USC Gamecocks Football

TV channel, kickoff time set for South Carolina’s football game against Kentucky

South Carolina plays at Kentucky on Oct. 8 this season.
South Carolina plays at Kentucky on Oct. 8 this season. aslitz@herald-leader.com

South Carolina football returns to SEC play next week, as it travels to play No. 7 Kentucky.

The Gamecocks play the Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8 at Kroger Field, the SEC announced Monday. The game will be televised by SEC Network.

Kentucky has won seven of the last eight games against South Carolina, and the Gamecocks lead the all-time series 18-14-1.

USC (2-2, 0-2 SEC) will first face S.C. State at home this week, while the Wildcats (4-0, 1-0 SEC) will travel to play Ole Miss.

SEC football games for Oct. 8

  • Tennessee vs. LSU, noon, ESPN
  • Arkansas vs. Mississippi State, noon, SEC Network
  • Missouri vs. Florida, noon, ESPNU
  • Auburn vs. Georgia, 3:30 p.m., CBS
  • Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt, 4 p.m., SEC Network
  • South Carolina vs. Kentucky, 7:30 p.m., SEC Network
  • Texas A&M vs. Alabama, 8 p.m., CBS

South Carolina 2022 football schedule

This story was originally published September 26, 2022 at 1:00 PM.

Jeremiah Holloway
The State
Jeremiah Holloway covers South Carolina women’s basketball and football for The State. A graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, he is from Greensboro, N.C. and an avid basketball fan. Holloway joined The State in August 2022.
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