No. 11 Tennessee (6-1, 3-1 SEC) will travel to South Carolina (3-3, 1-3 SEC) on Saturday in Week 8. Kickoff between the Vols and Gamecocks is slated for 3:30 p.m. EDT at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina (ESPN).

Tennessee leads the all-time football series against South Carolina, 29-11-2, dating to Oct. 29, 1903. Josh Heupel is 2-1 against the Gamecocks as Tennessee's head coach.

Saturday will mark Heupel's second game at South Carolina. The Gamecocks defeated Tennessee, 63-38, on Nov. 19, 2022. The two schools last played at Neyland Stadium on Sept. 30, 2023 with the Vols winning, 41-20.

Tennessee also defeated the Gamecocks, 41-20, on Oct. 9, 2021 at Neyland Stadium in Heupel's first season.

Ahead of Saturday's contest in Week 8, Tennessee has a 59.9% chance to win, according to ESPN's Matchup Predictor. Nolan Analytics also projects the Vols to defeat South Carolina, 30-21, at the beginning of game week.

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Source: Yahoo Sports