South Carolina football vs. Arkansas: Our final score predictions are in
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The USC Gamecocks will go on the road to face their first ranked opponent of the season, the Arkansas Razorbacks.
The Gamecocks were left out of both the AP Top 25 poll and the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll, but the Razorbacks were ranked at 16 by the AP and 17 by USA Today.
Our staff took a deeper analysis of the matchup and made their final predictions and opinions. Take a look.
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Emily Adams, South Carolina beat reporter
Arkansas 35, South Carolina 24: A stronger overall performance is an encouraging sign for South Carolina, but once KJ Jefferson gets going, the Gamecocks struggle to slow him down. Spencer Rattler finally gets to show off his deep ball and finishes with two passing touchdowns.
Christina Long, Arkansas beat writer
Arkansas 35, South Carolina 28: Despite its banged-up secondary, Arkansas' defensive front will take advantage of South Carolina's offensive line to put pressure on Rattler and force him into hurried throws. On offense, the run game will carry Arkansas to its first SEC win of 2022.
Blake Toppmeyer, SEC columnist
Arkansas 31, South Carolina 20: Big wins by Utah and Georgia overshadowed the Razorbacks’ impressive showing in a victory over Cincinnati. Arkansas running back Raheim Sanders, in particular, made his mark. Spencer Rattler may have addressed USC’s quarterback issue, but he didn’t fix the offensive line.
Nick Gray, trending sports writer
Arkansas 42, South Carolina 24: The Razorbacks get the second week boost on offense. Spencer Rattler has another rough outing, and against someone better than Georgia State.
Dani Mohr is a trending sports writer for the South Region of USA Today Network based at The Tennessean in Nashville. Contact her at dmohr@gannett.com or follow her on Twitter @daniraemohr
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