was playing football in a war zone. If you weren’t scared for the quarterback, you were at least glad you weren’t him. He was trying to play football amid chaos.

He had two heat-seeking missiles coming for his head every play. He had tanks pushing towards him every second. And even when he thought the coast was clear, there were scattered grenades to be worried about.

Kentucky tried to play it safe Saturday against at Kroger Field. They tried to avoid throwing the ball, avoid those missiles that were Kyle Kennard and . But then those tanks, those South Carolina linemen — , TJ Sanders and — were wrecking things.

So they went back to the air. Tried to be smart. Then Kentucky kept stepping on grenades.

Penalties. A pick-six. Another interception.

“I kind of feel for Brock Vandfgriff today.,” ABC play-by-play announcer Sean McDonough said. “He didn’t have a chance.

” South Carolina rolled to a 31-6 victory over Kentucky (1-1, 0-1 SEC) on Saturday. It was the most impressive, dominating, decisive USC victory in two years. It was also the first time that the (2-0, 1-0 SEC) were victorious in their conference opener since 2012.

THE DEFENSE WAS LIGHTS OUT South Carolina, underdogs by two possessions, put together one of the most impressive defensive performances in recent memory. It was so controlling that there were moments when it felt like the only chance the Wildcats had of moving the ball was chucking deep balls and praying for pass interference. Truly.

South Ca.