South Carolina plays final SEC game of season vs. Missouri: TV channel, injuries, weather

South Carolina football is rolling with three straight blowouts of SEC teams. The Gamecocks will now host a Missouri team that’s 7-2 overall but hard to get a read on.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the game, including how to watch, betting lines and an injury report:

WHAT CHANNEL IS THE SOUTH CAROLINA GAME ON?

• Who: No. 21 South Carolina (6-3, 4-3 SEC) vs. No. 23 Missouri (7-2, 3-2 SEC)
• Where: Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C.
• When: 4:15 p.m. Saturday
• TV: SEC Network
• Stream: ESPN.com and the ESPN app
• On-air announce crew: Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst) and Cole Cubelic (sideline reporter)
• Radio: 107.5 FM in the Columbia area (Todd Ellis, play-by-play; Tommy Suggs, analyst; Chet Tucker, sideline) … See all the radio affiliates around South Carolina here.
• Satellite radio: Sirius/XM channel 162 or 192
• Series history: South Carolina has lost the past five meetings, including a 34-12 loss on the road last season. The Tigers lead the all-time series 9-5.

INJURY REPORT

The following players were listed on South Carolina’s conference-mandated availability report: OUT — Matthew Fuller (RB), Nick Barrett (DT), Jakai Moore (OL), Gilber Edmond (edge). Probable — Josiah Thompson (OT). ... Meanwhile, Missouri listed usual starting QB Brady Cook as doubtful.

TOP STORYLINES

Time to make a little history? South Carolina jumped into the College Football Playoff rankings at No. 21. If the Gamecocks can top the Tigers, it will mark the first winning SEC season in Shane Beamer’s tenure. A winning SEC record would be USC’s first since the 2017 Gamecocks and only the second since 2013. If Shane Beamer’s squad can win comfortably, it would mean closing conference play strong with four victories against solid to good teams.

Which Missouri team is going to show up? The Tigers spent much of this past Saturday looking like they couldn’t move the ball in a pure rock fight, and then popped a 75-yard game-winning drive against a good defense with a backup QB. It’s not clear who is going to start behind center — Brady Cook or Drew Pyne. It’s not clear if they found something with that offense. But this Tigers team at least has the ability to be an enormous pain to face.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR COLUMBIA, SC

The National Weather Service predicts Columbia will be partly cloudy with temperatures in the mid-60s around kickoff.

ESPN FPI GAME PREDICTION

ESPN’s Football Power Index gives South Carolina a 69.6% chance to win the game.

BETTING ODDS

The Gamecocks are a 13.5-point favorite against the Tigers, according to VegasInsider’s consensus line. The over/under is 43.5 points.

South Carolina football schedule

• Aug. 31 – South Carolina 23, Old Dominion 19
• Sept. 7 – South Carolina 31, Kentucky 6
  
  
• Sept. 14 – LSU 36, South Carolina 33
  
  
• Sept. 21 – South Carolina 50, Akron 7
  
  
• Oct. 5 – Ole Miss 27, South Carolina 3
• Oct. 12 – Alabama 27, South Carolina 25
• Oct. 19 – South Carolina 35, Oklahoma 6
• Nov. 2 – South Carolina 44, Texas A&M 20
• Nov. 9 – South Carolina 28, Vanderbilt 7
• Nov. 16 – vs. Missouri – 4:15 p.m. // SEC Network
• Nov. 23 – vs. Wofford – 4 p.m., SEC Network+/ESPN+
• Nov. 30 – at Clemson – TBA

This story was originally published November 15, 2024 at 6:40 AM.