FOOTBALL OCTOBER 28, 2022
Setting The Stage
The Mayor’s Cup is on the line as the No. 25/25 South Carolina Gamecocks (5-2, 2-2 SEC) host the Missouri Tigers (3-4, 1-3 SEC) on Saturday, Oct. 29. the Game time from Williams-Brice Stadium (77,559) is set for 4 pm ET and the contest will be televised by SEC Network. Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play) and Matt Stinchcomb (analyst) will be in the booth while Alyssa Lang works the sidelines for the network.
A South Carolina win over Missouri would…
South Carolina has sold out all four of its Saturday home games so far this season, generating crowds of 78,297 in the season opener against Georgia State, 78,212 against top-ranked Georgia, 77,982 versus Charlotte, and 77,837 last week against Texas A&M. The only home game not considered a sellout this season was the South Carolina State game, which was moved from Saturday to Thursday earlier that week due to Hurricane Ian.
The University of South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame class of 2022 will be inducted on Thursday, Oct. 27, and will be honored at Saturday’s Homecoming football game. This year’s class includes Laura Bernstein (women’s tennis), Joyce Compton (softball), LaShinda Demus (women’s track & field), Otukile Lekote (men’s track & field), Blakely Mattern (women’s soccer), Corey Miller (football), Matt Price (baseball) and Del Wilkes (football).
Gamecocks Host Mizzou in SEC Eastern Division Battle Saturday
Setting The Stage
The Mayor’s Cup is on the line as the No. 25/25 South Carolina Gamecocks (5-2, 2-2 SEC) host the Missouri Tigers (3-4, 1-3 SEC) on Saturday, Oct. 29. the Game time from Williams-Brice Stadium (77,559) is set for 4 pm ET and the contest will be televised by SEC Network. Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play) and Matt Stinchcomb (analyst) will be in the booth while Alyssa Lang works the sidelines for the network.
A South Carolina win over Missouri would…
- Make the Gamecocks bowl eligible.
- Snap a three-game losing skid to the Tigers. The Gamecocks' last win came in the 2018 season.
- Extend the Gamecocks’ winning streak to five-straight games. That would mark their longest winning streak since winning the final six games of the 2013 season.
- Give the Gamecocks six wins in their first eight games for the first time since the 2017 season.
South Carolina has sold out all four of its Saturday home games so far this season, generating crowds of 78,297 in the season opener against Georgia State, 78,212 against top-ranked Georgia, 77,982 versus Charlotte, and 77,837 last week against Texas A&M. The only home game not considered a sellout this season was the South Carolina State game, which was moved from Saturday to Thursday earlier that week due to Hurricane Ian.
The University of South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame class of 2022 will be inducted on Thursday, Oct. 27, and will be honored at Saturday’s Homecoming football game. This year’s class includes Laura Bernstein (women’s tennis), Joyce Compton (softball), LaShinda Demus (women’s track & field), Otukile Lekote (men’s track & field), Blakely Mattern (women’s soccer), Corey Miller (football), Matt Price (baseball) and Del Wilkes (football).
