COLUMBIA — South Carolina football has two non-conference video games to shut the season and one comes with a hefty price ticket.
South Carolina pays Coastal Carolina $1.4 million on or earlier than Jan. 31, 2026 for its recreation towards the Gamecocks (3-7, 1-7 SEC) on Nov. 22, in accordance with recreation contracts obtained by The Greenville Information by way of open data requests.
The in-state matchup was initially scheduled for Sept. 5, 2020 however because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the sport was rescheduled for 2025. Coach Shane Beamer was not employed till December 2020, changing Will Muschamp. This will likely be his first recreation towards Coastal Carolina.
The person recreation will value the athletic division $1.4 million alone. In complete, South Carolina is spending $1.9 million for 3 non-conference video games.
Beamer is 2-0 in non-SEC video games to date, with wins towards Virginia Tech (impartial website) and SC State. The athletic division owes the Bulldogs $500,000 on or earlier than Jan. 31, 2026.
The Gamecocks are internet hosting Clemson on Nov. 29 to shut the season however each cost one another $0 since they play one another yearly and alternate places between Memorial Stadium and Williams-Brice Stadium.
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