South Carolina announces uniform combination for home opener
South Carolina football will wear its white helmets, garnet jerseys, and white pants in the Gamecocks’ home opener tonight against Furman, the team announced on Twitter Saturday afternoon.
South Carolina (0-1) and Furman (1-0) are set for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff Saturday night at Williams-Brice Stadium with SEC Network Plus and ESPN Plus carrying the action.
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John Schriffen is set to provide the play-by-play with Rocky Boiman handling the color commentary, and Dawn Davenport working the sidelines.
The Gamecock Sports Radio Network — heard locally in Columbia on 107.5 The Game — once again features former South Carolina quarterbacks Todd Ellis and Tommy Suggs in the booth with Chad Tucker taking over sideline duties this season.
The Gamecocks opened their season with a 31-17 loss to UNC last week in Charlotte and will be looking to bounce back this week against the Paladins. Furman opened its season with a 45-10 win over Tennessee Tech.
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The two teams last met in 2014, a 41-10 South Carolina victory.
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Quick notes from South Carolina Athletics
IT’S HISTORY: 2023 marks the 130th season of intercollegiate football at the University of South Carolina, dating back to 1892. It is the 117th-consecutive year in which South Carolina has competed on the gridiron. The University did not field a team in either 1893 or 1906. Carolina owns an all-time record of 629-607-44, a .509 winning percentage. Since the start of the 21st century, the Gamecocks have posted a 163-125 record, a .566 winning clip.
ABOUT LAST WEEK: South Carolina opened the 2023 season with a 31-17 setback against No. 21/20 North Carolina in the Duke’s Mayo Classic, held in Charlotte, N.C. last Saturday night. The Gamecocks held a 14-10 lead late in the second period, but the Tar Heels responded with 21-consecutive points to open up a 31-14 advantage in securing the win. The Gamecocks got strong performances from quarterback Spencer Rattler, who completed 30-of-39 passes for 353 yards with no interceptions, but was sacked nine times. Wide receiver Xavier Legette had a career-best performance, collecting nine passes for 178 yards, the most by a receiver in Week 1 in the FBS. Drake Maye, the North Carolina quarterback and Heisman candidate, completed 24-of-32 passes for 269 yards and two scores, but was also intercepted twice.
CAROLINA VS. FURMAN: This is the 50th gridiron meeting between South Carolina and Furman in a series that dates back to 1892. The Gamecocks hold a 28-20-1 lead in the series, including a 15-8-1 advantage in Columbia. The teams have met just twice since 1982, with South Carolina posting a 38-19 win in 2010 and a 41-10 victory in 2014. The Gamecocks have won 13 of the last 14 meetings between the two Palmetto State schools dating back to 1950 with all but one of the wins coming by double-digits. Furman’s only win in the series since 1949 came in 1982 (28-23).
FURMAN IS FORMIDABLE: Furman entered the 2023 season ranked sixth in the country in the Coaches’ FCS poll. It marked the Paladins’ highest preseason ranking since 2006.
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