South Carolina gets new bowl projections following Ole Miss loss
Even so, South Carolina sits at 3-2 with several potential wins upcoming as part of a difficult remaining schedule. A bowl game is still possible for USC, and several outlets updated their 2024-2025 bowl season projections after the weekend.
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ESPN’s Mark Schlabach and Kyle Bonagura have had different projections for the Gamecocks most of the season. However, their latest bowl prediction update reveals a united front. Both Schlabach and Bonagura listed the Gamecocks in the Gasparilla Bowl, facing off against an ACC foe. According to Schlabach, Carolina will play the Boston College Eagles, while Bonagura projects the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets as the opponent. The Gamecocks have never played Boston College and haven’t seen Georgia Tech since 1991.
Steven Lassan of Athlon Sports has the Gamecocks heading to Nashville this December. According to Lassan, South Carolina will be in the Music City Bowl for a showdown with the Illinois Fighting Illini. If that matchup proves to be correct, it will be the first game played between the two programs.
Both Action Network’s Brett McMurphy and Jerry Palm of CBS Sports did not include the Gamecocks as a bowl team in their latest projections.
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Shane Beamer’s team does not have an easy road ahead of them as they fight for a bowl. As things stand today, the Gamecocks likely will be underdogs in at least six of their final eight contests.
Next up on the gauntlet is a meeting with the Alabama Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa. The Gamecocks and Crimson Tide will kick off at Noon on Saturday. The game will be broadcast on ABC and streamed on ESPN+ and the ESPN app.
