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South Carolina Gameday Guide: Gamecocks vs. Georgia State

wesby:Wes Mitchell•09/03/22•

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MarShawn Lloyd goes into the 2022 season hoping to break out for the Gamecocks (Chris Gillespie/Gamecock Central).

The South Carolina Gamecocks begin the second year of the Shane Beamer Era when they host the Georgia State Panthers at Williams-Brice Stadium.

South Carolina (0-0) vs Georgia State (0-0)

When: Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022 – 7:30 PM ET

Where: Williams-Brice Stadium – Columbia, SC (77,559)

Broadcast: SEC Network+/ESPN+ (Courtney Lyle, Chris Doering, Tamara Brown)

Local Radio: Gamecock IMG Sports Network (Todd Ellis, Tommy Suggs, Jamar Nesbit)

Satellite Radio: Sirius/XM 132 or 191

Odds: South Carolina -12.5 (O/U 55.5)

Weather: A few clouds, 71°, 22% chance of rain

South Carolina Injury report: WR Corey Rucker (out), RB Christian Beal-Smith (questionable), P Kai Kroeger (expected to play)

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How to watch today’s game

If you already have a satellite, cable, or live TV streaming service that features the regular ole SEC Network — and we’re assuming that you do if you’re planning to watch the Gamecocks play in other games this season — then you already have access to SEC Network+.

And that means you can watch the game Saturday without any additional charges by simply logging in to the ESPN app on your streaming device, smart TV or web browser with your username and password from your provider.

One thing to keep an eye on here is to make sure you click the feed of the game that says SEC Network+, not the one that says ESPN+.

You can also click here to go directly to the SEC Network+ version of the game.

Luckily, the SEC Network (and thus the SEC Network+) is available on pretty much all of the major TV services now including Cox, DIRECTV, DIRECTVStream, DISH Network, fuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, Optimum, Sling TV, Spectrum, Suddenlink, Verizon Fios, Xfinity TV, YouTube TV and Vidgo.

Click here for our full guide to watching the game!

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Gameday Timeline

WHAT’S HAPPENING
Parking lots open in Gamecock Park1:30 PM
Parking lots open in LMC Fair Park, Woodstock, and Armory2:30 PM
Gamecock Village opens3:00 PM
Gamecock Walk5:30 PM
Band Pep Rally5:50 PM
All gates at Williams-Brice Stadium open6:00 PM
Pregame show from Mighty Sound of the Southeast7:10 PM
“Welcome to Williams-Brice” video and “2001”7:30 PM
Team entrance7:30 PM
Sandstorm7:31 PM
Kickoff7:32 PM
Clowney jersey retirement ceremonyHalftime

Quick notes from South Carolina Athletics  

— 2022 marks the 129th season of intercollegiate football at the University of South Carolina, dating back to 1892. It is the 116th-consecutive year in which South Carolina has competed on the gridiron. The University did not field a team.

— The two head coaches – South Carolina’s Shane Beamer and Georgia State’s Shawn Elliott – were both assistant coaches at South Carolina under head coach Steve Spurrier and worked together on the 2010 staff that captured the SEC Eastern Division title.

Beamer worked as the outside linebackers/co-special teams coordinator in 2007; cornerbacks coach in 2008, and Spurs/strong safeties/special teams coordinator/recruiting coordinator in both 2009 and 2010. Elliott was the offensive line coach from 2010-16. He also served as Carolina’s interim head coach in the second half of the 2015 season, posting a 1-5 mark. He was the lone holdover from Coach Spurrier’s final staff to Will Muschamp’s first staff in 2016.

— This is the first time that South Carolina and Georgia State have met on the gridiron.

— The Panthers own an all-time record of 50-92 in 11 years of competition. They have appeared in five bowl games, winning three. Georgia State posted an 8-5 record overall, including a 6-2 mark in the Sun Belt, good for second in the Eastern Division, during the 2021 campaign. They defeated Ball State, 51-20, in the TaxAct Camellia Bowl.

— Jadeveon  Clowney, a  two-time first-team All-American and All-SEC selection and the 2012 SEC Defensive Player of the Year, will have his jersey retired in ceremonies at halftime of this week’s game.

— Oklahoma transfer Spencer Rattler takes over the reins as the Gamecocks’ top signal-caller in 2021. Rattler, who joined the team in the spring and was the Joe Morrison Player of the Spring for the offense, has appeared in 23 games during his career. He is 15-2 as a starter. He has completed over 70 percent of his passes for 4,595 yards with 40 touchdowns.

— University of South Carolina “Super Senior“ Jordan Strachan probably has had this game circled for a while. Strachan began his career at GSU in 2017 as a walk-on safety. He moved to outside linebacker during that redshirt freshman season and worked his way up to where he tied for first in the country with a school-record 10.5 sacks in the 2020 season. He transferred to South Carolina in January of 2021

Other resources from Gamecock Central: News | Schedule | Future Opponents | Scholarship Breakdown | Roster | Printable Roster | Depth Chart Plus | NFL Gamecocks

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