Man, you could almost feel the pressure getting sucked out of Williams-Brice after that one. Not just a win, but some actual swagger on the field. After a couple of weeks where everything felt like it was teetering on disaster, the Gamecocks finally bagged their first SEC win of 2025, and did it loud: 35-13 over Kentucky. Not too shabby, right?
Defense Came to Eat
Let’s be real, the defense owned this game. Kentucky punched first—Seth McGowan barreled through for a 20-yard touchdown, and for a second, it looked like the same old story. But then, the Gamecocks started teeing off on poor Cutter Boley. The kid probably saw garnet and black in his sleep.
Dylan Stewart? Absolute savage. He blasted Boley in the second quarter, popped the ball loose, and Jatius Geer was right there, scooped it up, and just took off like he was late for a flight—42 yards, touchdown, crowd goes nuts. Barely had time to catch their breath before Gerald Kilgore pulled down a tipped pass (honestly, it was like he was reading Boley’s diary) and ran it back 41 yards for another score. Two defensive touchdowns in two minutes—yeah, Kentucky was shook.
Geer looked like he was ready to jump out of his pads after the game: “Get after the quarterback and they panic. That’s when the mistakes come.” And man, did the mistakes come. Four turnovers by halftime, six sacks, Boley probably wanted to Uber home.
Offense? Didn’t Need to Be Flashy
The defense did most of the heavy lifting, so Sellers just had to keep things steady. Which he did—11 for 14, 153 yards. Vandrevius Jacobs was his go-to guy again, snagged five catches for 108 yards, including a late 59-yarder that was just a thing of beauty.
And for once, the run game wasn’t stuck in neutral. They cranked out 178 yards. Sellers himself ran for 81, and Matt Fuller—true freshman—got his first career TD. Rahsul Faison cashed in twice, including one smooth six-yarder that basically iced the thing.
Williams-Brice Was Rocking
Seriously, the place was losing it. Every hit, every turnover, it was like the crowd was running on Red Bull and revenge. By the fourth quarter, Kentucky had basically packed it in. Four yards of offense in the last 15 minutes? That’s not a typo. That’s just a beatdown.
Coach Beamer kept it real: “Everything is in front of us. October, November, all of it. But honestly, this was one we had to have.” No kidding.
Up Next
So, 3-2 on the year, finally 1-2 in the SEC, and now a nasty road trip to LSU coming up. October’s looking spicy, but whatever—let them enjoy this one for a minute.
This wasn’t just a W. This was the Gamecocks shaking off the cobwebs and reminding everyone they’re not going quietly. On nights like this, Columbia’s the loudest place in the SEC, hands down.
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