Sunday injury report: Several Gamecocks return to practice
As South Carolina football returns to SEC play following two straight out-of-conference games, the Gamecocks are continuing to get closer to full strength.
Head coach Shane Beamer said on his teleconference Sunday evening that cornerback Darius Rush, nickelback David Spaulding and defensive tackle Boogie Huntley all practiced Sunday night as the Gamecocks began preparation for Kentucky.
“We’re in decent shape,” Beamer said. “Just got off the practice field, Rush practiced, Spaulding practiced, Huntley was out there. I feel like we’ll be in as good a shape as we have been since game 3 after we had those injuries in the Arkansas game. Really the only ones I would say would be questionable right now would be (Dylan) Wonnum and Trai Jones but we’re still optimistic they’ll be able to do something Saturday in Lexington.”
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Jones, who has come off the bench to play some left guard in each of the last three games, rolled up his ankle in the Gamecocks’ win over SC State Thursday, Beamer said following the game.
Rush missed the last two games with a hamstring injury he suffered against Georgia.
Spaulding has missed the last four games with a leg bruise suffered in the opener against Georgia State.
Wonnum, the Gamecocks’ starter at right tackle, has missed the last two games with a foot injury.
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South Carolina lost both Mo Kaba and Jordan Strachan for the season in that game against Arkansas that Beamer referenced.
The Gamecocks and Wildcats are set to square off at 7:30 p.m. ET this Saturday in Lexington, Ky., with SEC Network broadcasting the game.
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The Gamecocks opened as 10-point underdogs to the Wildcats on Sunday, according to CircaSports, for their upcoming matchup in Lexington, set for Saturday, Oct. 8, at 7:30 p.m. ET.
The book set the over/under on the matchup at 47 1/2 points. Earlier in the day, FanDuel set the line at Kentucky by 12 1/2.
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South Carolina (3-2, 0-2 SEC) defeated SC State, 50-10, on Thursday in a game that was moved up two days due to the impending threat of Hurricane Ian.
The Gamecocks are 3-2 against the spread this season, covering in wins over Georgia State, Charlotte and SC State and failing to cover in losses to Arkansas and Georgia.
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Kentucky (4-1, 1-1 SEC) lost a heartbreaker at Ole Miss, 22-19, on Saturday after having what was nearly the potential game-winning touchdown called back due to the ball being snapped before everyone was set.
The Wildcats are 4-1 against the spread this season.
Kentucky has won the last two matchups between the two programs with the Gamecocks’ last win coming in 2019. The Wildcats won last year’s game, 16-10, at Williams-Brice Stadium.
The contest is set for a 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff on SEC Network.
