South-Carolina
The Final Betting Lines: LSU Football vs. South Carolina Gamecocks in Week 7 Clash
No. 11 LSU (4-1, 1-1 SEC) continues putting the final touches on game preparation ahead of Saturday night’s SEC matchup against Shane Beamer and the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Following an open date in Week 6, Brian Kelly and the Bayou Bengals have pressed the reset button with an opportunity to make a statement against an SEC foe.
It’s no secret the LSU offense has struggled in 2025 with multiple contributing factors across the first five games, but one thing remains clear – there remains effort from the unit as a whole.
“I mean, even with everything that they’re kind of going through, they still come out and continue to fight. And they don’t change anything up. I mean, they came out [Tuesday] and it felt like a game,” LSU EDGE Jimari Butler said.
“So they just keep continuing to go out with everything that’s happening to them. That speaks volumes because a lot of people would have just given up. [Tuesday] was a physical practice. We did a picket run, play action; it was banging to death.”
Now, with the LSU Tigers eyeing a bounce back win at Tiger Stadium, the program enters the the SEC clash as near double-digit favorites.
Matchup: LSU Tigers vs. South Carolina Gamecocks
Kickoff Time: 6:45 p.m. CT
Venue: Tiger Stadium – Baton Rouge (La.)
TV Channel: SEC Network
Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network
LSU Tigers Record: 4-1 (1-1 SEC)
South Carolina Gamecocks: 3-2 (1-2 SEC)
Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook
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LSU enters the Week 7 matchup as 8.5-point favorites with an opportunity to bounce back and make a statement against an SEC foe.
“We simulate crowd noise in practice, just like we did at Missouri. We’ll do it all week. But you can’t fully simulate 100,000-plus LSU fans, many of them probably heavily intoxicated. That’s what makes college football great.
“At the same time, you control the crowd by how you play. That’s what we need to focus on: Playing winning football to minimize their impact.”
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South-Carolina
Live Blog: Clemson Faces Rival’s South Carolina on the Road
The Palmetto Bowl has arrived once again, and Clemson and South Carolina are set to close out the 2025 regular season in a rivalry that rarely disappoints. The Tigers enter the matchup at 6–5 after securing their 21st straight bowl appearance with a convincing win over Furman, a game where Cade Klubnik threw two touchdowns to Antonio Williams and the offense piled up more than 450 total yards. South Carolina, sitting at 4–7, is coming off its strongest performance of the year after a 51–7 rout of Coastal Carolina behind LaNorris Sellers’ four-touchdown effort.
Today marks the 122nd meeting between the two programs, with Clemson holding the overall edge but the Gamecocks winning two of the last three. The Tigers, however, have dominated recent trips to Williams-Brice Stadium, taking five straight in Columbia, including a 16–7 victory back in 2023.
With both teams looking to close a turbulent season on a high note, all eyes turn to Columbia for one final regular-season stage. We’ll have updates, big plays, momentum shifts, and everything you need as the action unfolds live from Williams-Brice Stadium.
Clemson as the underdog
The Tigers are underdogs today. Something we’re not very used to in this rivalry of late.
Going out in a high note
To be honest, this might be more important than winning a final bowl game for these seniors. It definitely is. They need to show up today.
How to Watch
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South-Carolina
ESPN has odd score prediction for Clemson football vs South Carolina
The Clemson Tigers close out the 2025 college football regular season with their annual matchup against the in-state rival South Carolina Gamecocks from the SEC.
Clemson (6-5) clinched bowl eligibility with a 45-10 win over Furman from the Football Championship Subdivision last week at Memorial Stadium. Cade Klubnik threw for 159 yards and two touchdowns before receiving one last ovation from the Clemson faithful after being taken out of the game midway through the second quarter.
Antonio Williams caught both touchdown passes from Klubnik and finished the day with 57 yards, and the Tigers ran for 219 yards, with freshman quarterback Chris Denson turning in a stellar performance in his first meaningful action.
The freshman from Plant City, Florida completed all four passes for 22 yards and a touchdown while running for 106 yards and a touchdown on six carries. Denson suffered an injury in practice this week, coach Dabo Swinney announced Tuesday.
South Carolina (4-7) cruised past Coastal Carolina, 51-7, last week. LaNorris Sellers threw for two touchdowns and rushed for two others. Sellers accounted for 356 all-purpose yards (274 passing, 82 rushing). The Gamecocks had lost seven of their last eight games after starting the season 2-0.
Clemson has won eight of the last 10 meetings in the series vs. South Carolina dating back to 2014, including five straight at Williams-Brice Stadium. The Tigers defeated the Gamecocks, 16-7, in the last meeting in Columbia in 2023. South Carolina has won two of the past three head-to-head matchups, both at Clemson.
Will Clemson football beat South Carolina in Columbia again? ESPN makes ‘prediction’
Ahead of Clemson-South Carolina, ESPN’s Bill Connelly tried to predict who will win using his popular SP+ metrics. But even Connelly isn’t sure, it seems.
His score “prediction”: Clemson 24, South Carolina 24.
Clemson and South Carolina have never played in overtime since ties in college football were abandoned in 1995. Nevertheless, Connelly gives the Tigers a win probability of 51%.
What are ESPN SP+ rankings?
According to Connelly, SP+ is “simply a measure of the most sustainable and predictable aspects of football. If you’re lucky or unimpressive in a win, your rating will probably fall. If you’re strong and unlucky in a loss, it will probably rise.”
“SP+ is not a résumé ranking, so it does not automatically give credit for big wins or particularly brave scheduling — no good predictive system does,” he adds.
Clemson vs South Carolina football start time, channel
Clemson-South Carolina is scheduled for a noon ET kickoff Saturday from Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia. The game will be televised on SEC Network. Taylor Zarzour and Matt Stinchcomb will have the TV call of the game. Alyssa Lang will report from the sidelines.
The radio broadcast of Saturday’s game can be heard on the Clemson Tigers app via the Clemson Athletic Network. Don Munson, Tim Bourret and Reggie Merriweather will have the call of the game on the radio. Additionally, the Tigers’ radio broadcast can be heard on SiriusXM channel 193.
Clemson football schedule 2025
All start times Eastern.
- Aug. 30: vs. LSU (L, 17-10)
- Sept. 6: vs. Troy (W, 27-16)
- Sept. 13: at Georgia Tech (L, 24-21)
- Sept. 20: vs. Syracuse (L, 34-21)
- Oct. 4: at North Carolina (W, 38-10)
- Oct. 11: at Boston College (W, 41-10)
- Oct. 18: vs. SMU, (L, 35-24)
- Nov. 1: vs. Duke (L, 46-45)
- Nov. 8: vs. Florida State (W, 24-10)
- Nov. 14: at Louisville (W, 20-19)
- Nov. 22: vs. Furman (W, 45-10)
- Nov. 29: at South Carolina, noon, SEC Network
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South-Carolina
South Carolinians encouraged to ‘give from the heart, but give smart’ this holiday season
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – The season of giving is now upon us, and many South Carolinians will be opening their wallets and checkbooks over the next month to support causes they care about.
Each year, Americans collectively donate hundreds of billions of dollars to charity, with much of that giving during the holiday season, according to the National Philanthropic Trust.
But South Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond wants donors to be wary of charities that might take advantage of that kindness.
“There’s a lot of organizations out there that sometimes give less than 10% toward their charitable purpose, and we know that our charitable donors want the best bang for their buck, and they want to make sure that their donations are actually going to those missions and to serve those purposes,” Hammond said.
Hammond recommends anyone in the giving spirit do their research before they open their wallets.
People can look up organizations through the Secretary of State’s public database to find out how much of their expenses were allocated to program services in their most recent year’s filings. They can also call the Charities Division at 1-888-CHARITI or email the division to learn more about an organization before they give.
This information is also available through the free “Give Smart SC” app.
“It will tell you how much they’ve raised, how much goes to their charitable programs. It will give you all the information that you need to make a wise giving choice,” Hammond said.
If you have concerns about a charitable organization, you can file an online, confidential complaint with the Secretary of State’s Office.
And the secretary of state has one final piece of advice for South Carolinians in the giving spirit.
“Give from the heart, but please give smart,” Hammond said.
Each year, the Secretary of State’s Office recognizes 10 charities as “angels” that follow state law and spend at least 80% of their revenue on charitable work.
The following organizations were honored this year:
- AccessHealth Horry, Inc., Conway, SC – 96.1% of expenditures went toward program services last year
- Bluffton Community Soup Kitchen, Bluffton, SC – 82.6%
- Ezekiel Ministries, Inc., Columbia, SC – 85.4%
- Family Promise of York County, Inc., Rock Hill, SC – 88.4%
- Greater Florence Habitat for Humanity, Inc., Florence, SC – 85.0%
- Rabbit Sanctuary, Inc., Simpsonville, SC – 93.6%
- Ride To Work Ministry Nonprofit, Inc., Seneca, SC – 91.4%
- Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Inc., Pocatello, ID – 95.1%
- The Barrier Islands Free Medical Clinic, Inc., Johns Island, SC – 82.9%
- United Way of Pickens County, Easley, SC – 85.7%
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