Gamecocks learn first three kickoff times for Beamer’s debut season
South Carolina has learned a handful of kickoff times for the 2021 season.
The Gamecocks will have a night time opener in Shane Beamer’s debut and prime-time matchup with Georgia in its Southeastern Conference opener as the conference released game times and TV for the first three weeks of the season on Thursday.
South Carolina’s opener at home against Eastern Illinois on Sept. 4 will be a 7 p.m. start and carried on ESPN Plus and SEC Network Plus.
The following week, the Gamecocks travel to East Carolina and will kick off at noon Sept. 11 on ESPN2.
The conference opener at Georgia will be Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. on ESPN. Times for other matchups will be released at a later date.
Beamer is entering his first year with the program after Will Muschamp was fired in November. The Gamecocks finished the 2020 season 2-8.
South Carolina 2021 football schedule
Sept. 4 vs. Eastern Illinois, 7 p.m. (ESPN Plus and SEC Network Plus)
Sept. 11 at East Carolina, noon (ESPN2)
Sept. 18 at Georgia, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Sept. 25 vs. Kentucky
Oct. 2 vs. Troy
Oct. 9 at Tennessee
Oct. 16 vs. Vanderbilt
Oct. 23 at Texas A&M
Nov. 6 vs. Florida
Nov. 13 at Missouri
Nov. 20 vs. Auburn
Nov. 27 at Clemson
This story was originally published May 27, 2021 at 2:43 PM with the headline "Gamecocks learn first three kickoff times for Beamer’s debut season."
