SEC Football First Look: South Carolina at Ole Miss

Ole Miss-South Carolina

South Carolina meets Ole Miss on Saturday in Oxford. Here is a first look at the South Carolina-Ole Miss matchup.

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 26-23
Oct. 27 Tennessee W 27-24

Ole Miss Season so far

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
Sept. 1 Texas Tech [Houston] W 47-27
Sept. 8 Southern Illinois W 76-41
Sept. 15 Alabama L 62-7
Sept. 22 Kent State W 38-17
Sept. 29 at LSU L 45-16
Oct. 6 ULM W 70-21
Oct. 13 at Arkansas [Little Rock] W 37-33
Oct. 20 Auburn L 31-16

Stat Comparison

Stat South Carolina Ole Miss
Rushing Offense 163.7 (76) 188.4 (47)
Passing Offense 236.3 (63) 349.5 (4)
Total Offense 400.0 (71) 537.9 (5)
Scoring Offense 28.6 (70) 38.4 (21)
Rushing Defense 174.1 (80) 217.9 (112)
Passing Defense 200.3 (39) 279.9 (116)
Total Defense 374.4 (55) 497.8 (123)
Scoring Defense 25.6 (61) 34.6 (107)
Interceptions 5 (86) 5 (86)
Sacks 1.71 (96) 2.13 (60)
Tackles for loss 6.4 (49) 7.9 1(15)
Turnover margin -0.86 (117) 0.63 (21)
Massey Composite 29 49

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& The Massey Composite Ratings are compiled from 98 different college football ratings and rankings.

South Carolina Injuries and Suspensions

DATE POSITION NAME ISSUE STATUS
10/28/18 DB J.T. Ibe Knee is "?" Saturday vs Mississippi
10/28/18 DB Nick Harvey Concussion is "?" Saturday vs Mississippi
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

Ole Miss Injuries and Suspensions

DATE POSITION NAME ISSUE STATUS
10/15/18 WR D.K. Metcalf Neck is out for season
10/15/18 DE Markel Winters Knee is out indefinitely
10/09/18 DB C.J. Moore Pectoral is out for season
09/25/18 LB Josh Clarke Ankle is out indefinitely
09/17/18 DB Montrell Custis ACL is out for season
09/16/18 DB Jaylon Jones ACL is out for season
07/19/18 RB D'Vaughn Pennamon Knee is out indefinitely

Source: DonBest.com

Challenges for South Carolina

South Carolina is a team that has done well for itself. The Gamecocks might be sitting at 6-3 right now if not for the hurricane that resulted in the canceling of the Marshall game. In Oxford the Gamecocks will have to deal with quarterback Jordan Ta’amu who leads the SEC and ranks among the top five in the NCAA in passing yards with 2,622. Ta’amu also ranks fifth nationally with 15.16 yards per completion.

Challenges for Ole Miss

The Gamecocks feature a stable of four junior running backs. Carolina is averaging 4.7 yards per rush after averaging just 3.9 yards a year ago. The 224 yards rushing against Tennessee was the fourth-highest single-game total for the Gamecocks under head coach Will Muschamp and the second-highest mark against a Power-5 opponent.

Saturday’s game kicks off at 11 am CT (Noon ET) and can be seen on the SEC Network.

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