South Carolina is headed back to the Outback Bowl.
Brett McMurphy reported the bowl destination for the Gamecocks (8-4) Sunday, and it’s a familiar one. South Carolina will be making its fifth appearance in the Jan. 1, Tampa, Fla., game, and their first since 2013.
South Carolina is 3-1 in its three previous appearances in the Outback Bowl, which will kick off at 12 p.m. and be broadcast on ESPN2.
This is the second straight bowl game for South Carolina, which is in its second season under head coach Will Muschamp. After the 3-9 2015 season, the Gamecocks improved to 6-6 in the 2016 regular season before losing 46-39 to USF in the Birmingham Bowl.