TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama was able to hold off South Carolina 27-25 on Saturday with an interception after allowing the Gamecocks a chance at handing the Tide their second straight SEC loss by botching an onside kick recovery before the game’s final drive.
The Crimson Tide narrowly avoided another upset after losing to Vanderbilt last week, ending a short stint as the top-ranked team in the country.
Milroe delivered when he had to in a game where he was intercepted twice and flagged for intentional grounding on a sack in the end zone for a safety. Facing third-and-10, he found Bernard downfield without a defender anywhere in the vicinity with 1:54 left to cap a 10-play drive.
Milroe was 16-of-23, passing for 209 yards with a touchdown and two rushing scores. Sellers was 23-of-31 for 238 yards with two TDs and the final pick.
The Gamecocks entered the fourth quarter with a lead and had a chance to retake it. But Alex Herrera‘s 51-yard field goal attempt, which would have been a career long, was short.
Milroe had taken advantage of a Sellers fumble with his 7-yard touchdown run with 10:42 left, but the 2-point pass failed, leaving it 20-19.
Alabama’s 14-0 lead was whittled down to two over the final 1:37 before halftime amid a series of South Carolina’s big plays and Tide snafus. It included the safety, turnovers from each team and Sellers’ fourth-and-9 pass to a wide-open Mazeo Bennett Jr. for a 36-yard score.
