South Carolina staged a soft opening of its 2018 football season Saturday, mostly a family-and-friends affair that gave the Gamecocks a chance to burn off some offseason energy and work out a few last-minute details before the big show next week.
South Carolina beat in-state opponent Coastal Carolina 49-15 in Williams-Brice Stadium. The opponent was badly overmatched. It was the noon game on the SEC Network; 75,126 fans showed up and many of them didn’t stay for the second half. The venue will be the same next week, but nothing else will.
South Carolina (1-0) will host No.