FOOTBALL .SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
The South Carolina Gamecocks (1-0, 0-0 SEC) travel to Fayetteville, Ark. to take on the No. 16/17 Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday, Sept. 10, in the 2022 SEC opener for both squads. Game time from Reynolds Razorback Stadium (76,000) is set for 11 am CT (noon ET).
This week’s game is being televised nationally on ESPN. Bob Wischusen will handle the play-by-play with Dan Orlovsky providing the color commentary. Kris Budden will work the sidelines for the network. ESPN Radio also has a national broadcast with Mike Couzens on the call with Max Starks as the analyst and Mike Peasley on the sidelines.
Both teams come into the contest with off-season-opening victories. The Gamecocks used two touchdown returns of blocked punts in the second half to pull away from a feisty Georgia State squad, 35-14, while the Razorbacks took a 14-0 lead into intermission and held on for a 31-24 victory over Cincinnati.
South Carolina and Arkansas joined the SEC together in 1992 and were assigned as “permanent” cross-division rivals. That held as the teams played every year until Texas A&M and Missouri joined the conference in 2013. The Aggies became the Gamecock's “permanent” cross-division rival at that time, while the Tigers and Razorbacks were paired up in a similar fashion. After facing each other on the gridiron for 22 consecutive seasons between 1992-2013, South Carolina and Arkansas have only met once since that time (2017).
For the second-straight week, South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer will be facing a former colleague. Coach Beamer and Sam Pittman were on the Georgia staffs together under head coach Kirby Smart for the 2016 and 2017 seasons. 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 Georgia State head coach Shawn Elliott. Both were on the 2010 South Carolina staff under head coach Steve Spurrier.
Gamecocks Open SEC Slate Saturday at Arkansas
Setting The StageThe South Carolina Gamecocks (1-0, 0-0 SEC) travel to Fayetteville, Ark. to take on the No. 16/17 Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday, Sept. 10, in the 2022 SEC opener for both squads. Game time from Reynolds Razorback Stadium (76,000) is set for 11 am CT (noon ET).
This week’s game is being televised nationally on ESPN. Bob Wischusen will handle the play-by-play with Dan Orlovsky providing the color commentary. Kris Budden will work the sidelines for the network. ESPN Radio also has a national broadcast with Mike Couzens on the call with Max Starks as the analyst and Mike Peasley on the sidelines.
Both teams come into the contest with off-season-opening victories. The Gamecocks used two touchdown returns of blocked punts in the second half to pull away from a feisty Georgia State squad, 35-14, while the Razorbacks took a 14-0 lead into intermission and held on for a 31-24 victory over Cincinnati.
South Carolina and Arkansas joined the SEC together in 1992 and were assigned as “permanent” cross-division rivals. That held as the teams played every year until Texas A&M and Missouri joined the conference in 2013. The Aggies became the Gamecock's “permanent” cross-division rival at that time, while the Tigers and Razorbacks were paired up in a similar fashion. After facing each other on the gridiron for 22 consecutive seasons between 1992-2013, South Carolina and Arkansas have only met once since that time (2017).
For the second-straight week, South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer will be facing a former colleague. Coach Beamer and Sam Pittman were on the Georgia staffs together under head coach Kirby Smart for the 2016 and 2017 seasons. 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 Georgia State head coach Shawn Elliott. Both were on the 2010 South Carolina staff under head coach Steve Spurrier.
