After sputtering for much of the game, No. 13 South Carolina scored a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns to pull away with a 24-11 win over Virginia Tech in the second Aflac Kickoff Game of the weekend in Atlanta.With the Gamecocks (1-0) clinging to a 10-8 lead early in the fourth quarter, Vicari Swain returned a punt 80 yards for USC’s first punt-return touchdown since 2013.After the Hokies (0-1) responded with a field goal, a 64-yard touchdown pass from LaNorris Sellers to Nyck Harbor put the game out of reach for Va. Tech.Sellers completed 12 of 19 passes for 209 yards with a passing and rushing touchdown in the first game of his second season as a starter.Va. Tech starting quarterback Kyron Drones was an inefficient 15-of-35 (43 percent) for 221 yards with a pair of interceptions. He relied heavily on the two-headed monster of Donavon Greene (94 yards) and Ayden Greene (71 yards), who combined for 75 percent of the team’s receiving yards.The Hokies outgained USC 336-327, but they were also held without a touchdown for the first time since a 34-3 loss at Louisville in 2023.The Gamecocks got off to a roaring start to their season opener, marching down the field on a seven-play, 75-yard touchdown drive. Sellers was 3-for-3 for 54 yards, and reached the end zone on a 15-yard run to cap off the drive.From there, USC’s offense sputtered out. The Gamecocks managed just three points on their ensuing seven possessions as the Hokies’ defense strung together stops to give the offense a chance to get back into the game.