2026 Week 1
Kent State at South Carolina
Friday, September 4, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
Williams-Brice Stadium
Kent State
Mid-American
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- -19.3
- National rank
- 130
- Proj. wins
- 3.2
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
South Carolina
SEC
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- 5.9
- National rank
- 49
- Proj. wins
- 5.6
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
GIE win probability
Headline numbers below. The 90% confidence band reflects rating uncertainty (±1.5 points per side); the model isn't claiming precision down to the percentage point.
Kent State
3%
South Carolina
97%
South Carolina 90% CI: 95% – 98% Δ rating 25.2
South Carolina is the model's favorite at 97%. Kent State has a 3% path. Home-field adjustment of +1.9 rating points baked in for South Carolina — venue-specific learned value (n=59 games).
Style fit
How each offense matches up against the opposite defense. Higher = the offense is expected to do well; mismatches show up here.
Kent State offense
34 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
South Carolina offense
39 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Weather at kickoff
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Game info
- Kickoff
- Friday, September 4, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
- Venue
- Williams-Brice Stadium
- Conference game
- No
- Neutral site
- No