The Florida Gators defeated South Carolina at home on Saturday

The Florida Gators (2-0, 2-0) defeated South Carolina (0-2, 0-2) 38-24 on Saturday at home to open the home portion of their schedule.

Quarterback Kyle Trask once again had a big day as he connected with Kyle Pitts for two touchdowns in the first half.

The Gators’ defense played a little better in the game but still struggled at times against the passing game across the middle.

FIRST QUARTER

South Carolina 7, Florida 0- 2-yard rushing touchdown by Kevin Harris with 8:04 to go.

Scoring Drive: 12 plays for 75 yards, 6:56 time of possession.

 

Florida 7, South Carolina 7- 2-yard rushing touchdown by Dameon Pierce with 3:45 to go.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 75 yards, 4:19 time of possession.

 

Florida 14, South Carolina 7- 18-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Trask to Kyle Pitts with 6 seconds to go.

Scoring Drive: 5 plays for 69 yards, 2:31 time of possession.

 

SECOND QUARTER

Florida 14, South Carolina 14- 4-yard touchdown pass from Collin Hill to Shi Smith with 9:31 to go.

Scoring Drive: 9 plays for 48 yards, 4:31 time of possession.

 

Florida 17, South Carolina 14- 26-yard field goal is good by Evan McPherson with 3:31 to go.

Scoring Drive: 13 plays for 54 yards, 5:53 time of possession.

 

Florida 24, South Carolina 14- 4-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Trask to Kyle Pits with 1:22 to go.

Scoring Drive: 5 plays for 52 yards, 1:46 time of possession.

 

THIRD QUARTER:

Florida 31, South Carolina 14- 4-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Trask to Trent Whittemore with 7:47 to go.

Scoring Drive: 4 plays for 37 yards, 1:36 time of possession.

 

Florida 38, South Carolina 14- 57-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Trask to Kadarius Toney with 4:44 to go.

Scoring Drive: 3 plays for 58 yards, 1:22 time of possession.

 

Florida 38, South Carolina 17- 45-yard field goal is good by Parker White with 28 seconds to go.

Scoring Drive: 11 plays for 47 yards, 4:16 time of possession.

 

FOURTH QUARTER:

 Florida 38, South Carolina 24- 9-yard touchdown pass from Collin Hill to Kevin Harris with 10:21 to go.

Scoring Drive: 11 plays for 61 yards, 3:49 time of possession.

Andrew Spivey
Andrew always knew he wanted to be involved with sports in some capacity. He began by coaching high school football for six years before deciding to pursue a career in journalism. While coaching, he was a part of two state semifinal teams in the state of Alabama. Given his past coaching experience, he figured covering recruiting would be a perfect fit. He began his career as an intern for Rivals.com, covering University of Florida football recruiting. After interning with Rivals for six months, he joined the Gator Country family as a recruiting analyst. Andrew enjoys spending his free time on the golf course and watching his beloved Atlanta Braves. Follow him on Twitter at @AndrewSpiveyGC.