The South Carolina Gamecocks have rebounded nicely from an early loss to Georgia on the road in Athens and now that the team has won four straight games, they will travel to Tennessee to play the Volunteers at Neyland Stadium in a game that will be on ESPN and streaming on Watch ESPN at 12 pm noon.
The Gamecocks come into the game after defeating Arkansas last week in a blowout game and that came after two close games against Kentucky and UCF, which they won by a combined 10 points. The South Carolina offense has been pretty consistent this season and the team is 3-1 in the SEC, with the only loss coming against Georgia. Connor Shaw has been having a very solid season for the team this season with over 1,100 yards passing and 10 touchdowns and he also has added over 300 rushing yards with two touchdowns this season. The team started the year with a win over North Carolina and now they are in the middle of three straight road games against SEC opponents.
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Playing on the road against Tennessee is always tough for SEC teams with 100,000 strong usually in attendance and this game is the second of three straight road contests for the Gamecocks, as they will play on the road against Missouri, who is ranked 14th in the nation and is coming off a huge win against Georgia last week. The team has four straight home games to finish the season, including against Mississippi State and then against Florida, which should be a very tough game. The team then will play against Coastal Carolina and then in-state rival Clemson, who is currently ranked number three in the nation.
Clemson is playing some great football this season with quarterback Tajh Boyd and that game could be the season for the Tigers, as they could be undefeated if they get past Florida State this weekend. The Volunteers are winless in the SEC this season and they are coming off of a tough overtime loss against Georgia from two weeks ago and now they will try to rebound against South Carolina. The team won its first two games before getting destroyed by Oregon and after losing to the Gators on the the road in Florida, the team won against South Alabama before the Bulldogs loss.
Tennessee plays against Alabama next after the South Carolina game and then they will play again on the road against Missouri before coming back home to play Auburn, who has sneaked into the top rankings at number 24 in the nation. Tennessee finishes the season with Vanderbilt and Kentucky and the game against South Carolina will have a noon kickoff. The team is having a tough season on offense and are scoring just over 30 points while averaging 28 on defense allowed per game.
The Gamecocks will be relying on their best players in Shaw, Mike Davis and Bruce Ellington, who combined for over 400 yards of offense in the win last week. Shaw had over 200 yards passing and three touchdowns, while Davis rushed for over 100 yards and now he has 416 this season. Ellington will be a prime target on Saturday and he comes in with 21 catches for 332 yards and three touchdowns. The Volunteers and Gamecocks are playing at 12 noon on ESPN from Tennessee.