South Carolina Gameday Guide: Gamecocks vs. Georgia

The South Carolina Gamecocks (1-1, 0-1 SEC) return home for the first game of a three-game homestand when they host the nation’s top-ranked team according to the Associated Press, and the defending national champion Georgia Bulldogs.

South Carolina (1-1, 0-1 SEC) vs. Georgia (2-0, 0-0 SEC)

When: Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022 – 12 PM ET

Where: Columbia, S.C. – Williams-Brice Stadium (76,000)

Broadcast: ESPN (Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Molly McGrath)

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

Satellite Radio: Sirius/XM 133 or 190

National Radio: ESPN

Odds: UGA -25.5 (O/U 55.5)

Weather: 80°,sunny, 0% chance of rain

South Carolina Injury report: DB Cam Smith (questionable), DB R.J. Roderick (questionable), DL Boogie Huntley (questionable), DB David Spaulding (questionable), WR Corey Rucker (questionable), LB Mo Kaba (out for season), EDGE Jordan Strachan (out for season).

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How to watch today’s game

The game today is on good ole traditional ESPN, which can be found on the base package of pretty much every cable and streaming live TV service out there.

If you’re in a pinch and can’t get to a TV, then you can still watch the game Saturday without any additional charges by simply logging in to the ESPN app on your streaming device or web browser with your username and password from your provider.

The ESPN App is available on Android, Amazon Fire TV, iOS, Chromecast, Roku, Samsung Smart TVs, Apple TV, Kindle Fire, Android TV, PS4, XBox and Oculus.

If you don’t have any of those, you can always simply go to Watch ESPN on a browser.

As always, you can hear the game on the radio in Columbia from our friends at 107.5 The Game FM.

Coverage from South Carolina vs UGA Week

• Carolina Confidential – Final thoughts on South Carolina vs. Georgia
• Clarke Schmidt breaks down South Carolina-Georgia matchup
• Breaking down the keys: South Carolina vs. Georgia
• Setting the stage for men’s hoops recruiting weekend
• Behind enemy lines: Georgia
• Nyckoles Harbor has arrived in Columbia for his South Carolina official visit
• ‘It’s a next man up business:’ Gilber Edmond primed to replace Jordan Strachan
• Staff picks: South Carolina-Georgia, other week two games
• Debo Williams, Stone Blanton sliding into bigger roles now
• ESPN: The inside story of South Carolina’s Sir Big Spur mascot naming controversy
• Potential X-factors against Georgia
• South Carolina stressing run defense ahead of Georgia
• Video Breakdown: Nyckoles Harbor set to visit South Carolina this weekend
• Five predictions for the South Carolina/Georgia game
• The Insider Report: Pre-Georgia Thoughts
• Brian Edwards’ Best Bets: South Carolina pick, college football wagers
• The Verdict: Carolina’s reality differs from what the stats exhibit
• Final injury report before kickoff
• Opponent Breakdown | Georgia vs South Carolina
• Gameday weather forecast from News19 and GamecockCentral
• South Carolina instilling belief to face stout Georgia defense

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Quick notes from South Carolina Athletics  

This is the 75th meeting between these two bordering flagship state universities. Georgia leads the all-time series by a 53-19-2 margin, including a 22-10-2 advantage in Columbia and a 30-9 mark in Athens. Since becoming SEC Eastern Division rivals in 1992, the Bulldogs own a 20-10 lead in the series, including 10-5 mark in Columbia.

CLOSER OF LATE: While Georgia has won six of the last seven meetings between these two schools, the Dawgs hold just a 7-5 advantage in games played since 2010. Carolina won three-straight from 2010-12, its longest winning streak in the series, and won again in 2014 and 2019. Georgia countered with a win in 2013 and four-straight from 2015-18 before winning each of the last two contests.

THE LAST TIME THEY MET: JT Daniels completed 21-of-31 passes for 303 yards and three touchdowns and Georgia’s fearsome defense nearly made it three-straight games without allowing a TD as the No. 2 Bulldogs ran away with a 40-13 victory over South Carolina on Sept. 18, 2021 in Athens. Josh Vann logged a career-best 128 yards receiving for the Gamecocks, including a 36-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter.

THE LAST TIME THEY MET HERE: The No. 13/10 Georgia Bulldogs put up 21 first-quarter points and never looked back in a 45-16 win over South Carolina on Nov. 28, 2020. Georgia did most of the damage on the ground, rushing for 332 yards on 46 carries, a 7.2-yard average. True freshman Luke Doty made his first career start and responded by connecting on 18-of-22 passes for 190 yards with a touchdown and an interception. With Shi Smith sidelined, tight end Nick Muse stepped up with the best game of his career, an eight-catch, 131-yard, one-touchdown performance.

THE LAST GAMECOCK WIN: In the high point of the 2019 season, the Gamecocks went into Athens on Oct. 12 and knocked off the No. 3/3 Bulldogs by a 20-17 mark in double-overtime. Israel Mukuamu was the star of the game, intercepting three Jake Fromm passes, including a 53-yard pick-six in the upset win. Parker White connected on a 24-yard field in the second overtime, before Rodrigo Blankenship missed from 42, providing the winning score. Georgia outgained Carolina 468-297 on the afternoon, but four turnovers proved costly for the Dawgs. The win matched the best road win for Carolina in school history and the Gamecocks were recognized as the National Team of the Week.

BEEN HERE, DONE THAT: Georgia enters this week’s game ranked atop the Associated Press poll. Four of South Carolina’s top eight wins in school history according to the A.P. have come against Georgia, with three of those coming in Williams-Brice Stadium.

BEST WINS IN SOUTH CAROLINA HISTORY
No. Date Opponent AP Rank Score
1. 10/09/10 vs Alabama 1 35-21
2. 10/24/81 at N. Carolina 3 31-13
10/12/19 at Georgia 3 20-17
4. 09/24/09 vs Ole Miss 4 16-10
5. 10/06/12 vs Georgia 5 35-7
10/26/13 at Missouri 5 27-24
7. 09/24/88 vs Georgia 6 23-10
09/13/14 vs Georgia 6 38-35
9. 10/04/07 vs Kentucky 8 38-23
11/21/87 vs Clemson 8 20-7
11/14/53 at W. Virginia 8 20-14

BEAMER SEES RED: First-year South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer served on Kirby Smart’s staff at Georgia as the tight ends coach and special teams coordinator in 2016 and ‘17. This is the eighth time Coach Beamer has been on the sidelines for Carolina-Georgia. He has been on the winning sideline in four of the previous seven games.

GEORGIA ON MY MIND: Carolina running back Lovasea Carroll was a defensive back on the Georgia squad last season. Gamecock offensive line coach Greg Adkins served on the Georgia coaching staff from 1996-2000. DFO George Wynn started for three years at Georgia and served as a team captain as a senior, graduating in 1992.

OLD FRIEND ALERT: Will Muschamp returns to his old stomping grounds. He served as the Gamecocks’ head coach from 2016-20, posting a 28-30 record. He now serves as UGA’s co-defensive coordinator. Bryan McClendon and Mike Bobo, who both worked on Muschamp’s staff at USC, now work at UGA, with McClendon serving as the passing game coordinator and Bobo in quality control. All three are UGA grads.

THEY’RE NUMBER ONE: Georgia comes into Williams-Brice Stadium ranked No. 1 in the country in this week’s Associated Press poll. It’s the seventh time that Carolina will face the A.P.’s top-ranked team. They are 1-5 when playing the No. 1 team previously, with the lone win coming against Alabama in 2010. The last three have come at home:
Date Opponent Score
Oct. 29, 1955 at Maryland L, 0-27
Nov. 9, 1991 at Florida St L, 10-38
Nov. 16, 1996 at Florida L, 25-52
Nov. 14, 2009 vs Florida L, 14-24
Oct. 9, 2010 vs Alabama W, 35-21
Nov. 28, 2015 vs Clemson L, 32-37

BEATING A RANKED OPPONENT: South Carolina’s last win over a ranked opponent came in the 2020 season when they knocked off 15th-ranked Auburn in Columbia by a 30-22 score. Carolina is just 1-9 in their last 10 games against a team ranked in the Associated Press Top-25. Shane Beamer is 0-3 as a head coach against Top-25 teams, falling at No. 2 Georgia and at No. 17 Texas A&M during the 2021 campaign before losing at 16th-ranked Arkansas last week in Fayetteville.

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