Beginning a highly interesting Week 7 college football Saturday, the No. 7 Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks 27–25 on ABC, just barely escaping Columbia, South Carolina.
After South Carolina recovered an onside kick to have a chance at the lead, Gamecocks quarterback LaNorris Sellers threw a pick in the final seconds to end the game.
Last week, South Carolina edge rusher Dylan Stewart went viral for his sack celebration against the Ole Miss Rebels that saw him pretending to shoot Rebels quarterback Jaxson Dart while he was on the ground. Stewart’s celebration received a lot of criticism from the media and fans.
Nonetheless, ESPN—which is controlled by Disney, much like ABC—aired clips of Alabama’s victory during the halftime show. However, the previous image they used for South Carolina was dubious because it included a picture of Stewart’s contentious celebration that was edited into the show.
Some college football fans got a kick out of ESPN’s photo selection, but others did not, taking to social media to leave their complaints. “ESPN promoting the Dylan Stewart incident last week??” one fan said.
“ESPN what’re we doing here with this picture of Dylan Stewart?”
“NCAA and ESPN ‘this is so bad and disgusting for the game’ Also espn: let’s post it as a main graphic.”
Through six games of the season, Stewart and the South Carolina defense have amassed 19 sacks and eight interceptions, which has caused difficulties for opposing quarterbacks.
It wasn’t much different while facing Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe, a Heisman candidate; they forced two interceptions and brought him down four times in the backfield.
The defeat drops the Gamecocks to 3-3 overall and 1-3 in SEC play. With a loss against the Vanderbilt Commodores in Week 6, Alabama’s record is now 5-1 overall and 2-1 in the league.
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