Gameday Guide: South Carolina vs. Coastal Carolina TV info, depth chart, more

South Carolina opens the 2018 football season against Coastal Carolina Here’s what you need to know about the game:

Game info

Who: Coastal Carolina (0-0) at South Carolina (0-0)

When: Noon Saturday

Where: Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250)

Series history: South Carolina leads all-time series 1-0 with a 70-10 win in 2013

TV: SEC Network (Taylor Zarzour, play-by-play; Matt Stinchcomb, analysis; Kris Budden, sideline)

Radio: 107.5 FM (Todd Ellis, play-by-play; Tommy Suggs, analysis; Langston Moore, sideline) ... See all the radio affiliates around the state here.

Satellite radio: Sirius 99/XM 190

Line: South Carolina by 29 1/2

Gamecock Walk: Takes place at approximately 9:50 a.m.

Weather: Partly sunny, with a high near 91. A 40 percent chance of precipitation, with potential for showers and thunderstorms

Getting off on the right foot on what could be a big season for South Carolina. The Gamecocks have visions of nine or 10 wins, and that starts Saturday.

It’s also the debut of the Gamecocks’ offense under new coordinator Bryan McClendon, who has promised a higher tempo. Early struggles might be a sign the current assembly of talent isn’t adapting quite as fast to the new approach as was hoped.

The Chanticleers will be coached by Joe Moglia for the first time in a game since 2016. Coastal went 3-9 without him in its first year in FBS.

The teams, by the numbers (2017)

South Carolina players to watch

1. Wide receiver Deebo Samuel is back. The player who might well have been the best in the country through three games returns after the leg maladies that cost him most of 2017. He had 250 receiving yards, two kick return scores and four other trips to the end zone, so if he’s full-go, it will be a sight to behold.

2. South Carolina coaches have said junior quarterback Jake Bentley plays better going fast. He’ll have the opportunity in the new offense, as he looks to improve on his 2017 line of 2,794 yards, 18 touchdowns, 12 interceptions and a completion percentage of 62.2.

3. Senior linebacker Bryson-Allen Williams is much in the same boat as Samuel. The versatile edge player was knocked out of the same Kentucky game early in what looked like a promising season. He’s expected to play more of a pass-rushing role after making 10 tackles, three for loss with two sacks and an interception in three games.

Coastal Carolina players to watch

1. Quarterback Kilton Anderson started the final three games of last season, tossing for 437 yards, four touchdowns and three interceptions as the Chanticleers went 2-1. He was named the 2018 starter earlier this month. Anderson, a senior, started five times for Fresno State in 2015.

2. Receiver Malcolm Williams made third-team All-Sun Belt last season thanks to 43 receptions, 793 yards and seven touchdowns. The senior’s also a special teams threat. He averaged 22 yards a kick return last season.

3. Linebacker Silas Kelly was the only Chanticleer selected by the league’s coaches to make a preseason All-Sun Belt team. A projected second-teamer, Kelly finished third on CCU in 2017 with 75 tackles. He’s one of four returning defensive starters.

South Carolina depth chart

This story was originally published September 1, 2018 at 7:20 AM.