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CFD Staff, October 10, 2026

South Carolina stops the slide and Florida falls apart in the Swamp. 38–⁠19

LaNorris Sellers throws four touchdowns and the Gamecocks end their SEC skid at Florida’s homecoming.

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Photo: CBS Sports, from After hot start, Florida hits full nose dive after embarrassing loss to South Carolina
The gameSouth Carolina 38, Florida 19Oct 10, 2026, final

Two weeks ago Florida was beating Ole Miss in the Swamp. Today South Carolina came to Gainesville for the Gators’ homecoming and won 38–⁠19.

LaNorris Sellers was the whole story. He went 23 of 35 for 279 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions, then ran one in himself. ESPN’s word for him was “embattled.” Four touchdown passes is a pretty good answer. He even got into a sideline spat right before throwing a touchdown, which honestly just makes it better.

Florida? Aaron Philo threw for 227 yards and Bailey Stockton had 127 receiving yards and a touchdown, but two interceptions and a run game that never got going (Jadan Baugh: 15 carries, 59 yards) won’t beat anybody in the SEC.

A week ago Florida was 4–⁠0 and ranked eighth. Now it’s two straight losses for Jon Sumrall, outscored 83–⁠36 across them. Next up is a trip to Texas, so Florida has to figure out who it is, fast.

The game

Game page
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
South Carolina71014738
Florida733619
  • South CarolinaLanorris Sellers23 of 35, 279 yards, 4 TD; 14 carries, 20 yards, 1 TD
  • FloridaAaron Philo21 of 28, 227 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; 13 carries, 32 yards
Florida favored above the line, South Carolina belowWin probability, play by play

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