Rewind to Friday, September 5,2008. The morning after "The Vandy Game".Gamecock Nation feels crushed after a 24-17 upset loss in Nashville on Thursday night to the SEC-bottom dwelling Commodores. (We didn't know Vandy would be this good.)
Fast forward to Thursday, October 16, 2008. The Gamecocks are two daya away from playing their most important game of the season, possibly most pivotal in Spurrier's tenure at USC, a home game against the 13th-ranked LSU Tigers. South Carolina sits at 5-2, 2-2 in the conference while LSU looks to rebound from a 51-21 behind-the-woodshed beating by Florida.
The Ole' Ball Coach has finally found his quarterback, it appears, in redshirt freshman Stephen Garcia. "We didn't expect Stephen to play so well," Spurrier said, following USC's 24-17 come-from-behind win at Kentucky last week. Garcia came off the bench with 170 yards passing and a touchdown to Wesley Saunders to put the Cocks' up for good in the fourth quarter.
Saturday's game may come down to how well South Carolina can stop the run. The Gamecocks lead the SEC in pass defense and rank second nationally, so don't expect Les Miles to torch USC through the air with QB Jarrett Lee. Instead, the Tigers will rely on a rushing attack that has notched success against South Carolina in the past.
This is the Gamecocks' time to shine on ESPN in front of a national audience. Let's get it done boys. Succop makes up for his 1-5 showing in Lexington with the game-winning field goal in the waning seconds.
South Carolina 27 LSU 24
ESPN's interpretation of Saturday's bout with the Bayou Bengals.
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