Over the years, Sun Belt teams have made some noise in their early-season matchups against the SEC. In fact, Georgia State held its own last season against Auburn and defeated Tennessee outright in 2019. Yet, South Carolina will be a higher level of offense for the Georgia State defense to handle. Yes, Gamecocks QB Spencer Rattler will still be turnover-prone, but South Carolina has the defense to keep the Panthers from scoring in the high-20’s. Take South Carolina.

The hope for South Carolina is that QB Spencer Rattler can regain that spark he had a few seasons ago at Oklahoma. What should be the more pressing matter is whether the Gamecocks are ready for the physical, point-of-attack style of play Georgia State brings to the table. Also, Panthers QB Darren Grainger is the more consistent of the two signal-callers in this matchup.