The game time for South Carolina-Alabama football is set. The Gamecocks’ home game against the Crimson Tide next Saturday will kick off at 3:30 p.m. on ABC, the SEC announced Monday. The game had previously been designated as a flex, meaning it could be an afternoon or night kickoff.

South Carolina football does not play in Week 6 on Oct. 4. It is the first of two open weeks for the Gamecocks, who next play against LSU on Oct. 11

Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers (5-1, 2-1 SEC) remain at the forefront of the National Championship conversation with the program coming in as the No. 10 team in

The South Carolina football team’s shortcomings on the offensive line have cost Lonnie Teasley his job. Gamecocks head coach Shane Beamer fired Teasley, the team’s offensive line coach, on Sunday. The move comes amid the line’s struggles during the Gamecocks’ 3-3 start to the season.

There will be a new voice but a familiar one leading the offensive line room as Elliott will be tasked with getting that unit to be more productive.

Brian Kelly and Co. remain schools within arms reach of making the College Football Playoff after Week 6, continue looking to improve.

In 2023, former South Carolina Mr. Football Xzavier McLeod was dismissed from the Gamecocks. Last season, Pitt transfer Bangally Kamara left South Carolina after being told he couldn’t redshirt. And on Tuesday, sophomore tight end Michael Smith left the USC program after playing in just four games this season.