How to watch South Carolina football game vs. Kentucky: TV, time, odds, weather

South Carolina football will face its first conference opponent of the season this weekend when it hits the road to play Kentucky in Lexington.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the game, including how to watch, the injury report, betting lines and the Week 2 depth chart:

What channel is the South Carolina game on?

Who: South Carolina (1-0) vs. Kentucky (1-0)

Where: Kroger Field in Lexington, Ky.

When: 3:45 p.m. Saturday

TV: ABC (game is on ESPN app while previous game concludes)

Stream: ESPN.com

On-air announce crew : Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst) and Molly McGrath (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 374

Series history: South Carolina leads the all-time series 20-14-1, including a 10-8 record at Kentucky. Both teams played three times before USC joined the SEC (1937, 1978 and 1981) and have met every year since.

Injury report, top storylines for the game

• South Carolina injury report : OUT — Jakai Moore (OL); DOUBTFUL — Emory Floyd (DB); QUESTIONABLE — David Spaulding (LB); PROBABLE — Bangally Kamara (LB), Gilber Edmond (edge); Bryan Thomas Jr. (edge)

• Bounce-back game?: While the Gamecocks left Week 1 with a win, their performance left much to be desired. The defense performed well, having forced four fumbles and snagging two interceptions in the 23-19 victory. Coach Shane Beamer and offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains pointed toward poor perimeter blocking on offense and lack of explosiveness in the pass game as low points. Can South Carolina show positive progress from Week 1 to Week 2?

• Kennard, Stewart versus SEC offensive line: Edge rushers Kyle Kennard (transfer from Georgia Tech) and Dylan Stewart (five-star freshman) combined for nine tackles, four sacks and three forced fumbles against Old Dominion last week. Granted, no offensive line in FBS allowed more sacks in 2023 than the Monarchs. Saturday is a chance to see how Kennard’s and Stewart’s skillsets translate to SEC play.

• Can the receivers get right?: Loggains said the Gamecocks weren’t explosive enough in the pass game versus ODU, which is how a team scores points. Had transfer wide receiver Jared Brown not dropped a huge pass from Sellers in the first quarter, that probably wouldn’t have been the case. But Brown’s drop wasn’t the only issue Saturday. Beamer criticized his wide receivers and tide ends for inadequate blocking as well. Kentucky should provide a bigger challenge, and it remains to be seen how South Carolina will react.

Weather forecast for Lexington, KY

Lexington will be sunny with a high near 72 degrees Saturday with a 30% chance of rain, according to the National Weather Service .

ESPN FPI game prediction

ESPN’s Football Power Index gives South Carolina a 30.3% chance to win the game.

Point spread for USC Gamecocks vs. UK Wildcats

The Gamecocks are 10-point underdog against the Wildcats, according to VegasInsider’s consensus line . The over/under is 42.5 points.

2024 football schedule

• Aug. 31 – South Carolina 23, Old Dominion 19
• Sept. 7 – at Kentucky – 3:30 p.m., ABC
• Sept. 14 – vs. LSU – 12 p.m., ABC
• Sept. 21 – vs. Akron – TBA (night)
• Oct. 5 – vs. Ole Miss – TBA (flex)
• Oct. 12 – at Alabama – 12 p.m., ABC —OR— ESPN
  
  
• Oct. 19 – at Oklahoma – TBA (early)
• Nov. 2 – vs. Texas A&M – TBA (night)
• Nov. 9 – at Vanderbilt – TBA (afternoon)
• Nov. 16 – vs. Missouri – TBA (afternoon)
  
  
• Nov. 23 – vs. Wofford – 4 p.m., SEC Network+/ESPN+
• Nov. 30 – at Clemson – TBA

USC depth chart

——OFFENSE——

• QB: LaNorris Sellers (Robby Ashford)

• RB: Raheim “Rocket” Sanders (Juju McDowell — OR — Oscar Adaway III)

• TE: Josh Simon (Michael Smith)

• TE: Brady Hunt (Maurice Brown II)

• WR: Jared Brown (Nyck Harbor — OR — Dalveon Campbell)

• WR: Mazeo Bennett Jr. (Gage Larvadain — OR — Payton Mangrum — OR — Luke Doty)

• WR: Vandrevius Jacobs (Tyshawn Russell)

• LT: Josiah Thompson (Tree Babalade)

• LG: Kamaar Bell (Markee Anderson)

• RG: Torricelli Simpkins III — OR — Trovon Baugh

• RT: Cason Henry (Jatavius Shivers)

• OC: Vershon Lee (Ryan Brubaker)

——DEFENSE——

• Edge: Kyle Kennard (Gilber Edmond, Desmond Umeozulu)

• Edge: Jatius Geer — OR — Bryan Thomas Jr. — OR — Dylan Stewart

• DT: Tonka Hemingway — OR — T.J. Sanders (Monkell Goodwine)

• DT: Alex Huntley (Nick Barrett — OR — DeAndre Jules)

• MLB: Bam Martin-Scott — OR — Demetrius Knight Jr. (Fred “JayR” Johnson)

• WLB: Debo Williams (Bangally Kamara, Mohamed Kaba)

• NICK: Jalon Kilgore (Kelvin Hunter — OR — Jalewis Solomon)

• CB: O’Donnell Fortune (Emory Floyd — OR — David Spaulding)

• CB: Judge Collier (Vicari Swain)

• SS: DQ Smith (Peyton Williams)

• FS: Nick Emmanwori (David Bucey — OR — Gerald Kilgore)

——SPECIAL TEAMS——

• PK: Alex Herrera (Mason Love, William Joyce)
  
  

• P: Kai Kroeger (Mason Love)

• LSN: Hunter Rogers (Cole Rasmussen)

• H: Kai Kroeger (Mason Love)

• KOR: Juju McDowell (Nyck Harbor)

• PR: Juju McDowell (Gage Larvadain)

  Sign Up for The State, This Week