Medical team responds after Seth McGowan fires ball into stands after TD, hits handicapped Gamecocks fan

Kentucky running back Seth McGowan scored his seventh rushing touchdown of the season to kick off Saturday night’s clash against South Carolina in Columbia.

Right as McGowan crossed the goal-line, he threw the ball as hard as he could at the front row of Carolina fans behind the hedges. Whether this was intentional or not, the action resulted in a handicapped Gamecock fan receiving medical attention.

Seth McGowan throwing darts at Gamecock fans pic.twitter.com/oBbU4eMlEt

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Medical team and police on the scene of the fan that for hit by the football thrown into the stands by a Kentucky player. The fan is in a wheelchair.

No flag on that though. pic.twitter.com/HcqSsOGKMe

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Things got ugly fast for the ‘Cats after McGowan’s score however. Carolina immediately responded with a 12-yard rushing touchdown from Rahsul Faison to tie the game, and all Kentucky could muster on its ensuing drive was a field goal. Kentucky‘s defense stayed strong and forced a Gamecock punt, but Wildcat quarterback Cutter Boley was sacked which led to a fumble recovery touchdown for Carolina on the next possession.

Now holding a 14-10 lead, Carolina cornerback Gerald Kilgore intercepted Boley and returned it 45 yards for yet another defensive touchdown for Shane Beamer‘s team.

McGowan transferred to Lexington this season after a tumultuous past five years, which included a charge for larceny during a stint at Oklahoma. Through the first five games of his final season of college football, he’s totaled 365 yards and seven touchdowns.