South Carolina wins first game of the season

Steve Spurrier was not very happy with his offense, and he is one of the great offensive innovators of our times. Brian Maddox had a 1 yard touchdown run and his Quarterback Steve Garcia completed a third down pass in the final minutes of the game to secure South Carolinas win over NC State 7-3. In not only the season opener for both teams but for the whole country as far as the Bowl Championship Series goes. Garcia threw for only 148 yards, but his 33 yard completion to Moe Brown allowed the Gamecocks to run out the final two and a half minutes. Maddox finished with 66 yards rushing. NC State had only 133 net yards, with quarterback Russell Wilson throwing for just 74 yards.