No. 13 South Carolina meets Virginia Tech in Atlanta on Sunday to open the season
Virginia Tech vs. No. 13 South Carolina in Atlanta, Sunday, 3 p.m. EDT.College Football Odds: South Carolina by 7 1/2.
How to watch: ESPN
Overall offense: 367.8 yards per game (88th in FBS)
Passing: 189.4 yards per game (108th)
Rushing: 178.4 yards per game (43rd)
Scoring: 28.2 points per game (tied for 67th)
Overall defense: 363.0 yards allowed per game (57th in FBS)
Passing: 215.9 yards allowed per game (61st)
Rushing: 147.1 yards allowed per game (63rd)
Scoring: 22.8 points allowed per game (39th)
South Carolina (2024)
Overall offense: 407.8 yards per game (45th in FBS)
Passing: 223.4 yards per game (75th)
Rushing: 184.4 yards per game (35th)
Scoring: 30.5 points per game (T-47th)
Overall defense: 316.6 yards allowed per game (16th in FBS)
Passing: 204.4 yards allowed per game (44th)
Rushing: 112.2 yards allowed per game (18th)
Scoring: 18.08 points allowed per game (12th)
Passing: Kyron Drones, 1,562 yards, 10 TDs, six INTs, 60.7 completion percentage
Rushing: Terion Stewart, 898 yards, six TDs (at Bowling Green)
Receiving: Ayden Greene, 268 yards on 19 catches, two TDs
South Carolina (2024)
Passing: LaNorris Sellers, 2534 yards, 18 TDs, 7 INTs, 65.6 completion percentage; 674 rushing yards, 7 TDs
Rushing: Raheim Sanders, 881 yards, 11 TDs
Receiving: Joshua Simon, 519 yards on 40 receptions, 7 TDs
South Carolina lost 21-17 to Illinois in the Citrus Bowl in December, capping a 9-4 season.
South Carolina plays its first home game by hosting South Carolina State on Sept. 6.
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