South Carolina Gamecocks Football

South Carolina opens the 2026 season against Kent State on Saturday, Sep 5 at Williams-Brice Stadium.

The Read

South Carolina opens a 35.5-point favorite. Our model gives South Carolina a 98% chance.

WIN PROBABILITY

SC 98% KENT 2%

PROJECTED FINAL

South Carolina

46

Kent State

10

SC win
98% One-score game
4%

What's driving the model

Ratings edge (Elo) SC

Home-field edge SC

Market lean SC

Model projection SC

Each game samples a margin around the market spread and a final total around the market total.

Sim the game Kent State @ South Carolina

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Kent State @ South Carolina

Sat, Sep 5 · 12:45 PM EDT

CFB VIBES MODELSC 99% to win

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Towson @ South Carolina

Sat, Sep 12 · 7:00 PM EDT

CFB VIBES MODELSC 99% to win

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Mississippi St @ South Carolina

Sat, Sep 19 · 4:15 PM EDT

CFB VIBES MODELSC 76% to win

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South Carolina @ Alabama

TBD

CFB VIBES MODELALA 71% to win

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Standings

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Place	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
12	FLAFloridaFLA	0–0	0–0
13	UKKentuckyUK	0–0	0–0
14	MSSTMississippi StateMSST	0–0	0–0
15	SCSouth CarolinaSC	0–0	0–0
16	VANVanderbiltVAN	0–0	0–0

Rankings

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Rank	AP TOP 25
1	OSUOhio StateOSU
2	OREOregonORE
3	UGAGeorgiaUGA
4	NDNotre DameND
–	SCSouth CarolinaSC

Rank	COACHES
1	OSUOhio StateOSU
2	OREOregonORE
3	UGAGeorgiaUGA
4	TEXTexasTEX
–	SCSouth CarolinaSC