10/12/2020 football Edit

Kickoff time set against LSU

Collyn Taylor • GamecockScoop

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There's one game time before the bye week that was unknown entering this week, and now they know they'll head to Baton Rouge for a mid-afternoon game.

South Carolina will kick off at 4 p.m. ET on Oct. 24 when they head down to the bayou to take on LSU, the program announced Monday.

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The game will be televised on the SEC Network.

South Carolina hasn't played a midday game yet this year but are 1-1 in noon games and lost their only night game of the year to Tennessee.

The Gamecocks are coming off a dominant 41-7 win over Vanderbilt Saturday and host Auburn at noon on ESPN before heading to LSU.

The Tigers are in the middle of a rough start to the season, dropping a shootout 45-41 to Missouri. LSU travels to Florida for a 3:30 p.m. kickoff in the Swamp.

Also see: Ten stats from Saturday's blowout win

LSU leads the series against South Carolina 18-2-1 with the Tigers winning the last matchup, a 45-24 win in Death Valley in 2015.