Spurrier gets win at Georgia

ATHENS, Ga. -- Steve Spurrier did it to Georgia again.

The ol’ ball coach, who beat the Bulldogs regularly while at Florida, guided South Carolina to a 16-12 upset of No. 11 Georgia on Saturday night, signaling the Gamecocks as a possible title contender in the Southeastern Conference.

That must sound familiar to Spurrier, who won plenty of titles during his days with the Gators but kept poor-mouthing his chances with the Gamecocks.

Ryan Succop kicked three field goals, Cory Boyd ran for the game’s only touchdown in the first quarter and South Carolina’s defense held the Bulldogs out of the end zone.

That was hardly the formula Spurrier used to beat Georgia 11 out of 12 years during his dominating run at Florida, which captured six SEC championships and one national title with the coach’s Fun ‘n’ Gun offense.

Spurrier knows he doesn’t have that kind of high-scoring talent at South Carolina (2-0, 1-0 SEC), forcing him to rely on a stout defense and Succop’s accurate right leg to hold off the Bulldogs (1-1, 0-1).