South Carolina Faces Florida Road Test in SEC Matchup

South Carolina football travels to Ben Hill Griffin Stadium for a road matchup against No. 16/15 Florida on Saturday with kickoff scheduled for 12:45 p.m. ET, seeking its first SEC victory of the season after opening league play 0-3.

According to gamecocksonline.com, South Carolina enters the game with a 2-3 overall record while Florida is 4-1 and 2-1 in SEC play. The Gamecocks have not faced the Gators in the past two seasons.

According to gamecocksonline.com, Florida has won the last two meetings between the teams dating back to 2022 and has won four straight home games in the series dating back to a 20-7 victory on Nov. 12, 2016.

Florida's offense is led by running back Jadan Baugh, who according to gamecocksonline.com leads the SEC with 613 rushing yards and leads the nation with 11 rushing touchdowns. He has averaged 122.6 rushing yards per game and 6.5 yards per carry through five games.

According to gamecocksonline.com, Florida ranks No. 12 nationally with 491.2 yards per game and No. 5 nationally with 46.2 points per game. The Gators have forced eight turnovers and rank fourth in the SEC in turnover margin at plus 0.8.

South Carolina's offense has produced more than 400 yards in each of its five games, according to gamecocksonline.com, making the Gamecocks one of eight FBS teams to reach that mark in every game. The team leads the SEC and ranks seventh nationally with 256.0 rushing yards per game.

According to gamecocksonline.com, running back Matt Fuller has 433 rushing yards while quarterback LaNorris Sellers has 391 rushing yards. The pair has combined for 14 of South Carolina's 21 total touchdowns.

The Gamecocks are coming off a 35-34 overtime loss to No. 24/RV Kentucky, according to gamecocksonline.com. Sellers recorded 373 total yards, including 147 rushing yards, and moved to No. 6 on South Carolina's all-time passing yards list.

According to gamecocksonline.com, Sellers' four career 100-yard rushing games are tied for the most by a South Carolina quarterback with Ron Bass and Jeff Grantz. Fuller also recorded a rushing touchdown for the fifth straight game.

South Carolina coach Shane Beamer is in his sixth season leading the program. According to gamecocksonline.com, his 33 wins through his first five seasons rank third in program history through a head coach's first 63 games, behind Joe Morrison with 37 and Steve Spurrier with 35.

The broadcast will feature Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb and Tori Petry on SEC Network, while Todd Ellis and Tommy Suggs will call the game for the Gamecock Sports Radio Network, according to gamecocksonline.com.