FOOTBALL. SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
The South Carolina Gamecocks (1-1, 0-1 SEC) return home for the first game of a three-game homestand when they host the nation’s top-ranked team according to the Associated Press, and the defending national champion Georgia Bulldogs (2-0, 0-0 SEC) on Saturday, Sept. 17. Game time from Williams-Brice Stadium (77,577) is set for noon ET.
For the second week in a row, the Gamecocks will have their game televised nationally on ESPN. Sean McDonough will handle the play-by-play with Todd Blackledge providing the color commentary and Molly McGrath on the sidelines for the mothership. ESPN Radio also covers the Gamecocks with a national broadcast for the second-straight week with Mike Couzens on the call and Max Starks serving as the analyst. Mike Peasley will again handle the sideline reports for the national radio broadcast.
The Gamecocks come into the contest with a 1-1 mark, defeating Georgia State by a 35-14 count in the season and home opener on Sept. 3, then falling at No. 16/17 Arkansas last week by a 44-30 score in the SEC opener for both squads. Georgia, which takes over the No. 1 A.P. ranking this week, has yet to be tested this season, rolling to a 49-3 victory over nationally-ranked Oregon, then shutting out an overmatched Samford squad last week in Athens, 33-0.
For the third-straight week, South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer will be facing a former coaching colleague. Coach Beamer was on Kirby Smart’s staff at Georgia in 2016 and 2017. The 2016 squad went 8-5 and defeated TCU in the Liberty Bowl. The 2017 Bulldogs defeated Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl, then lost to Alabama in the CFP Championship game by a 26-23 score to finish 13-2. Last week, Coach Beamer faced Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman. Pittman was also part of the 2016 and ‘17 staffs at Georgia. In the season opener, Coach Beamer went head-to-head with Georgia State head coach Shawn Elliott. Both Beamer and Elliott were on the 2010 South Carolina staff under head coach Steve Spurrier.
Gamecocks Host No. 1 Georgia at High Noon Saturday
Setting The StageThe South Carolina Gamecocks (1-1, 0-1 SEC) return home for the first game of a three-game homestand when they host the nation’s top-ranked team according to the Associated Press, and the defending national champion Georgia Bulldogs (2-0, 0-0 SEC) on Saturday, Sept. 17. Game time from Williams-Brice Stadium (77,577) is set for noon ET.
For the second week in a row, the Gamecocks will have their game televised nationally on ESPN. Sean McDonough will handle the play-by-play with Todd Blackledge providing the color commentary and Molly McGrath on the sidelines for the mothership. ESPN Radio also covers the Gamecocks with a national broadcast for the second-straight week with Mike Couzens on the call and Max Starks serving as the analyst. Mike Peasley will again handle the sideline reports for the national radio broadcast.
The Gamecocks come into the contest with a 1-1 mark, defeating Georgia State by a 35-14 count in the season and home opener on Sept. 3, then falling at No. 16/17 Arkansas last week by a 44-30 score in the SEC opener for both squads. Georgia, which takes over the No. 1 A.P. ranking this week, has yet to be tested this season, rolling to a 49-3 victory over nationally-ranked Oregon, then shutting out an overmatched Samford squad last week in Athens, 33-0.
For the third-straight week, South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer will be facing a former coaching colleague. Coach Beamer was on Kirby Smart’s staff at Georgia in 2016 and 2017. The 2016 squad went 8-5 and defeated TCU in the Liberty Bowl. The 2017 Bulldogs defeated Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl, then lost to Alabama in the CFP Championship game by a 26-23 score to finish 13-2. Last week, Coach Beamer faced Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman. Pittman was also part of the 2016 and ‘17 staffs at Georgia. In the season opener, Coach Beamer went head-to-head with Georgia State head coach Shawn Elliott. Both Beamer and Elliott were on the 2010 South Carolina staff under head coach Steve Spurrier.
