Kickoff time, TV details for South Carolina football's first two home games announced
The Gamecocks open the season against Virginia Tech at 3 p.m. ET on Aug. 31 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta (ESPN). The SEC revealed on May 29 that the home opener against South Carolina State on Sept. 6 will kickoff at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+, SEC Network+).
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South Carolina hosts Vanderbilt in its conference opener on Sept. 13, which will kickoff at either 7 p.m. or 7:45 p.m. ET (ESPN or SEC Network).
After two home night games, the Gamecocks travel to Missouri for their first road test of the 2025 season. A kickoff time for the Mayor's Cup has not yet been revealed.
Coach Shane Beamer will start his fifth season with the Gamecocks and his second with LaNorris Sellers as his starting quarterback. Sellers finished 196-of-299 passing for 2,534 yards with 18 touchdowns and rushed for 674 with seven touchdowns in 2024.
South Carolina is looking to mirror its success of 2024, when it went 9-4 and ended the season with a loss to Illinois in the Citrus Bowl.
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Beamer is 29-22, including 15-17 in SEC games, through four seasons. The Gamecocks will close the regular season with the Palmetto Bowl against Clemson on Nov. 29.
The remaining schedule details will be released at a later date.
Lulu Kesin covers South Carolina athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email her at lkesin@gannett.com and follow her on X, formerly known as Twitter, @Lulukesin
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