Brice Stadium for the first night game of the year. The Gamecocks open as huge favorites in this game as they look to head into the bye week 3-1 on the year, while Akron tries to play spoiler to those plans.

The Akron Zips’ brutal out-of-conference schedule continues apace, though at least this time around, they have a win to hang their hat on. This week’s assignment is an SEC opponent on the road, as the Zips are set to take on the South Carolina ...