Just how big of an underdog South Carolina opened as against Georgia

South Carolina’s football team has slogged through the 2020 season, and the Gamecocks will face long odds against the Georgia Bulldogs.

But the line won’t be quite as high as last year, when USC pulled off the 20-17 overtime stunner.

Kirby Smart’s Bulldogs opened as a 18-point favorite, a year after being a 21-point favorite in Athens. The Bulldogs have had quarterback issues all season and are all but done in the SEC East race.

The Gamecocks are coming off a 17-10 loss to Missouri, one where freshman quarterback Luke Doty gave the offense a little pep in the second half. J.T. Daniels made his Georgia debut after transferring from Southern Cal and threw for more than 400 yards.

USC had lost four in a row in the series before the 2019 upset, when Ryan Hilinski got hurt and Israel Mukuamu starred. South Carolina trails the overall series 51-19-2.

This story was originally published November 22, 2020 at 2:33 PM.

Ben Breiner

The State

Covers the South Carolina Gamecocks, primarily football, with a little basketball, baseball or whatever else comes up. Joined The State in 2015. Previously worked at Muncie Star Press and Greenwood Index-Journal. Picked up feature writing honors from the APSE, SCPA and IAPME at various points. A 2010 University of Wisconsin graduate. Support my work with a digital subscription