South Carolina State at South Carolina

South Carolina State at South Carolina - 2025 Matchup Preview

South Carolina State Bulldogs at South Carolina Gamecocks(#10)

Saturday, September 6th 2025 (7:00 PM EDT)
South Carolina -43.0 (54.0) (0) Open: -42.5 | 52.5
South Carolina 38 - South Carolina State: 10

Bulldogs (0 - 2) (1 - 1 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 12 - 51 (12 - 51 on Road)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Temp: 95.5° (31% Hum)
SC 2nd straight Home Game
Our Line: South Carolina -14.5 (SP+ SC -10)
SC Win prob: 100% | Cover: 30%

Gamecocks (3 - 3) (3 - 3 - 0)
Coach Shane Beamer (29 - 21)
Avg Score : 22 - 19 (27 - 18 @ Home)
Record Prediction: 5.1 - 6.9 (#94)
Wins: (Elite: 0) (Good: 0) (Avg: 1) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: 0) (Good: 0) (Avg: 0) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: 6) (Good: 2) (Avg: 1) (Bad: 2)

Matchup
Schedules
SCST Players
SC Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

South Carolina State's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/6	South Carolina State at South Carolina	+43.0	54.0	L 10 - 38	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/20	South Carolina State at South Florida	+36.0	56.5	L 14 - 63	O	N

Total: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Played: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Future: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Wins: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:
Losses: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:

Predictions for South Carolina State's Schedule

South Carolina's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sun 8/31	South Carolina vs Virginia Tech	-8.5	48.5	W 24 - 11	U	Y
Sat 9/6	South Carolina vs South Carolina State	-43.0	54.0	W 38 - 10	U	N
Sat 9/13	South Carolina vs Vanderbilt	-3.0	48.5	L 7 - 31	U	N
Sat 9/20	South Carolina at Missouri	+10.0	48.5	L 20 - 29	O	Y
Sat 9/27	South Carolina vs Kentucky	-5.5	46.5	W 35 - 13	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/11	South Carolina at LSU	+8.5	44.5	L 10 - 20	U	N
Sat 10/18	South Carolina vs Oklahoma	+5.5	42.5
Sat 10/25	South Carolina vs Alabama	+12
Sat 11/1	South Carolina at Ole Miss	+16
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/15	South Carolina at Texas A&M	+17.5
Sat 11/22	South Carolina vs Coastal Carolina	-27
Sat 11/29	South Carolina vs Clemson	+3

Total: Elite: 6, Good: 2, Avg 2, Bad 0, Poor 2
Played: Elite: 0, Good: 0, Avg 1, Bad 0, Poor 0
Future: Elite: 6, Good: 2, Avg 1, Bad 0, Poor 2
Wins: Elite: 0, Good: 0, Avg: 1, Bad: 0, Poor: 0
Losses: Elite: 0, Good: 0, Avg: 0, Bad: 0, Poor: 0

Predictions for South Carolina's Schedule

Important Stats (2025)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
SCST		0%	12	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%	50.5	0%	0%	0	0	0	0
SC	#102 (.14)	37% (125)	22.3	36% (126)	2.72 (103)	116	38% (112)	195	2.79 (130)	#20 (.05)	42% (75)	19	41% (59)	43% (91)	3.43 (45)	68.7	1	2

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
SCST		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
SC	#48 (.22)	44% (58)		44% (74)	3.01 (73)	175	44% (42)	203	3.97 (62)	#15 (.08)	42% (73)		45% (93)	40% (61)	3.19 (16)	53.8	1.5	1.7

Overall Stats 2025

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
SCST Offense	2	12	12	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
SC Defense	6	19	18	42%	3.43	2	-	-	-	-	-	55%	45%	41%	43%	15%	.05

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
SCST Defense	2	50.5	50.5	0%	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
SC Offense	6	22.3	26.7	37%	2.79	1	18	311	116	195	3.3	56%	44%	36%	38%	17%	.14

Additional Stats 2025

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
South Carolina State	2	0:00	0	NAN%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100
South Carolina	6	27:07	17.8	36%	46%	9.2	68.7	1	2	5.5	2.3	4	26.8

Run Game Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
SCST Offense	2	0%	0%	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%	0
SC Defense	6	55% (111)	41% (59)	-	-	-	-	-.06 (10)	2.79 (52)	73% (81)	11% (51)	0.78 (12)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
SCST Defense	2	0%	0%	-	-	-	-		0	0%	0%	0
SC Offense	6	56% (32)	36% (126)	35.7	116.3	3.3	7 (95)	.08 (98)	2.72 (103)	74% (62)	12% (126)	1.14 (18)

Pass Game Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
SCST Offense	2	0%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0
SC Defense	6	45% (28)	43% (91)	-	-	-	-	-	-	8 (12)	.18 (49)	1.5 (65)	31% (91)	30% (81)	.09 (16)	5% (106)	1.9 (50)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
SCST Defense	2	0%	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0
SC Offense	6	44% (105)	38% (112)	15.3	23.8	194.7	8.2	12.7	4 (125)	3 (26)	.23 (86)	1.6 (51)	39% (135)	22% (128)	.16 (112)	4% (30)	2 (78)

South Carolina State's Power Ratings
South Carolina State's Power Rating: NR
South Carolina State's Offense Rating: NR
South Carolina State's Defense Rating: NR
2025 Talent Rating: NR
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
South Carolina State's 2025 Expected Record: -
South Carolina State's 2025 Overall SP+ Rating: NR
South Carolina State's Offense SP+ Rating: NR
South Carolina State's Defense SP+ Rating: NR

Average Talent
Average MEAC Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 877.82
Average FBS Talent: 715.85

Power Ratings Matchup
South Carolina State: South Carolina: 14.38

SP+ Ratings Matchup
South Carolina State: South Carolina: 10.1

South Carolina's Power Ratings
South Carolina's Power Rating: 14.38 #44
South Carolina's Offense Rating: 10.81 #71
South Carolina's Defense Rating: -2.85 #22
2025 Talent Rating: 902.00 #24
Blue Chip Ratio: 36 #20
South Carolina's 2025 Expected Record: 5.1 - 6.9
South Carolina's 2025 Overall SP+ Rating: 10.1 #40
South Carolina's Offense SP+ Rating: 27.4 #68
South Carolina's Defense SP+ Rating: 17.4 #18

Average Talent
Average SEC Talent Rating is 951.5
Average Power Five Talent: 877.82
Average FBS Talent: 715.85

South Carolina State Scoring
Offense: 12 PPG
Offense on Road: 12
Defense: 50.5 PPG
Defense on Road: 50.5

South Carolina State's 2025 Record
Record: 0 - 2
Record vs Spread: 1 - 1 - 0
Record on Road: 0 - 2
Record vs Spread on Road: 1 - 1 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 1 - 1 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 1 - 1 - 0

Projected Score
South Carolina 34
South Carolina State 19

Total Points: 53

Based on Last 4 Games
South Carolina 38
South Carolina State 14

Total Points: 52

Based on Entire Season
South Carolina 37
South Carolina State 16

Total Points: 53

South Carolina Scoring
Offense: 22.3 PPG
Offense at Home: 26.7
Defense: 19 PPG
Defense at Home: 18

South Carolina's 2025 Record
Record: 3 - 3
Record vs Spread: 3 - 3 - 0
Record at home: 2 - 1
Record vs Spread at home: 1 - 2 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 2 - 2 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 1 - 2 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2025	09/06	South Carolina	38	South Carolina State	10	South Carolina -43.0	South Carolina State	54.0	Under
2022	09/29	South Carolina	50	South Carolina State	10	South Carolina -40.5	South Carolina State	57.0	Over
2009	10/03	South Carolina	38	South Carolina State	14
2007	09/15	South Carolina	38	South Carolina State	3

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
South Carolina	4	0	1 Overs
South Carolina State	0	2	1 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	4 - 0	0 - 2	0 - 2	0 - 0
Road Teams	0 - 4	2 - 0	0 - 0	2 - 0

(#NR) SCST at (#44) SC

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	SCST	SC
Power RatePwr	NR	#44
SP+SP+	NR	#40
Perf GradeGrade	NR	#82
OffenseOff	NR	#111
DefenseDef	NR	#65
Spec TeamsST	NR	#86
TalentTal	NR	#24
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	#20

South Carolina Notes
(10/12) Scored 37 pts in 3 SEC games not vs Kentucky
(10/12) OL coach Lonnie Teasley fired after LSU game.
(9/22) RB Faison has issues blocking/protecting
(9/21) Run Off is awful, Run Def run over by Mizzu
(9/21) 51 car, 77 yds in SEC play, 431 rush yds allowed
(9/15) Sellers left Vandy game (concussion), ? Mizzu
(8/26) RB Faison (USU) cleared by NCAA to play TY
(5/11) OL has top 20 exp but 51% is via portals
(5/3) ST's lost K, P, holder and LS. Could be notable
(5/1) Fr WR Malik Clark has flashed early, will play
(4/19) WR Harbor huge talent. Lots of talent, incl Fr

South Carolina State on Offense


CategoryCat	SCST Off	SC Def
Perf GradePerf	NR	#65
SuccessSuc	NR	#75
ExplosiveExp	NR	#19
PPAPPA	NR	#20
PowerPwr	NR	#22
SP+SP+	NR	#18
Pts POPPO	NR	#45
HavocHav	NR	#81

South Carolina State Run Game


CategoryCat	SCST Off	SC Def
Run GameRun	NR	#36
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	#59
Run ExplRExp	NR	#12
PPAExp	NR	#10
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	#52
Stuff RateStuff	NR	#23
TackleTak	-	#50

South Carolina State Pass Game


CategoryCat	SCST Off	SC Def
Pass GamePass	NR	#99
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	#91
Pass ExplPExl	NR	#65
PPAExp	NR	#49
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	NR	#54
F7 HavocF7	NR	#51
DB HavocDB	NR	#106

South Carolina on Offense

Run heavy Offense 56%, Pass: 44%
CategoryCat	SC Off	SCST Def
Perf GradePerf	#111	NR
SuccessSuc	#125	NR
ExplosiveExp	#25	NR
PPAPPA	#102	NR
PowerPwr	#71	NR
SP+SP+	#68	NR
Pts POPPO	#130	NR
HavocHav	#94	NR

South Carolina Run Game

Run heavy Offense 56%, Pass: 44%
CategoryCat	SC Off	SCST Def
Run GameRun	#103	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	#126	NR
Run ExplRExp	#18	NR
PPAExp	#98	NR
Run BlockR Blk	#123	-
OL YdsOLY	#103	NR
Stuff RateStuff	#42	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

South Carolina Pass Game

Run heavy Offense 56%, Pass: 44%
CategoryCat	SC Off	SCST Def
Pass GamePass	#42	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	#112	NR
Pass ExplPExl	#51	NR
PPAExp	#86	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	#106	NR
F7 HavocF7	#126	NR
DB HavocDB	#30	NR

Program Comparison
SC 5 Year Profile: Consistent Average P4
'25 Profile: Remains Average P4

SCST 5 Year Profile: Consistent Poor G5
'25 Profile: Remains Poor G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Williams-Brice Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 96°

Rematch from Week 2
South Carolina -43.0 (54.0)
South Carolina won vs South Carolina State this year (38-10)

Previous Matchups
South Carolina beat South Carolina State in 2022 (50-10)

SCST's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Ryan Stubblefield	83	144	58%	1048	5	2	7.3
Billy Atkins	64	109	59%	707	5	0	6.5

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Tyler J. Smith	53	221	2	4.2	19
Ryan Stubblefield	46	143	4	3.1	24
KZ Adams	42	130	1	3.1	10
Jordan Smith	11	81	0	7.4	18

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Jalen Johnson	33	394	1	11.9	37
Jordan Smith	25	291	2	11.6	27
Deyandre Ruffin	24	267	1	11.1	30
Cyrus Ellison	11	129	1	11.7	43

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SCST's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Jarod Washington	13	0	0	0	1
Sharmari Reed	9	1	0	0	0
Michael Lunz (Tr)	8	2	1	2	0
Zanjerry Dunham	7	0	0	1	0

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Shon Brown	3	1	1	1	0
Michael Lunz (Tr)	8	2	1	2	0
Jarod Washington	13	0	0	0	1
Kwantre Harry	1	0	0	0	0

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Jarod Washington	13	0	0	0	1
Charles Arnold Jr.	2	1	0	0	1
Shon Brown	3	1	1	1	0

SC's OC Mike Shula (in his first season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Lanorris Sellers	73	114	64%	1010	4	2	8.9
Luke Doty	18	28	64%	148	0	1	5.3

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Rahsul Faison (Tr)	54	231	3	4.3	30
Matthew Fuller	33	154	2	4.7	72
Oscar Adaway III	33	121	1	3.7	23
Lanorris Sellers	70	117	1	1.7	20

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Vandrevious Jacobs	20	341	2	17.1	59
Nyck Harbor	13	256	1	19.7	64
Donovan Murph	5	94	0	18.8	27
Brady Hunt	10	89	0	8.9	20

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SC's DC Clayton White (been DC for 3 years)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
DQ Smith	32	1	0	0	0
Fred Johnson	29	1	1	2	1
Jalon Kilgore	27	0	0	1	1
Justin Okoronkwo (Tr)	26	1	0	0	1

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Dylan Stewart	25	9	3	5	1
Bryan Thomas Jr.	21	5	3	5	0
Nick Barrett	21	3	2	0	1
Jatius Geer	7	2	2	1	0

Pass D	Tack	TFL	PRESS	PD
Brandon Cisse (Tr)	18	2	1	3
Vicari Swain	18	0	0	2
Gerald Kilgore	7	1	0	1