Game-Changing 3 Plays · 2026 Week 5 · October 3, 2026

Down 17-0, then a two-point try in overtime: how No. 24 Kentucky won at South Carolina

Kentucky at South Carolina · 35-34 · Williams-Brice Stadium

What happened

#24 Kentucky came back from 17-0 down at South Carolina. Kenny Minchey's 32-yard touchdown pass to Nic Anderson gave the Wildcats their first lead. With South Carolina up three, Grant Godfrey recovered LaNorris Sellers' fumble on fourth and two. In overtime Minchey hit Henry Boyer for a touchdown, and Kentucky went for two and got it on a pass to Willie Rodriguez. Three snaps from the official play-by-play, redrawn on the board.

The plays

From the official play-by-play. Win-probability swing is the change on that snap.

WhenDownSpotPlayResultWP swing
Q3 0:401st & 10at the 32Minchey to Anderson, +32, TDTouchdown
Q4 9:364th & 2at the 22Sellers fumbles, Godfrey recoversFumble lost
OT1 0:00at the 3Two-point try: Minchey to Rodriguez, goodTwo-point conversion good

Narration

So, the Wildcats trailed seventeen to nothing. Then they went for two.

Then, late in the third, Kenny Minchey finds Nic Anderson. Thirty-two yards, first lead.

So, South Carolina up three, fourth and two. Sellers keeps, fumbles. Grant Godfrey recovers.

So, overtime, down seven. Boyer scores. Then they go for two: Willie Rodriguez.

Kentucky thirty-five, South Carolina thirty-four.

Players in this breakdown

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Questions

What decided Kentucky at South Carolina?

#24 Kentucky came back from 17-0 down at South Carolina. Kenny Minchey's 32-yard touchdown pass to Nic Anderson gave the Wildcats their first lead. With South Carolina up three, Grant Godfrey recovered LaNorris Sellers' fumble on fourth and two. In overtime Minchey hit Henry Boyer for a touchdown, and Kentucky went for two and got it on a pass to Willie Rodriguez. Three snaps from the official play-by-play, redrawn on the board.

Which plays are in the Kentucky at South Carolina breakdown?

Q3 0:40 — 1st & 10: Minchey to Anderson, +32, TD (Touchdown) Q4 9:36 — 4th & 2: Sellers fumbles, Godfrey recovers (Fumble lost) OT1 0:00 — Two-point try: Minchey to Rodriguez, good (Two-point conversion good)

Draw your own plays

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