South Carolina Gamecocks
Game Preview — Week 3
Mississippi State Bulldogs
1-1 (0-0 SEC)
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#24South Carolina Gamecocks
2-0 (0-0 SEC)
Saturday, September 19 • 7:30 PM • SEC
Williams-Brice Stadium — Columbia, SC
Tale of the Tape
| 31.0 | PPG | 45.5 |
| 454.0 | Total YPG | 548.5 |
| 146.0 | Rush YPG | 161.0 |
| 308.0 | Pass YPG | 387.5 |
| 31.0 | Opp PAPG | 10.0 |
| 414.0 | Total YAPG | 276.5 |
| 165.0 | Rush YAPG | 74.5 |
| 249.0 | Pass YAPG | 202.0 |
| +1 | Turnover Margin | +2 |
Preview
The SEC schedule gets underway for South Carolina and Mississippi State as the Gamecocks continue to get comfortable playing under first year head coach Julian Sneed. Sneed has orchestrated back to back blowout wins over Kent State and Towson with quarterback LaNorris Sellers and receiver Nyck Harbor leading the way.
On the other side of the field, Mississippi State has split their opening games with a 30-24 win over UL-Monroe and a 32-38 loss against Minnesota. They're rank underdogs heading into a stretch of six games against teams currently in the top 25; including this game against South Carolina, Missouri, Alabama, LSU, Oklahoma and Texas.
For the Gamecocks, they'll need to make sure that they're not overlooking the Bulldogs with their first away game of the season against Alabama next week.
Coaching Staffs
Mississippi State
| HC | Jeff Lebby | 8-19 (3rd yr) |
| OC | Ralph Patterson | Veer and Shoot |
| DC | Bobby Horn | Base 3-4 |
South Carolina
| HC | Julian Sneed | 2-0 (1st yr) |
| OC | Kendal Briles | Air Raid |
| DC | Clayton White | 4-2-5 |
Players to Watch
Mississippi State
#1
Kamario Taylor
QB
46/73, 616 YDS, 6 TD, 3 INT
#24
Fluff Bothwell
HB
32 car., 153 YDS, 1 TD
#3
Anthony Evans III
WR
15 rec., 238 YDS, 4 TD
#16
Derion Gullette
SAM
17 TAK, 1 TFL, 0.5 SK
South Carolina
#16
LaNorris Sellers
QB
46/66, 729 YDS, 7 TD
#40
Simon McAllister
HB
23 car., 105 YDS
#8
Nyck Harbor
WR
15 rec., 267 YDS, 6 TD
#31
Peyton Williams
FS
20 TAK, 3 TFL
Injury Report
Mississippi State
| Canon Boone | C | OUT — Broken Ribs |
| Jardin Gilbert | SS | OUT — Torn Bicep |
South Carolina
