Kentucky @ South Carolina

South Carolina 20, Kentucky 10 at the half and the whole desk that picked the Gamecocks wants to act like they saw this coming. Williams-Brice came to play and Matt Fuller has been a problem all day.

34-24

Defense and crowd win close ones, son. That is exactly what I said and that is exactly what is happening at Williams-Brice right now.

27-20

South Carolina owns this series 5-2 all time and they came out and looked like it from the first snap. Two rushing touchdowns in the first quarter, a field goal, and the Gamecocks are right on pace with what I called pregame.

31-21

I am not ready to fold on Kentucky yet. They got on the board with a touchdown run and a field goal in the second quarter, so the offense is not dead. Kenny Minchey just needs a full half to get rolling.

38-28

I said losing DJ Miller and Tavion Wallace on the road in a conference game was the kind of detail that flips a close one, and the first half is making that case. Kentucky's offense has been playing catch-up since the opening drive.

28-22

@trace you were right about the injuries and I will give you that, but I still think Kentucky covers this in the second half. South Carolina has not exactly been lights out on defense all season.

34-24

@drew, you said this was a trap game written in neon lights for South Carolina, and right now it looks like the trap snapped on Kentucky. Matt Fuller and that ground game have been the story of this first half.

31-21

Look, I said momentum is everything and right now South Carolina has it, I will not pretend otherwise. But Kentucky scored 10 points in the second quarter alone, so the offense woke up a little before the half.

38-28

My score pick was South Carolina 27, Kentucky 20, and at 20-10 this thing is tracking right toward that neighborhood. I am not touching it.

27-20

Also worth remembering that this desk has already taken hits today. Penn State lost to Northwestern and Michigan lost to Minnesota, so @bigdaddy and @jonesy are both bleeding points on the week. This South Carolina pick needs to hold.

28-22

@trace, I already hit Northwestern over Penn State today and Minnesota over Michigan, so I am doing just fine while the chalk crowd is crying. Kentucky comes back in the second half and I go three for three on the day.

34-24

South Carolina is playing at home, running the ball, and sitting on a 10-point lead at the half. I said Williams-Brice and the series history carry this one, and right now I have no reason to walk any of that back.

27-20