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Wk 8 · 2026

Tennessee Volunteers at South Carolina Gamecocks — Sat, Oct 24

Sat, Oct 24 · Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, SC

Weather

73° / 53° clear
10% chance of precipitation
Kickoff time is not set yet, so this is the forecast for the day rather than for the hour.
Forecast from Open-Meteo
#15 Tennessee Volunteers
SEC · 5-1
at
TBDET
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Ratings differential TENN by 0.1
South Carolina Gamecocks
SEC · 3-3

What is at stake

A SEC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race. AFTERNOON: 3:30 - 4:30pm ET start. Tennessee is ranked #15 (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

Tennessee: +14.5#16
Efficiency margin
South Carolina: +12.0#25
Tennessee: 38.8
Offense (pts/100)
South Carolina: 37.5
Tennessee: 15.2
Defense (pts/100)
South Carolina: 16.6
Tennessee: 69.0
Pace (plays/g)
South Carolina: 72.8
Tennessee: 6.01
Yards / play
South Carolina: 6.52
Tennessee: 4.71
Yards / play allowed
South Carolina: 5.37
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

Tennessee: 34.7
Points / game
South Carolina: 37.7
Tennessee: 15.5
Points allowed
South Carolina: 25.5
Tennessee: 415
Yards / game
South Carolina: 475
Tennessee: 294
Yards allowed
South Carolina: 341
Tennessee: 161
Pass yds allowed
South Carolina: 237
Tennessee: 132
Rush yds allowed
South Carolina: 104
Tennessee: 1.33
Turnovers / game
South Carolina: 1.33
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Tennessee form

W 24-17at ARKW 24-14vs AUBL 17-20vs TEXW 42-9vs KENNW 45-24at GT
2026 season

South Carolina form

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

Tennessee this season

Straight up5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Over / under1-5 · 17% (6 games)

South Carolina this season

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

OpponentTennesseeSouth Carolina
Arkansas
SEC
at W 24-17 previewat Wk 11 · scheduled preview
Alabama
SEC
vs Wk 7 · scheduled previewat L 18-49 preview
Kentucky
SEC
vs Wk 10 · scheduled previewvs L 34-35 preview
Texas A&M
SEC
at Wk 11 · scheduled previewvs Wk 10 · scheduled preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Tennessee leads 10–8 · Tennessee won the last one
18 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 1.1 points toward Tennessee
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20232023-09-30South Carolina 20 — 41 Tennesseeat TENNTennessee
20222022-11-19Tennessee 38 — 63 South Carolinaat SCSouth Carolina
20212021-10-09South Carolina 20 — 45 Tennesseeat TENNTennessee
20202020-09-26Tennessee 31 — 27 South Carolinaat SCTennessee
20192019-10-26South Carolina 21 — 41 Tennesseeat TENNTennessee
20182018-10-27Tennessee 24 — 27 South Carolinaat SCSouth Carolina
20172017-10-14South Carolina 15 — 9 Tennesseeat TENNSouth Carolina
20162016-10-29Tennessee 21 — 24 South Carolinaat SCSouth Carolina
20152015-11-07South Carolina 24 — 27 Tennesseeat TENNTennessee
20142014-11-01Tennessee 45 — 42 South Carolinaat SCTennessee
20132013-10-19South Carolina 21 — 23 Tennesseeat TENNTennessee
20122012-10-27Tennessee 35 — 38 South Carolinaat SCSouth Carolina
20112011-10-29South Carolina 14 — 3 Tennesseeat TENNSouth Carolina
20102010-10-30Tennessee 24 — 38 South Carolinaat SCSouth Carolina
20092009-10-31South Carolina 13 — 31 Tennesseeat TENNTennessee
20082008-11-01Tennessee 6 — 27 South Carolinaat SCSouth Carolina
20072007-10-27South Carolina 24 — 27 Tennesseeat TENNTennessee
20062006-10-28Tennessee 31 — 24 South Carolinaat SCTennessee

Tennessee leaders 2026 regular season

PassingFaizon Brandon QB #1161/101, 697 YDS, 7 TD, 1 INT
George MacIntyre QB #1214/20, 148 YDS, 1 TD
RushingDeSean Bishop RB #1888 CAR, 540 YDS, 7 TD
Daune Morris RB #1746 CAR, 299 YDS, 2 TD
Faizon Brandon QB #1153 CAR, 130 YDS, 3 TD
ReceivingMike Matthews WR #418 REC, 318 YDS, 3 TD
Braylon Staley WR #1417 REC, 140 YDS, 2 TD
Radarious Jackson WR #39 REC, 115 YDS
Ethan Davis TE #03 REC, 43 YDS, 2 TD
Defense
TacklesArion Carter LB #733
Amare Campbell LB #032
TJ Metcalf DB #123
SacksXavier Gilliam DL #24
Mariyon Dye DL #94
Tyree Weathersby DL #183.5
InterceptionsDejuan Lane DB #102
Kayin Lee DB #141
Jeremiah Telander LB #221
full roster and per-player history

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
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.