SEC scheduling news: Alabama, Oklahoma coming to face USC at Williams-Brice in 2025
South Carolina football is a few months away from kicking off its 2024 season. Now we know that the 2025 season, especially at home, is going to be a big one for the Gamecocks.
Powerhouse brands and conference foes Alabama and Oklahoma will make trips to Williams-Brice Stadium in 2025, the Southeastern Conference announced Wednesday as it released conference matchups for next year. The league also said it’s sticking to an eight-game conference schedule, for now, and teams will play the same conference opponents in 2025 that they do in 2024. They’ll just flip the host sites.
That means Oklahoma, Alabama, Vanderbilt and Kentucky will be coming to Columbia, while Gamecocks will travel to LSU, Ole Miss, Texas A&M and Missouri. It will be the first time Oklahoma will play a game at Williams-Brice Stadium.
Alabama hasn’t played at USC since 2019.
“We continue to monitor changes across college sports as they relate to future scheduling,” SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said in a release. “Continuing with our current format for the 2025 season provides additional time to understand the impact of the changes happening around us as we determine the appropriate long-term plan for SEC football scheduling.”
The 2025 season will likely be the last year SEC plays an eight-game schedule. Many national analysts believe the conference will go to a nine-game schedule starting in 2026.
Staying with the same conference schedule also means there’s no Georgia, Florida or Tennessee on the Gamecocks’ schedule until at least 2026. Dates for the 2025 games will be announced at a later time.
South Carolina already has three non-conference games lined up for 2025, including opening the season against Virginia Tech on Aug. 31 or Sept. 1 at the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The Gamecocks also will host Coastal Carolina and rival Clemson.
For 2024, the Gamecocks kick off the season Aug. 31 at home against Old Dominion.
2025 SEC FOOTBALL OPPONENTS AND SITES
Alabama
Home: LSU, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
Away: Auburn, Georgia, Missouri, South Carolina
Arkansas
Home: Auburn, Mississippi State, Missouri, Texas A&M
Away: LSU, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas
Auburn
Home: Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri
Away: Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
Florida
Home: Georgia (1), Mississippi State, Tennessee, Texas
Away: Kentucky, LSU, Ole Miss, Texas A&M
Georgia
Home: Alabama, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Texas
Away: Auburn, Florida (1), Mississippi State, Tennessee
Kentucky
Home: Florida, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas
Away: Auburn, Georgia, South Carolina, Vanderbilt
LSU
Home: Arkansas, Florida, South Carolina, Texas A&M
Away: Alabama, Ole Miss, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt
Ole Miss
Home: Arkansas, Florida, LSU, South Carolina
Away: Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Oklahoma
Mississippi State
Home: Georgia, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas
Away: Arkansas, Florida, Missouri, Texas A&M
Missouri
Home: Alabama, Miss. State, South Carolina, Texas A&M
Away: Arkansas, Auburn, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt
Oklahoma
Home: Auburn, LSU, Ole Miss, Missouri
Away: Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2)
South Carolina
Home: Alabama, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt
Away: LSU, Ole Miss, Missouri, Texas A&M
Tennessee
Home: Arkansas, Georgia, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt
Away: Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi State
Texas
Home: Arkansas, Oklahoma (2), Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
Away: Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi State
Texas A&M
Home: Auburn, Florida, Mississippi State, South Carolina
Away: Arkansas, LSU, Missouri, Texas
Vanderbilt
Home: Auburn, Kentucky, LSU, Missouri
Away: Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas
(1) denotes Florida vs. Georgia in Jacksonville, Florida
(2) denotes Oklahoma vs. Texas in Dallas, Texas
This story was originally published March 20, 2024 at 3:07 PM.
