The South Carolina Gamecocks take the field. (Photo by Mike Comer/Getty Images)
How South Carolina football could be affected by UT, OU joining SEC.
Scheduling issues were already a hot topic at this year’s SEC Media Days, with Florida head coach Dan Mullen pushing to remove the permanent cross-divisional rivalries in lieu of an even rotation. For the record, we agree with him.
Rather than play Texas A&M year in and year out, the Gamecocks would have the chance to take on every SEC Western Division foe over a four-year period. As it stands, the Gamecocks have faced Alabama just once since 2011, haven’t seen Mississippi State in five seasons (with the next scheduled matchup set for the ’23 season), and have rarely gotten the chance to play teams like Arkansas and Auburn.