Kentucky at South Carolina
COLUMBIA (Interstat) — Kentucky will visit South Carolina on Saturday in an NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision game at Williams-Brice Stadium. The Wildcats (3-1) will be the visiting team, while the Gamecocks (2-2) will be the home team. The game will be played in Columbia.
Kentucky enters Saturday’s matchup after a 45-21 win over South Alabama. Kenny Minchey passed for 177 yards and one touchdown in that game. CJ Baxter carried 16 times for 149 yards and a touchdown and added one reception for minus-1 yard. Minchey has been productive throughout the season. He passed for 252 yards and two touchdowns in a 31-21 win at Texas A&M, 146 yards and one touchdown in a 45-17 loss to Alabama, and 301 yards with four touchdown passes and a 17-yard rushing touchdown in a 45-13 win over Youngstown State. Kentucky also has wins over Texas A&M and Youngstown State this season. The Wildcats’ only loss came against Alabama. Kentucky scored 45 points in wins over South Alabama and Youngstown State and 31 in a win at Texas A&M.
South Carolina enters after a 49-18 loss at Alabama. LaNorris Sellers passed for 185 yards and rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown in that game. Matt Fuller ran for 112 yards, caught five passes for 20 yards and scored a touchdown. Cutter Woods passed for 18 yards and ran for 3 yards. In South Carolina’s previous game, a 41-34 loss to Mississippi State, Sellers passed for 282 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 52 yards. The Gamecocks also have wins over Towson and Kent State this season. Their losses came against Alabama and Mississippi State. South Carolina scored 57 points against Kent State and 45 against Towson.
Minchey and Sellers are the players to watch. Minchey has thrown for at least 146 yards in each of Kentucky’s past four games. Sellers has passed for at least 185 yards in each of South Carolina’s past two games and has rushed for at least 52 yards in both. Kentucky’s most recent result was a 45-21 home win over South Alabama. South Carolina’s most recent result was a 49-18 loss at Alabama. Both teams will look to start the next stretch of their schedules after Saturday. Kentucky is scheduled to host LSU in its next game. South Carolina is scheduled to visit Florida in its next game.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of South Carolina 40, Kentucky 26. Kentucky has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +3, and the over/under is 54.5.