WATCH: Midlands teams battle in Upper and Lower State Championships
Click the video to see which teams will be representing the Midlands in next week’s state championships.
C.J. Marable ran for 157 yards and three touchdowns and No. 16 Coastal Carolina wrapped up the Sun Belt Conference East Division title with a 49-14 victory over Texas State on Saturday.
The top-ranked Gamecocks topped South Dakota, 81-71 Saturday afternoon in the Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic.
True freshman quarterback Luke Doty will make his first start as the Gamecocks’ quarterback Saturday night, when Carolina hosts No.9 Georgia, multiple sources told ABC Columbia Saturday.
No. 13 Georgia (5-2, 5-2 SEC, No. 9 CFP) at South Carolina (2-6, 2-6), Saturday at 7:30 p.m. EST (SEC Network).
Pitt (5-4, 4-4 ACC) at No. 4 Clemson (7-1, 6-1, No. 3 CFP), Saturday at 3:30 p.m. EST (ABC).
No. 16 Coastal Carolina is on the verge of its first conference title just three seasons after climbing into the Football Bowl Subdivision.
Click the video to see which teams will be representing the Midlands in next week’s state championships.
The game had previously been slated for broadcast on ESPN.
PJ Hall had 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds to help Clemson open the season with a 53-42 win over Mississippi State in the Space Coast Challenge on Wednesday night.
The Gamecocks’ exhibition game against Coker was canceled Wednesday afternoon after a delay in the results of Coker’s COVID-19 tests.