Overview
- Caden Creel and Cam Cook combined for 259 rushing yards, with Creel running for 134 and Cook gaining 127 and scoring in the fourth quarter.
- Garrison Rippa converted a 45-yard game-winner with 53 seconds left after a 31-yard Creel scramble set up the kick.
- Jacksonville State opened with a 77-yard touchdown pass from Creel to Deondre Johnson, and Caleb Nix added a 93-yard interception return score.
- The Gamecocks improved to 6-3 overall and 5-0 in Conference USA, securing bowl eligibility for the third consecutive FBS season.
- UTEP quarterback Skyler Locklear totaled four touchdowns (two passing, two rushing), and Wondame Davis Jr. posted 166 receiving yards with a 75-yard touchdown.