With its victory this weekend over Ole Miss, South Carolina football solidified its chances of going to a bowl game, which already improved late last week with the announcement of a 12th game against Akron.
Now at 5-3, the Gamecocks will almost certainly defeat Chattanooga on Nov. 17 to clinch bowl eligibility and will be favored to take down Akron for a seventh win. The question now becomes whether Will Muschamp’s squad can now knock off Florida on the road this upcoming Saturday to set itself up for another eight-win season and an even strong bowl bid.