South Carolina fans could sense an upset over No. 4 Alabama.
Instead, they got the Crimson Tide’s tradition of Rammer Jammer after the Alabama from a 22-16, fourth-quarter deficit to beat South Carolina 29-22 on Saturday for its seventh straight win.
The student section made its way to the field in South Carolina’s final possession of the game. Tied at 22 with 1:39 left, quarterback LaNorris Sellers fumbled and Alabama recovered, leading to a dramatic ending.
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Germie Bernard scored two touchdowns in the final 2 1/2 minutes.
Ty Simpson threw for 253 yards and two touchdowns and DeShawn Jones returned an interception 18 yards for a score for the Crimson Tide (7-1, 5-0 SEC).
Sellers threw for 222 yards and a touchdown and ran for 67 yards and another score for South Carolina (3-5, 1-5), but had a costly fumble late which led to the winning TD.
The Tide trailed 22-14 late in the fourth quarter, but drove 79 yards on 14 plays with Simpson finding Bernard for a 4-yard touchdown pass in the left corner of the end zone with 2:16 to play.
Simpson then connected with Josh Cuevas, who caught a TD pass earlier in the game, for the razzle-dazzle of a 2-point conversion to tie the game.
On the ensuing drive, linebacker Deontae Lawson stripped Sellers, giving Simpson and the offense the ball at the South Carolina 38.
On a third-and-10 play, Bernard took a direct snap and raced around right end and stayed inbounds for a 25-yard touchdown with 34 seconds left.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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