The Birmingham Bowl may be just under two weeks away, but the Gamecocks are beginning full preparations for the game today. The team will practice in Columbia through December 22 (going two-a-day starting tomorrow), then head to Birmingham on the 26th.
USF won’t be coached by Charlie Strong in this one; the team will be led by co-OC T.J. Weist as the transition continues from Oregon-bound Willie Taggart to Strong. The Bulls will enter the Birmingham Bowl with a 10-2 record and have opened as a double-digit favorite to beat the Gamecocks.
Will Muschamp is set to meet the media at around 11:30 a.