South Carolina Defeats Mississippi State, 16-14
Andrew Pinnock ran for 97 yards and a touchdown as No. 18 South Carolina beat No. 17 Mississippi State, 16-14, Thursday night in Starkville, Miss., in the first Division I-A football game since last week’s terrorist attacks.
Quarterback Corey Jenkins ran for 75 yards as the Gamecocks, 3-0 overall and 2-0 in the Southeastern Conference, had 238 yards on 46 carries.
South Carolina’s defense allowed a touchdown on the opening drive of the game then kept Mississippi State (1-1, 0-1) out of the end zone until the waning seconds of the game.
*
Eric Crouch threw three touchdown passes and ran for two more scores as No. 4 Nebraska defeated Rice, 48-3, in Lincoln, Neb.
Crouch ran for 97 yards on 12 carries and passed for 165 yards, going nine for 11 in less than three quarters for Nebraska (4-0). Rice (2-1) didn’t score until the fourth quarter.
Get our high school sports newsletter
Prep Rally is devoted to the SoCal high school sports experience, bringing you scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
