USC-Tennessee Game Set For Noon

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The South Carolina Gamecocks and Tennessee Volunteers will kick off at noon ET on Saturday, October 19, the SEC announced today. The game will be televised nationally on ESPN.

The No. 14/12 Gamecocks are off to a 4-1 start this season, including a 2-1 mark in the SEC. They will travel to Fayetteville this weekend for a matchup with the Arkansas Razorbacks (3-3, 0-2 SEC). Tennessee (3-3, 0-2 SEC) is idle this week.

Tennessee leads the all-time series, 22-7-2, including a 14-2 advantage in Knoxville. South Carolina has won each of the last three meetings. They had never won back-to-back meetings against the Vols prior to the current streak. Carolina won by a 38-35 count in Columbia last season and by a 14-3 margin in 2011, the last time they met in Knoxville.

Here is the SEC television schedule for Saturday, October 19:

CBS                                                     Noon ET                    Georgia at Vanderbilt

ESPN                                                  Noon ET                    South Carolina at Tennessee

SEC TV                                               12:21 ET                   Florida at Missouri

CBS                                                       3:30 ET                    Auburn at Texas A&M

ESPN or ESPN2                                 7:00 ET                    Arkansas at Alabama

ESPN or ESPN2                                 7:00 ET                    LSU at Ole Miss