How to watch South Carolina football game vs. Tennessee today: TV, stream, time, odds

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South Carolina pulled off a historic 63-38 upset last season of No. 5 Tennessee at Williams-Brice Stadium. This year, the Gamecocks venture to Knoxville to take on the Volunteers on their home field.

Here’s everything you need to know about the UT game, including how to watch, important storylines, betting odds and more:

What channel is the South Carolina game on?

Who: South Carolina (2-2, 1-1 SEC) vs. No. 21 Tennessee (3-1, 0-1)

Where: Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee

When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday

TV: SEC Network

Stream: ESPN app and ESPN.com

On-air announce crew: Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rogers (analyst), Cole Cubelic (sideline)

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 138 or 202

Series history: Tennessee leads the all-time series 28-11-2, including an 18-3 advantage in Knoxville. USC and UT have played every year since South Carolina joined the SEC in 1992. The Volunteers lead the conference series as well, 21-10, though the Gamecocks have won eight of the last 15 meetings and four of the last seven.

Injury report, top storylines for the game

  • Injury report: OUT — wide receiver Antwane “Juice” Wells (foot), running back Bradley Dunn (ankle) and offensive lineman Cason Henry (lower body). OUT FOR SEASON — offensive linemen Ni Mansell (undisclosed), Markee Anderson (knee) and Ryan Brubaker (knee). PROBABLE: wide receiver Ahmarean Brown (hamstring), defensive backs David Spaulding (undisclosed) and O’Donnell Fortune (knee). QUESTIONABLE: Offensive lineman Jakai Moore (shoulder).

  • UT’s disruptive defense: The Volunteers defense ranks third in the nation in two key stats this season: tackles for loss (9.8 per game) and sacks (4 per game). South Carolina offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains said this week that UT’s defensive line is as talented as any the Gamecocks have played this season. He identified the fight USC’s offensive line faces against Tennessee’s front as one of the key storylines of the game.

  • Joe Milton is a “lethal” dual threat: South Carolina defensive coordinator Clayton White shared his thoughts on the Volunteers’ starting signal caller: “As far as arm strength, I don’t think I’ve seen anybody who could throw the ball on tape farther than him. So that’s a challenge. For one, he’s big, he can run. He got an 81-yard run last week against UTSA. ... That combination right there is lethal.”

  • Can USC bookend 31 years of this divisional rivalry with upset wins?: The Gamecocks in 1992 started their debut season in the SEC 0-5, but rebounded to win five of their last six games. The most prolific of those wins was a 24-23 upset of the ranked Volunteers, effectively dashing their SEC East title hopes. Can South Carolina also take the final divisional game versus UT this weekend before Texas and Oklahoma join the conference?

Weather forecast for Knoxville

The National Weather Service predicts Saturday to be sunny with a daytime high near 85 degrees. Saturday night should be mostly clear with game temperatures starting in the mid- to upper 70s and dropping to near 70.

ESPN FPI game prediction

ESPN’s Football Power Index gives Tennessee a nearly 70% chance to win the game.

Point spread

The Gamecocks are a 11.5-point underdog against the Volunteers, according to VegasInsider’s consensus line. The over/under is 63.5 points.

2023 football schedule

USC depth chart

——OFFENSE——

  • QB: Spencer Rattler (Luke Doty)

  • RB: Mario Anderson —OR— Dakereon Joyner (Juju McDowell)

  • TE: Trey Knox (Nick Elksnis)

  • TE: Joshua Simon (Connor Cox)

  • WR: O’Mega Blake (Tyshawn Russell)

  • WR: Ahmarean Brown (Eddie Lewis)

  • WR: Xavier Legette (Nyck Harbor)

  • LT: Tree Babalade (Jaxon Hughes)

  • LG: Nick Gargiulo (Trai Jones)

  • RG: Jakai Moore —OR— Trovon Baugh

  • RT: Tyshawn Wannamaker —OR—Sidney Fugar

  • OC: Vershon Lee (Grayson Mains)

——DEFENSE——

  • DE: Tyreek Johnson —OR— Jatius Geer —OR— Elijah Davis

  • OLB/Edge: Jordan Strachan —OR— Bryan Thomas Jr. —OR— Desmond Umeozulu

  • DT: Tonka Hemingway (T.J. Sanders)

  • DT: Alex Huntley (Nick Barrett)

  • MLB: Stone Blanton (Grayson “Pup” Howard)

  • WLB: Debo Williams (Bam Martin-Scott)

  • NICK: Keenan Nelson Jr. (David Spaulding —OR— Kajuan Banks)

  • CB: O’Donnell Fortune (Judge Collier)

  • CB: Marcellas Dial (Emory Floyd)

  • SS: Nick Emmanwori (King-Demenian Ford)

  • FS: DQ Smith (Jalon Kilgore)

——SPECIAL TEAMS——

  • PK: Mitch Jeter (Alex Herrera)

  • P: Kai Kroeger (Alex Herrera)

  • LSN: Hunter Rogers (Cole Rasmussen)

  • H: Kai Kroeger (William Joyce)

  • KOR: Xavier Legette (Dakereon Joyner —OR— Juju McDowell)

  • PR: Ahmarean Brown (Eddie Lewis)

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