
Gamecocks Remain Home, Host No. 14/14 Mississippi State Saturday
South Carolina Athletics
Tip set for 1 p.m. (ET) with arena doors opening at noon ; Bulldogs will be eighth top-25 South Carolina has faced this season
COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina (10-9, 0-6 SEC) remains home for another top-15 opponent as No. 14/14 Mississippi State (15-4, 3-3 SEC) comes to Colonial Life Arena on Saturday. Tip is set for 1 p.m. (ET) with doors opening 1 hour prior.
Roy Philpott (pxp) and former Gamecock assistant coach Perry Clark (analyst) will be on the call for the SEC Network broadcast.
The Bulldogs will be the eighth top-25 opponent for South Carolina this season, with five of those coming so far in SEC play.
The Gamecock coaching and support staff will be wearing pins for their annual Fight For Literacy Game. For more information on Champions For Literacy, click here.
The Gamecock football team will be signing autographs on the concourse of Colonial Life Arena pregame. The team will be honored at halftime and 2024 SEC Coach of the Year Shane Beamer will address the crowd.
It’s also Gamecock Club Appreciation Day and South Carolina Athletics has partnered with the USC CommUnity Shop for its annual non-perishable food drive as well. Fans are encouraged to bring nonperishable food items to the game and bins will be available at all entrances for drop off.
Free t-shirts and food will be given out to The Cockpit for the game. Click here for more information on claiming student tickets. Over 5,000 students attended Wednesday night’s game against No. 5/6 Florida, the third-highest student attendance in program history.
GAME INFORMATION
TIME: 1 p.m. (ET)
VENUE: Colonial Life Arena
TV: SEC Network
PLAY-BY-PLAY: Roy Philpott
ANALYST: Perry Clark
RADIO: Gamecock Radio Network
IN COLUMBIA: 107.5 The Game
PLAY-BY-PLAY: Derek Scott
ANALYST: Casey Manning
SIRIUSXM: 84 | SXM APP: 84
WATCH: espn.com/watch/
LIVE STATS: StatBroadcast
SERIES: Bulldogs lead, 30-19
IN COLUMBIA: Gamecocks lead, 12-10
SERIES TREND: Bulldogs have won 11 of the last 16 matchups.
LAST MEETING: 85-50 Bulldog win at Humphrey Coliseum in the SEC opener back on Jan. 4, 2025.
UP NEXT
South Carolina hits the road for a midweek tilt at Georgia (14-5, 2-4 SEC) next Tuesday. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. (ET) at Stegeman Coliseum with Rich Hollenberg (pxp) and Daymeon Fishback (analyst) on the call for the SEC Network broadcast.
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