SEC Birmingham Bowl picks: South Florida vs. South Carolina

South Carolina takes on South Florida in the Birmingham Bowl, and our experts made their picks.

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Birmingham Bowl

Thursday, 2 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN App

Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama

Edward Aschoff: The Gamecocks weren’t supposed to be in a bowl game and the Bulls were so good that their head coach is now in charge at Oregon. This one will come down to quarterback play, and South Florida has the advantage with Quinton Flowers totaling nearly 4,000 yards of offense this season. South Florida, 31-21

David Ching: If anybody understands South Florida’s dilemma about playing this bowl game without former…