Daniel Weaver’s 42-yard field goal as time expired just crawled over the crossbar to give No. 14 South Carolina a 31-28 win over No. 22 Ohio State. It was the Gamecocks second straight Outback win over Ohio State, and spoiled Jim Tressel’s bowl game debut.

The Buckeyes overcame a 28-0 deficit midway through the third quarter as senior quarterback Steve Bellisari, playing for the first time since his November arrest and suspension on drunken driving charges, led a furious comeback. Bellisari completed 21-of-35 passes for 323 yards and two TDs. His nine-yard touchdown pass to Darnell Sanders tied the game with less than three minutes to play. But after a Cie Grant interception gave OSU the ball again, Bellisari was intercepted by Sheldon Brown, who returned the ball 43 yards to the Buckeyes’ 29 with 23 seconds showing. That set up the game-winning kick.

OSU receiver Michael Jenkins had a monster game with eight catches for 154 yards, but it wasn’t enough.