Just over five minutes into what became a 35-9 Gamecocks victory, South Carolina could breathe. Coach Shane Beamer, returning to the place he coached for three years, could let his shoulders drop. The Gamecocks (4-3, 2-3 SEC) were the better team in the way a Lamborghini is nicer than a station wagon.

In the team’s first road game of the season, against Kentucky, the Gamecocks wore the white jerseys and white pants but with garnet helmets. Last weekend, at Alabama, the team wore the all-white uniform combo. Week 8 at Oklahoma is just the team’s 3rd road game, so this is the first time we’ve seen the black-white-white combo this season.