Wk 1 · 2026
Kent State Golden Flashes at South Carolina Gamecocks — Sat, Sep 5
Sat, Sep 5 ·
Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia
· SEC Network
MAC · no games yet
at
12:45pET
SC -36.5 · total 53.5 DraftKings
SEC · no games yet
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Kent State form
W 35-31at NIUL 16-28vs CMUW 42-35at AKRL 13-17at BALLW 24-21vs BGSU
2025 season
South Carolina form
L 14-28vs CLEMW 51-7vs CCUL 30-31at TA&ML 14-30at MISSL 22-29vs ALA
2025 season
Kent State this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
South Carolina this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
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Series history · 2006–2026
These teams have not met in the 2006–2026 window.
Kent State leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Dru DeShields QB #12 | 136/240, 2030 YDS, 18 TD, 3 INT |
| CJ Montes QB #7 | 10/19, 140 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Gavin Garcia RB #5 | 146 CAR, 647 YDS, 3 TD |
| Jordan Nubin RB #27 | 79 CAR, 253 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Jahzae Kimbrough RB #84 | 39 CAR, 97 YDS | |
| Receiving | Cade Wolford WR #8 | 19 REC, 509 YDS, 7 TD |
| Da'Shawn Martin WR #18 | 33 REC, 507 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Wayne Harris WR #6 | 35 REC, 383 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Ardell Banks WR #1 | 12 REC, 205 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Mason Woods LB #0 | 94 |
| CJ Young LB #8 | 89 | |
| Joel Cordoba DB #2 | 68 | |
| Sacks | Jamond Mathis LB #8 | 6 |
| Jelani Davis DL #95 | 2.5 | |
| CJ Young LB #8 | 2.5 | |
| Interceptions | Terrell Miller CB #18 | 2 |
| Joel Boamah CB #12 | 1 | |
| CJ Young LB #8 | 1 |
South Carolina leaders 2025 season
| Passing | LaNorris Sellers QB #16 | 178/293, 2437 YDS, 13 TD, 8 INT |
| Luke Doty WR #9 | 19/30, 153 YDS, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Rahsul Faison RB #1 | 96 CAR, 470 YDS, 3 TD |
| LaNorris Sellers QB #16 | 149 CAR, 270 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Matt Fuller RB #28 | 72 CAR, 260 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Nyck Harbor WR #8 | 30 REC, 618 YDS, 6 TD |
| Vandrevius Jacobs WR #8 | 32 REC, 548 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Jayden Sellers WR #17 | 22 REC, 337 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Donovan Murph WR #6 | 14 REC, 197 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | DQ Smith S #1 | 64 |
| Justin Okoronkwo LB #17 | 63 | |
| Fred Johnson LB #0 | 61 | |
| Sacks | Bryan Thomas Jr. DE #46 | 7 |
| Dylan Stewart DE #6 | 4.5 | |
| Nick Barrett DT #93 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Peyton Williams DB #31 | 2 |
| Vicari Swain DB #4 | 2 | |
| Jalon Kilgore S #24 | 2 |
Player production is per game from the
2025 season, for players on the current roster.