The South Carolina Gamecocks welcome Akron for the first game under the lights of the season at Williams-Brice Stadium. The 1-2 Zips are coming off their first win of the season against Colgate.

The South Carolina football team is looking to return to winnings after a heartbreaking loss to No. 16 LSU when it faces Akron on Saturday. They hope to earn a 3-1 record, but the success of this is up in the air with the uncertain health of redshirt freshman quarterback LaNorris Sellers.

Akron QB Ben Finley: After stints at N.C. State (where his brother starred) and Cal, Finley has finally found a place in a lineup. He just got hammered by Ohio State, but he finally got going with 358 yards and four scores vs. Colgate.

See our prediction and scouting report for South Carolina football's Week 4 game vs. Akron, the Gamecocks first night game of the season.

Akron competes in the Mid-American Conference. Per the contract with the SEC Gamecocks, South Carolina must pay Akron the $1.5 million by Jan. 31, 2025. South Carolina has to provide Akron with 600 complimentary tickets and the Zips can keep any proceeds if they sell those tickets.

The Akron Zips (1-2) visit the South Carolina Gamecocks (2-1) at Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday, September 21, 2024. Interested in watching this game? You can find it on ESPNU. Watch every college football touchdown,

The Akron Zips (1-2) visit the South Carolina Gamecocks (2-1) at Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday, 21, 2024. The contest will be broadcast on ESPNU, with the opening kick at 7:30 p.m.

South Carolina will try and start 3-1 for the first time in seven years and bounce back from a heart-breaking, 36-33 defeat to No. 16 LSU last week when it takes on Akron.

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The University of Akron Zips boarded buses Friday afternoon heading to South Carolina, where they will play the South Carolina Gamecocks Saturday evening.