Tune-up game: The Gamecocks committed 13 penalties in their first loss of the season last week. Two of those came at the cost of pick-sixes by USC’s defense, which would’ve won the game. Akron is a perfect opportunity for South Carolina to get right heading into its first of two bye weeks.

The Tigers will be glad to get out of Columbia with a win, but something's not right with Brian Kelly's program

South Carolina was rolling on both sides of the ball during the first half of Saturday's matchup against LSU. The unfortunate happened late in the second quarter when Sellers went