Yahoo Sports: Worst fears realized, South Carolina contemplates life without Lattimore
South Carolina is 6-1, ranked as high as No. 12 in the latest polls and controls its own destiny in the SEC East. Still, as of this afternoon, it's officially a season on the brink: As feared, Herculean running back Marcus Lattimore is out for the rest of the season with a knee injury he suffered in Saturday's 14-12 win at Mississippi State, robbing the Gamecocks of one of the most feared weapons in the country and their only reliable offensive anchor. He'll return in 2012 with two years of eligibility remaining. For a team that's three points away from ...