South Carolina football will open the 2025 season ranked No. 13 in both the AP poll and Coaches poll. On Friday, ESPN analysts Mark Schlabach and Kyle Bonagura released their preseason bowl projections. Neither analyst placed South Carolina in the College Football Playoffs, however both had the Gamecocks in a solid postseason bowl game.
Schlabach: ReliaQuest Bowl vs. Indiana
Schlabach projects South Carolina to matchup against the Indiana Hoosiers in the ReliaQuest Bowl, a New Year's Eve game in Tampa, Florida. Formerly known as the Outback Bowl, the ReliaQuest Bowl is one of the most familiar postseason stops for the Gamecocks in recent history.