How to watch South Carolina football game vs. Jacksonville State: TV, time, odds

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South Carolina football is home for the month of November. First up: USC versus Jacksonville State for the first Gamecocks-versus-Gamecocks college football game ever.

Here’s everything you need to know, including how to watch, important storylines, betting odds and more.

What channel is the South Carolina game on?

Who: South Carolina (2-6) vs. Jacksonville State (7-2)

Where: Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C.

When: Noon Saturday

TV: ESPNU

Stream: ESPN.com and the ESPN app

On-air announce crew: Brian Custer (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst) and Lauren Sisler (sideline reporter)

Radio: 107.5 FM in the Columbia area (Todd Ellis, play-by-play; Tommy Suggs, analyst; Chet Tucker, sideline) … See all the radio affiliates around South Carolina here.

Satellite radio: Sirius/XM, channel 158 or 201

Series history: Saturday marks the first meeting between South Carolina and Jacksonville State as well as the first college football game between two schools with Gamecocks as their nicknames.

Injury report, top storylines for the game

  • Injury report: PROBABLE — offensive linemen Cason Henry, Vershon Lee, Tree Babalade and Trovon Baugh; wide receiver Ahmarean Brown. QUESTIONABLE — tight end Trey Knox. OUT — offensive lineman Trai Jones.

  • DQ is DQ’ed from first half: Safety DQ Smith was ejected from the second half of South Carolina’s loss to Texas A&M for targeting. USC filed an appeal with the NCAA to get the call overturned so Smith would be eligible for the entirety of the JSU game. But the NCAA upheld the ruling, so Smith will have to miss the first half of the game this weekend.

  • The Gamecock Bowl: South Carolina’s game versus Jacksonville State this weekend marks the first college football game between two schools with “Gamecocks” as their nicknames. Jacksonville State is in its first season as an FBS team, having officially become a member of Conference USA on July 1.

  • Must win out: The contest against Jacksonville State marks the first of four home games on South Carolina’s schedule to wrap up the 2023 season. If USC doesn’t win all four of those games, the Gamecocks will be ineligible for a bowl game this year.

Weather forecast for Columbia, S.C.

Columbia should be sunny with a high near 73 degrees during the game Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.

ESPN FPI game prediction

ESPN’s Football Power Index gives South Carolina an 80% chance to win the game.

Point spread for USC Gamecocks vs. Jax State

The South Carolina Gamecocks are 14.5-point favorites over against the Jacksonville State Gamecocks, according to VegasInsider’s consensus line. The over/under is 54.5 points.

2023 football schedule

USC depth chart

——OFFENSE——

  • QB: Spencer Rattler (Luke Doty)

  • RB: Mario Anderson —OR— Dakereon Joyner (Juju McDowell)

  • TE: Trey Knox (Nick Elksnis)

  • TE: Joshua Simon (Connor Cox)

  • WR: Nyck Harbor (Tyshawn Russell)

  • WR: Ahmarean Brown (Eddie Lewis)

  • WR: Xavier Legette (O’Mega Blake)

  • LT: Tree Babalade (Jaxon Hughes)

  • LG: Jakai Moore

  • RG: Trovon Baugh (Tyshawn Wannamaker)

  • RT: Vershon Lee (Cason Henry)

  • OC: Nick Gargiulo (Grayson Mains)

——DEFENSE——

  • DE: Tyreek Johnson —OR— Jatius Geer —OR— Elijah Davis

  • OLB/Edge: Jordan Strachan —OR— Bryan Thomas Jr. —OR— Desmond Umeozulu

  • DT: Tonka Hemingway (T.J. Sanders)

  • DT: Alex Huntley (Nick Barrett)

  • MLB: Stone Blanton (Grayson “Pup” Howard)

  • WLB: Debo Williams (Bam Martin-Scott)

  • NICK: Jalon Kilgore (David Spaulding —OR— Kajuan Banks)

  • CB: O’Donnell Fortune (Judge Collier)

  • CB: Marcellas Dial (Emory Floyd)

  • SS: Nick Emmanwori (King-Demenian Ford)

  • FS: DQ Smith (Keenan Nelson Jr.)

——SPECIAL TEAMS——

  • PK: Mitch Jeter (Alex Herrera)

  • P: Kai Kroeger (Alex Herrera)

  • LSN: Hunter Rogers (Cole Rasmussen)

  • H: Kai Kroeger (William Joyce)

  • KOR: Xavier Legette (Dakereon Joyner —OR— Juju McDowell)

  • PR: Ahmarean Brown (Eddie Lewis)