South Carolina made a national statement in Week 1. The Gamecocks jumped to No. 10 in the AP Top 25 and No. 11 in the Coaches Poll after beating Virginia Tech.
Week 1 of the 2025 college football season delivered everything that fans were hoping for, the upsets, the statement wins, and a few early season reality checks. Nothing screams "college football is back" quite like the No. 1 team in the country going down, unranked programs pulling off shockers, and fields being stormed across the nation.