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Wk 4 · 2026

South Carolina Gamecocks at Alabama Crimson Tide — Sat, Sep 26

Sat, Sep 26 · Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, AL · ESPN FINAL

Weather

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South Carolina Gamecocks
SEC · 3-3
18
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ALA -12.5 · total 53.5 DraftKings opened -11.5 · 1 toward ALA
Ratings differential ALA by 17.8
#8 Alabama Crimson Tide
SEC · 5-1
49

What is at stake

A SEC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race. Alabama is ranked #6 (AP Top 25 · 2026-10-04).

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 2.4 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have changed.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

South Carolina: +12.0#25
Efficiency margin
Alabama: +27.4#1
South Carolina: 37.5
Offense (pts/100)
Alabama: 45.6
South Carolina: 16.6
Defense (pts/100)
Alabama: 9.2
South Carolina: 72.8
Pace (plays/g)
Alabama: 64.7
South Carolina: 6.52
Yards / play
Alabama: 7.00
South Carolina: 5.37
Yards / play allowed
Alabama: 5.41
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats · 2026 per game

South Carolina: 37.7
Points / game
Alabama: 44.2
South Carolina: 25.5
Points allowed
Alabama: 20.7
South Carolina: 475
Yards / game
Alabama: 452
South Carolina: 341
Yards allowed
Alabama: 336
South Carolina: 237
Pass yds allowed
Alabama: 236
South Carolina: 104
Rush yds allowed
Alabama: 100
South Carolina: 1.33
Turnovers / game
Alabama: 1.17
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

South Carolina form

W 38-19at FLAL 34-35vs UKL 18-49at ALAL 34-41vs MSSTW 45-9vs TOW
2026 season

Alabama form

L 17-20vs UGAW 56-23at MSSTW 49-18vs SCW 50-36vs FSUW 45-17at UK
2026 season

South Carolina this season

Straight up3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Against the spread2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Over / under4-2 · 67% (6 games)

Alabama this season

Straight up5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Against the spread4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Over / under5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 5

OpponentSouth CarolinaAlabama
Mississippi St
SEC
vs L 34-41 previewat W 56-23 preview
Kentucky
SEC
vs L 34-35 previewat W 45-17 preview
Tennessee
SEC
vs Wk 8 · scheduled previewat Wk 7 · scheduled preview
Texas A&M
SEC
vs Wk 10 · scheduled previewvs Wk 8 · scheduled preview
Georgia
SEC
vs Wk 12 · scheduled previewvs L 17-20 preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Alabama leads 5–1 · Alabama has won the last 4
6 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 10.7 points toward Alabama
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20262026-09-26South Carolina 18 — 49 Alabamaat ALAAlabama
20252025-10-25Alabama 29 — 22 South Carolinaat SCAlabama
20242024-10-12South Carolina 25 — 27 Alabamaat ALAAlabama
20192019-09-14Alabama 47 — 23 South Carolinaat SCAlabama
20102010-10-09Alabama 21 — 35 South Carolinaat SCSouth Carolina
20092009-10-17South Carolina 6 — 20 Alabamaat ALAAlabama

South Carolina leaders 2026 regular season

PassingLaNorris Sellers QB #1692/152, 1059 YDS, 8 TD, 4 INT
Cutter Woods QB #129/14, 92 YDS, 1 TD
RushingMatt Fuller RB #2871 CAR, 433 YDS, 5 TD
LaNorris Sellers QB #1653 CAR, 391 YDS, 1 TD
Jabree Coleman RB #2120 CAR, 173 YDS, 4 TD
ReceivingMazeo Bennett Jr. WR #318 REC, 201 YDS, 1 TD
Nyck Harbor WR #813 REC, 195 YDS, 1 TD
Donovan Murph WR #67 REC, 159 YDS, 2 TD
DJ Black WR #838 REC, 156 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesJustin Okoronkwo LB #1738
Fred Johnson LB #029
Peyton Williams DB #3125
SacksAnthony Addison DE #403
Tomiwa Durojaiye DL #132
Kelby Collins DL #971
InterceptionsPeyton Williams DB #311
Kosci Barnes DB #281
full roster and per-player history

Alabama leaders 2026 regular season

PassingKeelon Russell QB #1294/132, 1414 YDS, 11 TD, 2 INT
Austin Mack QB #103/4, 23 YDS
RushingDaniel Hill RB #451 CAR, 247 YDS, 4 TD
Trae'shawn Brown RB #1742 CAR, 211 YDS, 5 TD
EJ Crowell RB #1326 CAR, 204 YDS, 3 TD
ReceivingRyan Coleman-Williams WR #120 REC, 376 YDS, 4 TD
Lotzeir Brooks WR #321 REC, 352 YDS, 1 TD
Rico Scott WR #716 REC, 196 YDS, 3 TD
Marshall Pritchett TE #97 REC, 148 YDS
Defense
TacklesLuke Metz LB #438
Caleb Woodson LB #733
Red Morgan DB #622
SacksDevan Thompkins DL #13
Terrance Green DL #992.5
Caleb Woodson LB #72
InterceptionsRed Morgan DB #62
Yhonzae Pierre LB #01
Caleb Woodson LB #71
full roster and per-player history
These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.