Game day: Sept. 10 at Davis Wade Stadium (61,337) in Starkville.
Series:South Carolina leads 9-6 overall and 4-3 in Starkville.
Last meeting:South Carolina won 34-16 in Columbia in 2013.
Head coach:Will Muschamp, 28-21 in four years as a head coach, first year at South Carolina.
2015Record:3-9, 1-7 SEC
W vs. North Carolina (in Charlotte) 17-13
L Kentucky 26-22
L at Georgia 52-20
W Central Florida 31-14
L at Missouri 24-10
L at LSU 45-24
W Vanderbilt 19-10
L at Texas A&M 19-10
L at Tennessee 27-24
L Florida 24-14
L The Citadel 23-22
L Clemson 37-32
Returning starters:
Offense (3)
LT Mason Zandi, 6-9, 315, Sr.