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GROUP H - Day Eight
South Carolina - 17 vs. Syracuse - 24
Notre Dame Stadium - South Bend, IN
GROUP H - Day Eight
South Carolina - 17 vs. Syracuse - 24
Notre Dame Stadium - South Bend, IN
South Bend, IN - South Carolina's (0-1-0/0PTs) opening drive had the appearance of what everybody expected out of the Gamecocks against Syracuse (1-0-0/3PTs). Quarterback Connor Shaw had completed all of his passes and South Carolina was at the Syracuse 14-yard line.
Then, everything started to unravel for the Gamecocks.
Syracuse cornerback Wayne Morgane intercepted Shaw for an 86-yard touchdown to give Syracuse an early 7-0 lead. From there on out the Orange dominated South Carolina and walked away with a stunning 24-17 upset victory.
Quarterback Drew Allen threw for 236 yards, 2 touchdowns and only 3 incompletions for Syracuse. Two of Allen's touchdown passes came from running back Mark Rubino who scored twice in the second quarter. Rubino gained a total of 119 yards on the evening and had South Carolina off balance from the first quarter on.
"The kid did a great job at making us feel uncomfortable," said South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier. "It really was all of them, though. Looking at the sheet here, I see six of their receivers caught passes and all of them had double digits in yards. That's just impressive."
South Carolina made the score 14-7 late in the second quarter off of a Mike Davis touchdown run, but Syracuse offense answered immediately to lead 21-7 at the half.
Jadeveon Clowney was bottled up in the contest, as he only registered 3 tackles and did not have a sack. On the flip side, Syracuse had its way with the Gamecocks for most of the game sacked David Connor Shaw a total of 5 times.
"We did a lot of great studying going into this game. They're a great team, we just had a great understanding of their snap count," said Syracuse defensive end John Raymon, who had 2 sacks in the game. "We didn't have a game that great all year, so the timing of it could not have been any better."
Syracuse will next take on former Big East foe West Virginia (0-1-0/0PTs) in a rematch of the 2012 New Era Pinstripe Bowl. That game will take place in "the Big House" in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Meanwhile South Carolina will look to pick up the pieces as they take on Florida State (1-0-0/3PTs) at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.
Copyright by STATS CFNCA and The National Cup Media Bureau
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Mark Rubino dives into the endzone for a 22-yard touchdown
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Mark Rubino catches a 16-yard touchdown pass for the eventual game winning score
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Fake punt run sets up Syracuse's second touchdown
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GROUP H STANDINGS
PLAY OF THE DAY - Presented by Leinenkugel
Mark Rubino dives into the endzone for a 22-yard touchdown
BONUS PLAY:
Mark Rubino catches a 16-yard touchdown pass for the eventual game winning score
BONUS PLAY:
Fake punt run sets up Syracuse's second touchdown
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GROUP H STANDINGS
| GROUP H | |||||
| TEAM | GP | W | D | L | PTS |
| Syracuse | +7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Florida State | +7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| West Virginia | -7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| South Carolina | -7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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