The South Carolina Gamecocks will look to bounce back from last week’s letdown against LSU this Saturday, as they welcome the Akron Zips to Columbia for a 7:30 PM showdown. The Zips will enter the contest as heavy underdogs, with Vegas currently listing them as four-touchdown underdogs.
Carolina on the other hand will be looking to secure their first three-and-one start to a season since 2017. With injury concerns looming on offense though, the Gamecocks will have to tread carefully in order to avoid a similar situation to the one they found themselves in week one against James Madison.
Do the Zips have what it takes to make Carolina sweat, or will this be the blowout everybody is expecting? Let’s find out in this week’s South Carolina Gamecocks matchup preview.
Rough Season Thus far for Akron
The first three weeks of the season have not been kind to Akron. The Zips embarrassingly dropped first two games to Big Ten opponents Ohio State, and Rutgers. The combined score of both contests was 101-23 against the Zips…