Wk 8 · 2026
Tennessee Volunteers at South Carolina Gamecocks — Sat, Oct 24
Sat, Oct 24 ·
Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, SC
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 54 days away and has no kickoff time yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
SEC · no games yet
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TBDET
no line posted yet
Ratings differential TENN by 2.3
SEC · no games yet
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 #20 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17).
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
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
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
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Tennessee form
No completed games on record.
South Carolina form
No completed games on record.
Tennessee this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
South Carolina this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
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
| Opponent | Tennessee | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas SEC | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Alabama SEC | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview | at Wk 4 · scheduled preview |
| Kentucky SEC | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview |
| Texas A&M SEC | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview | vs 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 | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2023-09-30 | South Carolina 20 — 41 Tennessee | at TENN | Tennessee |
| 2022 | 2022-11-19 | Tennessee 38 — 63 South Carolina | at SC | South Carolina |
| 2021 | 2021-10-09 | South Carolina 20 — 45 Tennessee | at TENN | Tennessee |
| 2020 | 2020-09-26 | Tennessee 31 — 27 South Carolina | at SC | Tennessee |
| 2019 | 2019-10-26 | South Carolina 21 — 41 Tennessee | at TENN | Tennessee |
| 2018 | 2018-10-27 | Tennessee 24 — 27 South Carolina | at SC | South Carolina |
| 2017 | 2017-10-14 | South Carolina 15 — 9 Tennessee | at TENN | South Carolina |
| 2016 | 2016-10-29 | Tennessee 21 — 24 South Carolina | at SC | South Carolina |
| 2015 | 2015-11-07 | South Carolina 24 — 27 Tennessee | at TENN | Tennessee |
| 2014 | 2014-11-01 | Tennessee 45 — 42 South Carolina | at SC | Tennessee |
| 2013 | 2013-10-19 | South Carolina 21 — 23 Tennessee | at TENN | Tennessee |
| 2012 | 2012-10-27 | Tennessee 35 — 38 South Carolina | at SC | South Carolina |
| 2011 | 2011-10-29 | South Carolina 14 — 3 Tennessee | at TENN | South Carolina |
| 2010 | 2010-10-30 | Tennessee 24 — 38 South Carolina | at SC | South Carolina |
| 2009 | 2009-10-31 | South Carolina 13 — 31 Tennessee | at TENN | Tennessee |
| 2008 | 2008-11-01 | Tennessee 6 — 27 South Carolina | at SC | South Carolina |
| 2007 | 2007-10-27 | South Carolina 24 — 27 Tennessee | at TENN | Tennessee |
| 2006 | 2006-10-28 | Tennessee 31 — 24 South Carolina | at SC | Tennessee |
Tennessee leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Joey Aguilar QB #6 | 258/386, 3444 YDS, 24 TD, 10 INT |
| Jake Merklinger QB #4 | 13/24, 173 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Rushing | DeSean Bishop RB #18 | 163 CAR, 983 YDS, 14 TD |
| Star Thomas RB #9 | 95 CAR, 529 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Peyton Lewis RB #2 | 70 CAR, 290 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Receiving | Chris Brazzell II WR #17 | 62 REC, 1017 YDS, 9 TD |
| Braylon Staley WR #14 | 64 REC, 806 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Mike Matthews WR #4 | 50 REC, 770 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Ethan Davis TE #0 | 21 REC, 257 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Arion Carter LB #7 | 76 |
| Edwin Spillman LB #13 | 74 | |
| Jeremiah Telander LB #22 | 71 | |
| Sacks | Dominic Bailey DT #90 | 5.5 |
| Tyre West DT #42 | 4 | |
| Caleb Herring DE #39 | 4 | |
| Interceptions | Ty Redmond DB #4 | 3 |
| Edrees Farooq DB #15 | 2 | |
| Andre Turrentine DB #2 | 1 |
South Carolina leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | LaNorris Sellers QB #16 | 178/293, 2437 YDS, 13 TD, 8 INT |
| Luke Doty WR #9 | 19/30, 153 YDS, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Rahsul Faison RB #1 | 96 CAR, 470 YDS, 3 TD |
| LaNorris Sellers QB #16 | 149 CAR, 270 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Matt Fuller RB #28 | 72 CAR, 260 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Nyck Harbor WR #8 | 30 REC, 618 YDS, 6 TD |
| Vandrevius Jacobs WR #8 | 32 REC, 548 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Jayden Sellers WR #17 | 22 REC, 337 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Donovan Murph WR #6 | 14 REC, 197 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | DQ Smith S #1 | 64 |
| Justin Okoronkwo LB #17 | 63 | |
| Fred Johnson LB #0 | 61 | |
| Sacks | Bryan Thomas Jr. DE #46 | 7 |
| Dylan Stewart DE #6 | 4.5 | |
| Nick Barrett DT #93 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Peyton Williams DB #31 | 2 |
| Vicari Swain DB #4 | 2 | |
| Jalon Kilgore S #24 | 2 |
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.