As soon as South Carolina football announced Wednesday that this weekend’s game with Marshall would be canceled due to Hurricane Florence, Gamecock fans immediately began speculating on how or even if USC would find a way to re-add a 12th game to its schedule.
As Josh Kendall of The State broke down, the hurdles facing athletics director Ray Tanner, coach Will Muschamp and USC’s administration in scheduling such a game are significant — the only open dates available at the moment are Oct. 20 and Dec. 1, and the teams available to play on those dates may not fit with what South Carolina wants or needs, and vice versa.