Gameday Guide: USC-Mississippi State TV info, depth chart, more

South Carolina plays at Mississippi State on Saturday. Here’s what you need to know about the game.

Game info

▪  Who: South Carolina (1-0, 1-0 SEC) at Mississippi State (0-1, 0-0)

▪  When: 7 p.m. Saturday

▪  Where: Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field (61,337), Starkville, Miss.

▪  Series history: South Carolina has won the last seven meetings to take a 9-6 lead in the all-time series.

▪  TV: ESPN2 (Mike Patrick, play by play; Ed Cunningham, analysis; Laura Rutledge, sideline)

▪  Radio: 107.5 FM (Todd Ellis, play-by-play; Tommy Suggs, analysis; Langston Moore, sideline)

▪  Satellite radio: Sirius 113/XM 190

▪  Line: Mississippi State by 6 1/2

▪  Weather: High in the low 90s during the day Saturday, then a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms that night. Mostly cloudy, with an overnight low around 70.

By the Numbers

What’s at stake

South Carolina is trying to improve to 2-0 overall and 2-0 in the SEC under first-year coach Will Muschamp after a 13-10 win over Vanderbilt. Mississippi State comes into the game 0-1 after a stunning 21-20 loss at home to South Alabama. USC players this week said they expect MSU to be plenty motivated to bounce back, while Muschamp said the Bulldogs’ loss “has zero to do with what’s going to happen Saturday night in Starkville.”

‘SEC Nation’ is in town

The SEC’s traveling college football show, “SEC Nation,” will originate from the Junction in Starkville on Saturday and air from 10 a.m. to noon Eastern time.

The last time in Starkville

USC scored 14, 15 and 16 points in the last three games played in Starkville, all Gamecocks wins. The 14-12 comeback win in 2011 might best be remembered as the game in which Gamecock great Marcus Lattimore sustained the first of his two knee injuries. He left the contest in the fourth quarter after carrying 17 times for 39 yards and a touchdown.

The Gamecocks have won seven straight against the Bulldogs.

Sept. 23, 2000: USC wins 23-19*

Sept. 20, 2001: USC wins 16-14

Oct. 5, 2002: USC wins 34-10*

Aug. 31, 2006: USC wins 15-0

Sept. 29, 2007: USC wins 38-21*

Oct. 15, 2011: USC wins 14-12

Nov. 2, 2013: USC wins 34-16*

*Game played at Williams-Brice Stadium

Mississippi State players to watch

1. Junior quarterback Damian Williams was moderately productive, if conservative, in the opener, throwing for 143 yards on 20-of-28 passing and running for 93 yards on 12 carries.

2. Senior Fred Ross is the Bulldogs’ top target, a big slot receiver who serves as an outlet in the team’s spread attack. Coming off a 1,007-yard season (on 88 catches), he led the team with six receptions in the opener and broke a 46-yard run.

3. Senior defensive end A.J. Jefferson was Mississippi State’s most disruptive returning lineman, and he continued the trend with four tackles for loss and two sacks against South Alabama.

-- Click here to view Mississippi State’s depth chart for the week --

Projected South Carolina depth chart

OFFENSE

WR – SAMUEL (Dawkins)

WR – J. SMITH (Banks)

WR – EDWARDS (Googer or Davis)

LT – ZANDI (Young)

LG – BAILEY (Knott)

C – KNOTT (Helms)

RG – HELMS (Park)

RT – PARK or CAMPER

TE – HURST (Crosby)

QB – ORTH (McIlwain or Bentley)

RB – TURNER (Da. Williams or Talley)

DEFENSE

DE – LEWIS (Wonnum or Blackshear)

DT – GRIFFIN (Jones)

DT – STALLWORTH (Thomas)

DE – SAWYER (English)

SLB – HOLLOMAN OR MOODY

MLB – WALTON OR HOLLOMAN

WLB – ALLEN-WILLIAMS OR HOLLOMAN

CB – FENTON (Montac)

S – D. SMITH (Diggs)

S – ELDER (Montac)

CB – LAMMONS (King)

NICK – DIGGS (Fenton)

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK – FRY (Charlton)

P – KELLY (Charlton)

LS – DR. WILLIAMS (McGriff)

H – KELLY

KR – TURNER (Fenton)

PR – SAMUEL (Fenton or Lammons)

This story was originally published September 8, 2016 at 2:38 PM with the headline "Gameday Guide: USC-Mississippi State TV info, depth chart, more."