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Sometimes a good punch in the face is what you need. Not a haymaker or anything that gets you seeing stars and wobbling on your feet, but maybe a stiff jab to the nose to get you going.

On a soggy Saturday afternoon at Sanford Stadium, the top-ranked Georgia football team took a punch or two in its SEC opener against South Carolina. The Gamecocks were the sharper and more effective team early, and took a 14-3 lead into halftime. But the Bulldogs came out much better in the third quarter and controlled the game for the final 30 minutes, winning 24-14.

The yardage numbers tell a lot of the story. At halftime, South Carolina had a 180-168 advantage, with Spencer Rattler completing 16 of 18 passes for 152 yards. In the second half, with Georgia getting steady pressure on the quarterback, Rattler completed just 4 of 24 passes for 104 yards, with two fourth-quarter interceptions.

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ATHENS, Ga. — The top-ranked Georgia football team had to work for its first Southeastern Conference win of the season, rallying from 14-3 down at halftime to defeat South Carolina, 24-14, on a rainy Saturday afternoon at Sanford Stadium.

The Bulldogs (3-0, 1-0 SEC) got three rushing touchdowns in the second half, and its defense ramped up its pressure on quarterback Spencer Rattler to shift the momentum of the game, played in front of another capacity crowd of 92,746.

Quarterback Carson Beck was 13 of 18 for 98 yards in the first half, and finished the game 27 of 35 for 269 yards. The Bulldogs outgained the Gamecocks (1-2, 0-1) 458 to 309 in total yards, including a 189-53 advantage on the ground.

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