Filed under: Florida State, South Carolina, ACC, SEC, Bowl Games
ATLANTA -- Florida State knocked South Carolina freshman sensation Marcus Lattimore out of the Chick-fil-A Bowl on the opening possession. Things didn't get better for the Gamecocks.The Seminoles followed Lattimore's fumble by intercepting Stephen Garcia on South Carolina's next three possessions Friday night and bad memories were relived for Gamecocks, who were blown out by Auburn in the SEC Championship Game at the Georgia Dome nearly four weeks ago.
Despite losing senior quarterback Christian Ponder to a concussion, Florida State survived a South Carolina comeback bid and won 26-17 to cap Jimbo Fisher's first year as coach with a 10-win season -- something not done by the Seminoles since 2003.
Backup quarterback E.J. Manuel hit Taiwan Easterling for a 7-yard touchdown pass with 5:27 remaining after the Gamecocks had pulled within 19-17 on a 7-yard TD run by Brian Maddox early in the fourth quarter.
Greg Reid leveled Lattimore after a short pass on the Gamecocks' sixth play, causing the first fumble of the running back's career. Lattimore, who set a school record with 19 touchdowns and was SEC freshman of the year, was knocked out by the hit and suffered a cut to his mouth that sent him to the hospital for stitches.
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