Gamecocks Gut Out 17-9 Win Over Texas A&M, Become Bowl Eligible

South Carolina is on a roll. The Gamecocks beat Texas A&M 17-9 at Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday night, according to the Associated Press, and have now won four games in a row. The win moves them to 6-3 overall and 4-3 in the SEC, which makes them bowl eligible, WJBF reported.

Quarterback LaNorris Sellers was the story. The AP says he threw for 251 yards and a touchdown, then sealed the game with a 41-yard touchdown run in the last two minutes. He did it on a bad ankle. WJBF reported that he hurt the ankle in the first half and had X-rays at halftime that came back negative. He returned for the second half.

It was a defensive game. According to Texas A&M's athletics site, the Aggies led 9-7 going into the fourth quarter. Malik Orsan's 43-yard field goal then put South Carolina ahead for good at 10-9, the AP reported. WJBF noted that the Gamecocks held the Aggies to three field goals.

The Aggies did move the ball on the ground. Rueben Owens II ran for a season-high 137 yards, and Texas A&M out-rushed South Carolina 206 to 109, according to Yahoo Sports and 12thman.com. Texas A&M got to the Gamecocks' 3-yard line on its final drive, but the AP says the last pass sailed out of reach. The Aggies fell to 4-5 and 1-5 in the SEC.

The Gamecocks started 0-3 in SEC play, and all four of their wins in this streak have come against conference opponents, per the AP and Yahoo Sports. Next up is a road trip to face Arkansas, WJBF reported. South Carolina will be going for a fifth straight SEC win.