It's Game Day: No. 16 LSU Opens SEC Play At South Carolina

by Staff Reporter

September 14, 20242 Comments

Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports

No. 16 LSU opens up SEC play Saturday morning vs. South Carolina at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. CT on ABC. ESPN's top commentator crew, Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, and Holly Rowe, will call the game.

The ESPN College GameDay crew will also be in town broadcasting from South Carolina's campus prior to kickoff.

LSU's overall record vs. South Carolina is 19-2-1. The 20-20 tie between the two schools happened in 1995 at Columbia during Gerry DiNardo's first year as head coach. The Tigers' only two losses to the Gamecocks occurred in 1994 and 1930.

The teams last played each other in 2020 in Baton Rouge, with the Tigers winning 52-24.

LSU is currently a 6-point favorite for Saturday's matchup, with the over/under set at 48.5.

Preview, per LSUSports.net:

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A key matchup in the contest will revolve around LSU’s offensive tackles and South Carolina’s edge rushers. Left tackle Will Campbell has recorded 83 pass block snaps and surrendered zero (!) pressures while right tackle Emery Jones has recorded 83 pass block snaps and given up just two pressures. For the Gamecocks, Dylan Stewart has tallied nine pressures and three sacks, while Kyle Kennard has an SEC-leading four sacks and 10 pressures. It will be best on best Saturday in Columbia.

“It’s a noon kickoff on ABC with College Gameday, so it’s obviously going to be a great environment there,” Kelly said. “It’s a great opportunity for us to take another step in the development of our football team and continue to work to get better.”

South Carolina is led by redshirt freshman quarterback LaNorris Sellers, who has recorded 20 completions for 280 yards and two touchdowns with an additional 30 carries for 57 yards and a score on the ground. At receiver, Mazero Bennett Jr. and Vandrevius Jacobs lead the team with 81 yards and a touchdown and 59 yards, respectively.

Defensively, linebacker Debo Wiliams leads the unit in tackles with 10, while defensive back Nick Emmanwori is not far behind with eight, along with a pass break up. Read more.