South Carolina at Florida
GAINESVILLE (Interstat) — South Carolina visits Florida on Saturday for an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. The Gamecocks are 2-3. The Gators are 4-1. Florida will be the home team.
South Carolina enters after an overtime loss. Kentucky edged the Gamecocks 35-34 on Saturday. LaNorris Sellers completed 20 of 36 passes for 226 yards, ran 17 times for 147 yards and scored two touchdowns. Matt Fuller added 14 carries for 49 yards, one reception for minus-4 yards and one touchdown. South Carolina lost at Alabama 49-18, lost to Mississippi State 41-34, beat Towson 45-9 and beat Kent State 57-0.
Sellers is a player to watch for South Carolina. Against Kentucky, he passed for 226 yards and ran for 147 yards with two touchdowns. Against Alabama, he completed 18 of 30 passes for 185 yards, ran 13 times for 72 yards and scored one touchdown. Against Mississippi State, he completed 25 of 40 passes for 282 yards, ran 14 times for 52 yards and scored two touchdowns.
Florida enters after a road loss. Missouri defeated the Gators 45-17 on Saturday. Aaron Philo completed 21 of 34 passes for 197 yards, ran seven times for 3 yards and scored one touchdown. Tramell Jones Jr. completed 5 of 5 passes for 86 yards, ran once for 5 yards and scored one touchdown. London Montgomery had one carry for 17 yards and two kickoff returns for 31 yards. Florida beat Ole Miss 52-28, won at Auburn 44-39, beat Campbell 52-3 and beat Florida Atlantic 66-21.
Philo is a player to watch for Florida. Against Missouri, he passed for 197 yards, ran for 3 yards and scored one touchdown. Against Ole Miss, he completed 16 of 23 passes for 196 yards, ran six times for 14 yards, threw one touchdown pass and ran for one touchdown. At Auburn, he completed 15 of 22 passes for 204 yards, ran nine times for 22 yards and scored one touchdown.
The Gators’ upcoming schedule includes games against Texas, Georgia, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Vanderbilt and Florida State. South Carolina’s upcoming opponents include Tennessee, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Arkansas, Georgia and Clemson.
Interstat’s game simulator projects Florida 36, South Carolina 32. South Carolina has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +11.5. The over/under is 59.5.