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

Undefeated South Carolina hosts No. 16 LSU and ESPN’s “College GameDay” this weekend at Williams-Brice Stadium.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the nationally televised matchup, including how to watch, key storylines, betting odds and the Week 3 depth chart:

What channel is the South Carolina game on?

Who: South Carolina (2-0, 1-0 SEC) vs. No. 16 LSU (1-1, 0-0)

Where: Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, SC

When: Noon, Saturday

TV: ABC

Stream: ESPN.com and the ESPN app

On-air announce crew : Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) and Holly Rowe (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: Saturday marks the 23rd meeting between South Carolina and LSU. The Tigers hold the all-time series record (19-2-1). This includes a a 5-1-1 lead in games played in Columbia. LSU has won the last seven meetings. South Carolina last won 18-17 on Oct. 1, 1994 in Death Valley.

Injury report, top storylines for the game

• Injury report : OUT — Jakai Moore (OL); Emory Floyd (DB); Andrew Colasurdo (LB); PROBABLE — Gage Larvadain (WR), Trovon Baugh (OL)

• ESPN’s “College GameDay” and other festivities: Saturday marks USC’s the eighth time hosting “College GameDay” live from Columbia and the 10th time the Gamecocks have appeared on the show. It’s the first Columbia-based broadcast since Steve Spurrier was head coach. USC will also recognize former quarterback Tommy Suggs before kickoff and honor the 2023-24 national champion women’s basketball team at halftime.

• Forward momentum?: South Carolina’s 31-6 victory at Kentucky last week was the largest road win under Shane Beamer. He was adamant after the game that the win was proof of what those within the program already knew, which is that USC has a good football team. Can South Carolina ride last week’s triumph to its first win over LSU since the turn of the century?

• Ranked meeting: South Carolina received votes in both The Associated Press and coaches’ polls this week. LSU is ranked No. 16 and 17, respectively, in each. If the Gamecocks are able to keep their undefeated record intact, they may find themselves inside the Top 25 next week.

Weather forecast for Columbia, SC

The skies will be mostly cloudy with a high near 81 degrees in Columbia on Saturday, according to the National Weather service . There’s a chance of showers and thunderstorms as well, particularly after 2 p.m. The chance of precipitation is 60%.

ESPN FPI game prediction

ESPN’s Football Power Index gives South Carolina an 48.7% chance to win the game.

Point spread for USC Gamecocks vs. LSU Tigers

The Gamecocks are a seven-point underdog against the Tigers, according to VegasInsider’s consensus line . The over/under is 50.5 points.

2024 football schedule

• Aug. 31 – South Carolina 23, Old Dominion 19
• Sept. 7 – South Carolina 31, Kentucky 6
• Sept. 14 – vs. LSU – 12 p.m., ABC
• Sept. 21 – vs. Akron – 7:30 p.m., ESPNU
• 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 (Nych Harbor —OR— Dalevon Campbell)

• WR: Mazeo Bennet Jr. —OR— 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: Dylan Stewart (Bryan Thomas Jr. —OR— Jatius Geer)

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

• DT: Alex “Boogie” 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— Jalewish 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 Kreoger (Mason Love)

• LSN: Hunter Rogers (Cole Rasmussen)

• H: Kai Kroeger (Mason Love)

• KOR: Juju McDowell (Nyck Harbor)

• PR: Juju McDowell (Gage Larvadain)

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