Coastal Carolina traveled to Williams-Brice Stadium for a scheduled guarantee game against South Carolina on November 22, 2025. The Gamecocks dominated Coastal with a 51-7 victory, asserting their dominance on their home field in a buy game set up by South Carolina.
A buy, or guarantee, game in college football is one where a team, in this case South Carolina, pays an opponent to come play at their stadium. Typically, larger schools like those in the SEC offer smaller schools a payout in exchange for what is usually considered a highly winnable matchup. Power programs in the SEC normally schedule buy out games to balance the aggressive play of their conference teams.