Texas A&M is back from its bye week with a trip to Columbia on Saturday, where the Aggies will face No. 21 South Carolina at Williams-Brice Stadium in a Week 10 matchup televised nationally on ESPN.
The Aggies come in at 4-4 overall and 1-4 in SEC play after a 31-20 loss to Alabama on Oct. 24. Mike Elko’s team is still looking for its first road win of the season, and with two more victories needed to reach bowl eligibility, there’s not much margin left.
South Carolina, meanwhile, has found its rhythm at the right time. The Gamecocks are 5-3 overall and 3-3 in the SEC, riding a three-game winning streak that includes wins over Tennessee, Florida and Oklahoma. Quarterback LaNorris Sellers has been central to that surge, giving South Carolina a threat through both the air and on the ground.
Texas A&M has controlled the series overall, leading 10-2, but the recent history in Columbia has tilted the other way. South Carolina has won the last two meetings there, including last season’s wild 31-30 finish. The Aggies erased a 30-3 halftime deficit in that game to pull off the largest comeback in program history, and Marcel Reed threw for a career-high 439 yards in the win.
Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. CT in Columbia. Texas A&M is also trying to snap a drought at Williams-Brice Stadium, where it has not won since a 48-3 victory in 2020.
ESPN will carry the game, with Roy Philpott on play-by-play, Brock Osweiler as the analyst and Stormy Buonantony reporting from the sideline. Streaming options include the ESPN App with an eligible TV provider subscription and Fubo.
Texas A&M’s injury report lists KJ Edwards and Ashton Bethel-Roman as questionable, Noah Mikhail as probable, and Terry Bussey, Kelshaun Johnson and Blake Ivy as out.
South Carolina’s report includes Donovan Murph as probable, while Jayden Sellers, Matt Fuller, Kobby Sakyi-Prah, Josiah Thompson, Dayne Arnett, Seth Smith, Jordan Thomas and J’Zavien Currence are out.
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