Gamecocks Travel to Death Valley for Saturday Night Showdown with LSU

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QUICKLY: Fresh off a bye week, the South Carolina Gamecocks (3-2, 1-2 SEC) look to notch their second-straight win, their fourth-win of the season and their first win in Baton Rouge since 1994 when they travel to the Bayou on Saturday, Oct. 11 to take on the No. 11/11 LSU Tigers (4-1, 1-1 SEC). Game time is set for 7:45 pm ET (6:45 pm CT) at Tiger Stadium (102,321) in Baton Rouge, La.

OVER THE AIRWAVES: For the third time in the last four games, this week’s game will be televised on the SEC Network with Tom Hart handling the play-by-play, Jordan Rodgers providing the color commentary and Cole Cubelic working the sidelines. ESPN Radio has a national broadcast with Marc Kestecher and Kelly Stouffer in the booth and Ian Fitzsimmons on the sidelines. The Gamecock Sports Radio Network features a pair of Gamecock Hall of Fame quarterbacks in play-by-play voice Todd Ellis (34th season) and analyst Tommy Suggs (53rd season). Chet Tucker returns for his third year as the sideline reporter.

HOW WE GOT HERE: The Gamecocks are off to a 3-2 start this season. Carolina opened the season with a 24-11 non-conference win over Virginia Tech in Atlanta, then rolled past South Carolina State by a 38-10 margin in the 2025 home opener. The Gamecocks had their eight-game regular season winning streak and their 16-game winning streak against Vanderbilt snapped in a 31-7 decision in the SEC opener, then fell by a 29-20 count at Missouri before bouncing back with a convincing 35-13 win over Kentucky in Columbia two weeks ago. The Gamecocks enjoyed their first bye week of the season last week and now play four-straight weeks against SEC opponents before their second bye week of the campaign on Nov. 8.

IT’S NOT OFFENSIVE: The Gamecocks have scored in all three phases of the game this season – offense, defense and special teams. Carolina has an NCAA-leading six non-offensive touchdowns this season. Vicari Swain has returned an NCAA-leading three punts for touchdowns, and the Gamecock defense has produced two fumble returns and an interception return for scores. With six non-offensive touchdowns, the Gamecocks have already matched their single-season high-water mark since joining the SEC in 1992. They also had six non-offensive touchdowns in 2010, 2011 and, most recently, 2012.