 19 carries in the loss.
Takeaways From South Carolina’s Win Over Texas A&M
Sellers delivered when it mattered most
South Carolina managed just 109 rushing yards as a team, but Sellers made his carries count. His 41-yard touchdown run came on a night when the Gamecocks’ passing attack, led by Sellers’ 8.1 yards per attempt, outpaced a modest ground game. The scoring play capped a possession that flipped a 9-7 deficit into a two-score cushion.
Texas A&M controlled the clock but not the scoreboard
The Aggies held the ball for 34:36 compared to South Carolina’s 25:24 and piled up 457 total yards to the Gamecocks’ 360. Texas A&M also led in first downs 26-17. None of it translated into touchdowns. The Aggies settled for three David Olano field goals of 40, 46 and 44 yards and never found the end zone.
South Carolina’s defense bent without breaking
Fred Johnson paced the Gamecocks with 11 tackles and a sack, while Anthony Addison added 1.5 tackles for loss. Texas A&M converted just 9 of 19 third-down tries and went 0 for 2 on fourth down, a sign South Carolina’s defense tightened in the moments that decided drives even as it allowed 457 total yards.
Player Of The Game: LaNorris Sellers
Sellers finished 20 of 31 passing for 251 yards and a touchdown through the air, then added six carries for 34 yards including the decisive 41-yard score. His touchdown pass to Mazeo Bennett Jr. in the second quarter gave South Carolina its first lead of the game, and his legs closed it out in the fourth.
South Carolina Vs Texas A&M By The Numbers
Texas A&M out-gained South Carolina 457 yards to 360 and held a nearly 10-minute edge in time of possession, yet the Aggies’ three field goals produced just nine points against the Gamecocks’ two touchdowns and a field goal. South Carolina converted its lone fourth-down attempt while Texas A&M failed on both of its tries. The Gamecocks’ only turnover came on a Sellers fumble, but it did not cost them points. Reed and Sellers finished with identical 251 passing yards, though Sellers needed 12 fewer attempts to get there, a reflection of his 8.1 yards-per-attempt mark compared to Reed’s 5.8.
What It Means
South Carolina improved to 6-3 on the season and kept its ranking at No. 21 intact with the home win over an SEC opponent. Texas A&M fell to 4-5, its offense unable to find the end zone despite out-gaining the Gamecocks by nearly 100 yards.
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