South Carolina scores TD on dropped Mizzou interception (Video)
South Carolina QB Lorenzo Nunez was lucky to not throw an interception on this second-quarter play. And not only did he avoid the pick, he got a touchdown pass out of a bad decision too.
Nunez was escaping pressure as he was rolling right in the second quarter of the Gamecocks’ game against Missouri and threw an ill-advised pass into the hands of Mizzou cornerback Aarion Penton. But as Penton jumped for the ball, he didn’t catch it. He instead batted it forward into the waiting arms of South Carolina running back Shon Carson.
You can see what Carson did after he caught the ball.
The touchdown tied the game at 10-10 midway through the second quarter. Nunez, a true freshman quarterback, is squaring off against Missouri QB Drew Lock, who is also a true freshman. Lock is making the first start of his career in place of the suspended Maty Mauk. The Tigers entered halftime leading 17-10.
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