Lorenzo Nunez against Drew Lock isn’t exactly the quarterback matchup anyone would have envisioned a few weeks ago. But true freshmen will lead South Carolina and Missouri into a game crucial for both programs, given what they’ve been through already and what looms ahead. A defeat for USC would send the Gamecocks to their first 0-3 SEC start since Steve Spurrier’s debut season in Columbia, and thrust bowl eligibility into jeopardy.
Even on paper
That said, this is suddenly a very even game on paper, as reflected in a Vegas line that’s shrunk from 11 points in the preseason to around a field goal today.