Malik Orsan's 48-yard kick at the gun lifts South Carolina past No. 11 Tennessee 27-24

Malik Orsan kicked a 48-yard field goal as time expired, and South Carolina beat No. 11 Tennessee 27-24 on Saturday at Williams-Brice Stadium. LaNorris Sellers accounted for three touchdowns, and the Gamecocks scored the last 10 points.

Tennessee led 24-17 and had a chance to close it out with 3:35 left. The Vols went for it on fourth-and-1 at the South Carolina 39, and quarterback George MacIntyre was stuffed. Sellers drove the Gamecocks down the field, and on third-and-goal he took a hit from two defenders and fought his way to the pylon for a 4-yard touchdown. Replay upheld it, tying the game with 1:17 to play.

Tennessee got the ball back, and Dylan Stewart sacked MacIntyre and knocked the ball loose, and defensive tackle Tomiwa Durojaiye recovered at the Tennessee 34 with 33 seconds left. South Carolina ran the clock down to 3 seconds before Orsan's kick, and fans rushed the field.

The Gamecocks started fast. Sellers threw a 17-yard touchdown to Mazeo Bennett Jr. and ran 31 yards for another, and South Carolina led 14-0 after one quarter. Tennessee answered with three second-quarter touchdowns, two of them 1-yard runs by DeSean Bishop and DaSaahn Brame and the third an 8-yard run by Mike Matthews with 24 seconds left in the half, and took a 21-17 lead into the break. Cooper Ranvier's 37-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter made it 24-17.

Sellers finished 18 of 32 for 210 yards with a touchdown and an interception, and ran 18 times for 96 yards and two scores. Bennett caught six passes for 88 yards. Linebacker Fred Johnson made 14 tackles.

Bishop carried 32 times for 120 yards and a touchdown in the box score. MacIntyre completed 16 of 23 passes for 136 yards, and Braylon Staley caught six for 56. Tennessee committed 12 penalties for 90 yards. TJ Metcalf intercepted Sellers.

According to the AP, South Carolina had blown double-digit leads in its last two home games and looked headed for a third. Instead it has a second straight win over a ranked team after beating then-No. 16 Florida two weeks ago. Tennessee was coming off a 26-10 win over Alabama.

South Carolina is 4-3 and plays at Oklahoma next Saturday. Tennessee is 6-2, has a week off and hosts No. 12 Kentucky on Nov. 7.