South Carolina topples top-ranked Alabama

South Carolina buried 108 years of snake-bitten history and the nation’s No. 1 team Saturday.

The No. 19 Gamecocks built an 18-point lead and then alternated between giving Alabama chances to come back and taking those chances away before topping the Crimson Tide 35-21 in front of 82,993 fans in Williams-Brice Stadium and a national TV audience on CBS.

The victory capped an improbable trifecta that saw the Gamecocks beat the nation’s No. 1 team in football, men’s basketball and baseball in 2010.

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6 comments on “South Carolina topples top-ranked Alabama

  1. carl says:

    All for the greater good. BCS delenda est.

    carl

  2. David Keller says:

    The difference between a South Carolina fan and an Alabama fan is when we were ahead by 2 touchdowns with a minute left, we still weren’t sure we wewre going to win!

  3. Knapsack says:

    And central Ohio says “Thank you!” The next beverage when you’re up in this neck of the woods is on us . . .

  4. Grandmother says:

    There’s a reason we’re called the “Cardiac Kids”
    Go Gamecocks.
    Grandmother

  5. Cranmerian says:

    Payback is going to be hell in the SEC Championship Game in December. Looking forward to seeing you boys again.

    Roll Tide Roll!

  6. Village Vicar says:

    The moment is so sweet…maybe this time it really *is* next year!