South Carolina is going to break a long drought later today.
At least that’s my educated guess.
The Gamecocks (1-0) have not been ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 for almost four years, but that should change today. Five ranked teams lost on the Week 1 of college football, most importantly for this discussion No. 19 Florida State and No. 23 Texas.
South Carolina, which beat Coastal Carolina 49-15 in its opener on Saturday, was the first team in the “others receiving votes” category in the AP’s preseason poll. I haven’t voted in the AP poll since the 2016 season, but having done it for several years, I can tell you how the system works for most voters.