Watch: Jordan Burch returns interception for long Gamecocks TD
Jordan Burch is on his way up.
In his second year with South Carolina, the 6-foot-6, 268-pound edge rusher hauled in the first interception of his career in the Gamecocks’ season opener against Eastern Illinois.
Burch returned the pass 61 yards for a touchdown to bring South Carolina up to a 46-0 lead over the FCS Panthers with 7:44 to go in the game.
“I’ve been thinking about that play tonight all week, like, ‘I’ve got to get me a pick,’ ” Burch said after the game.
Burch was a five-star prospect out of the class of 2021 from Columbia’s Hammond School. He was rated the top player out of South Carolina, the second-best defensive tackle in the country and the nation’s No. 8 overall prospect.
He played eight games in 2020 before missing the last two games of his freshman season due to a hand injury. He finished with 19 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and one fumble recovery last year.
It was assistant coach Mike Peterson who told Burch put his hands up when an opposing lineman is attempting to deliver a cut block. Burch did just that, and it paid off.
This story was originally published September 4, 2021 at 10:15 PM with the headline "Watch: Jordan Burch returns interception for long Gamecocks TD."
