Mississippi State’s SEC opener comes with a clear TV home and an early afternoon kickoff.
The Bulldogs head to Columbia on Sept. 19 to face South Carolina, with the game set for 3:15 p.m. at Williams-Brice Stadium. The matchup will air nationally on SEC Network, and the broadcast team will be Matt Schumacker and Aaron Murray in the booth with Taylor Davis on the sideline. Streaming is available on Fubo, which offers a free trial for new subscribers.
Mississippi State arrives at 2-0 after last week’s 38-13 win over Minnesota, a game in which Kamario Taylor threw for 227 yards and three touchdowns while also rushing for 86 yards. South Carolina is also 2-0 after beating Kent State and Towson to get to its first conference game of the season.
For Mississippi State, the trip to South Carolina is the third stop on a schedule that opened with a 62-13 win over UL Monroe on Sept. 5 and the victory at Minnesota on Sept. 12.
After this week, the Bulldogs are set to host Missouri on Sept. 26, then Alabama on Oct. 3 before an open date on Oct. 10.
The rest of Mississippi State’s schedule includes a road game at LSU on Oct. 17, home dates with Oklahoma, Vanderbilt, Auburn and Tennessee Tech, plus trips to Texas and Ole Miss. The Bulldogs finish with Tennessee Tech on Nov. 21 at noon on SEC Network+ and then play at Ole Miss on Nov. 27 at 11 a.m. on ABC, with the SEC Championship Game set for Dec. 5 in Atlanta.
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