SEC Football First Look: Tennessee vs. South Carolina

Tennessee-South Carolina

Tennessee meets South Carolina on Saturday in Columbia. Here is a first look at the Tennessee-South Carolina matchup.

Tennessee Season so far

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
Sept. 1 West Virginia [Charlotte] L 40-14
Sept. 8 East Tennessee State W 59-3
Sept. 15 UTEP W 24-0
Sept. 22 Florida L 47-21
Sept. 29 at Georgia L 38-12
Oct. 13 at Auburn W 30-24
Oct. 20 Alabama L 58-21

South Carolina Season so far

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
Sept. 1 Coastal Carolina W 49-15
Sept. 8 Georgia L 41-17
Sept. 15 Marshall Cancelled
Sept. 22 at Vanderbilt W 37-14
Sept. 29 at Kentucky L 24-10
Oct. 6 Missouri W 37-35
Oct. 13 Texas A&M L 26-24

Stat Comparison

Tennessee South Carolina
Rushing Offense 140.7 (99) 153.7 (86)
Passing Offense 209.9 (92) 250.3 (49)
Total Offense 350.6 (109) 404.0 (71)
Scoring Offense 25.9 (88) 28.8 (66)
Rushing Defense 162.0 (71) 179.2 (89)
Passing Defense 223.1 (61) 199.2 (36)
Total Defense 385.1 (63) 378.3 (61)
Scoring Defense 30.0 (89) 25.8 (64)
Interceptions 5 (72) 5 (72)
Sacks 1.71 (94) 1.67 (102)
Tackles for loss 5.1 (99) 6.5 (49)
Turnover margin -0.14 (78) -0.83 (113)

( )=FBS Ranking
& The Massey Composite Ratings are compiled from 98 different college football ratings and rankings.

Tennessee Injuries and Suspensions

DATE POSITION NAME ISSUE STATUS
10/22/18 QB Jarrett Guarantano Chest is upgraded to probable Saturday vs South Carolina
10/21/18 TE Dominick Wood-Anderson Undisclosed is "?" Saturday vs South Carolina
10/21/18 OL Jahmir Johnson Undisclosed is "?" Saturday vs South Carolina
10/21/18 WR Josh Palmer Undisclosed left last game – is "?" Saturday vs South Carolina
10/21/18 DB Micah Abernathy Ankle is "?" Saturday vs South Carolina
10/15/18 LB Jonathan Kongbo ACL is out for season
10/08/18 DB Trevon Flowers Collarbone is out indefinitely
09/05/18 OL Brandon Kennedy ACL is out for season

South Carolina Injuries and Suspensions

DATE POSITION NAME ISSUE STATUS
10/21/18 RB A.J. Turner Concussion is "?" Saturday vs Tennessee
10/21/18 DL D.J. Wonnum Ankle is probable Saturday vs Tennessee
10/21/18 DB J.T. Ibe Knee is OUT Saturday vs Tennessee
10/21/18 DB Nick Harvey Concussion is "?" Saturday vs Tennessee
09/26/18 WR OrTre Smith Knee is out for season
09/10/18 OL Jovaughn Gwyn Foot is out for season
08/31/18 DL Jesus Gibbs Knee is out indefinitely
08/31/18 OL Wyatt Campbell Knee is out indefinitely
08/20/18 DB Tavyn Jackson Medical is out indefinitely
08/11/18 RB Caleb Kinlaw Knee is out for season

Source: DonBest.com

Challenges for Tennessee

Tennessee has got to find a way to play better defense. Alabama probably could have scored 75 points on Saturday had Nick Saban not called off the Tide. On the other hand, UT may have found themselves a QB in Keller Chryst who transferred to UT from Standford. Unfortunately for the Vols, Chryst is a senior. How do you build a program around a player who is not going to be there next year?

Challenges for South Carolina

This is a game South Carolina should win at home. The Gamecocks are a better all around team. If UT plays Chryst, who is more experienced, mobile and accurate at QB, this game could be closer than expected. Will Muschamp will have the Gamecocks ready for anything defensively.

Saturday’s game kicks off at 7:30 pm ET (6:30 CT) and can be seen on SEC Network.

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