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South Carolina allows touchdown despite having 13 men on the field

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Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Football teams are only allowed to have 11 players on the field at a time - anything more is a five-yard penalty.

The South Carolina Gamecocks used a bold strategy on Saturday night and used 13 players. It is extremely likely that it was a total accident.

It's clear that many people on the defensive side of the ball were pretty confused. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM North Carolina Tar Heels running back Omarion Hampton (28) scores the opening touchdown against the South Carolina Gamecocks during the first quarter at Bank of America Stadium.  (Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports) But at the very least, they had a two-man advantage inside the five-yard line.

So the worst that could happen was that UNC would have just been half the distance to the goal line after South Carolina stopped them, right?

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