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South Carolina football: Gamecocks to play Chick-fil-a kickoff in 2025

A general view of the game between the South Carolina Gamecocks and Alabama Crimson Tide at Williams-Brice Stadium. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

South Carolina football to headline early season event.

The Chick-fil-a kickoff has been a fantastic showcase event over the past few seasons, and represents a huge season opening matchup between teams from the SEC and ACC. On Friday, it was announced that South Carolina will make its first appearance in the game in the year 2025.

The Gamecocks will face Virginia Tech to open its ’25 season, and thought it’s still five seasons away, South Carolina fans can begin to get excited about being college football’s headlining act.