Where is South Carolina football projected to go bowling?
South Carolina football finished the 2024 regular season with a 9-3 mark and awaits word on its postseason bowl destination.
Conference championship games are now over, and the 12-team College Football Playoff field will be revealed on Sunday night.
The Gamecocks will not have the opportunity to play in the CFP but will receive a quality bowl invitation.
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Saturday night’s ACC title game could change the bowl landscape for South Carolina. With SMU losing to Clemson, the Mustangs are battling Alabama for an at-large spot in the College Football Playoff.
The Citrus Bowl, a spot that South Carolina has been linked to, gets the first pick of non-CFP teams. If Alabama is left out of the CFP, that bowl will pick between the Gamecocks and Crimson Tide.
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The league office chooses other SEC-tied bowls.
Here are the final bowl projections for Shane Beamer’s program from national pundits across the country.
ESPN’s Mark Schlabach and Kyle Bonagura now agree on their postseason picks for USC; both project the Gamecocks to play in Orlando in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl against Illinois.
CBS analyst Jerry Palm has South Carolina matching up with Iowa in the ReliaQuest Bowl.
Athlon Sports’ Steven Lassan also has the Gamecocks in the ReliaQuest, but projects a matchup with Michigan from the Big Ten.
Brett McMurphy of the Action Network changed his projection shortly after noon on Sunday and now has the Gamecocks in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, matching up with Syracuse.
SUNDAY BOWL UPDATE FROM CHRIS CLARK
With a bowl win, South Carolina can reach the 10-win mark for just the fifth time in school history.
The Cheez-It Citrus Bowl will be held in Orlando, Florida at 3:00 p.m. on December 31.
The ReliaQuest Bowl is set for Tampa, Florida at noon on December 31.
The TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, held in Jacksonville, Florida, is at 7:30 p.m. on January 2.
