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South Carolina-Clemson kickoff set, other broadcast windows announced

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Nov 26, 2022; Clemson, SC, USA; Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney, left, and South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer talk before the game at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, S.C. Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. Mandatory Credit: Ken Ruinard-Imagn Images

Fans won’t have to wait long on Rivalry Saturday for this year’s Palmetto Bowl. According to afternoon announcements from both teams, the annual rivalry game between South Carolina and Clemson will kick off at Noon on Saturday, November 29th. (The announcement also ends any speculation about a Black Friday edition of the rivalry in 2025.)

This year’s rivalry game will be at Williams-Brice Stadium. Either ESPN or ABC will broadcast the contest, while the ESPN app makes it available via streaming.

South Carolina’s annual date with Clemson isn’t the only known game time on the schedule.

This spring, ESPN announced the Gamecocks’ season opener against Virginia Tech as a 3:00 p.m. start. Then, USC announced the team’s first two home games (against South Carolina State and Vanderbilt) as night games. South Carolina will host SC State at 7:00 p.m. and Vanderbilt at either 7:00 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. at Williams-Brice Stadium.

Though with less specificity, several other South Carolina football games’ broadcast windows were revealed on Wednesday, as well. The SEC revealed broadcast windows for each conference game on the 2025 slate, designating them “early,” “afternoon,” “night,” or “flex.” The conference will announce networks and exact times at another time.

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An explanation of each window is below:

Early: Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Afternoon: 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Night: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Flex: 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. or 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Following Wednesday’s announcements, every game on the 2025 schedule has been given at least a broadcast window. (Hint: there’s a lot of flexing.) Fans can check out the entire slate below.

August 31st vs. Virginia Tech (in Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium): 3:00 p.m., ESPN
September 6th vs. South Carolina State: 7:00 p.m., SEC Network+ or ESPN+
September 13th vs. Vanderbilt: 7:00 p.m. or 7:45 p.m., ESPN or SEC Network
September 20th @ Missouri: Flex Window (3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. or 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.)
September 27th vs. Kentucky: Flex Window (3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. or 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.)
October 11th @ LSU: Flex Window (3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. or 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.)
October 18th vs. Oklahoma: Early Window (Noon – 1:00 p.m.)
October 25th vs. Alabama: Flex Window (3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. or 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.)
November 1st @ Ole Miss: Flex Window (3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. or 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.)
November 15th at Texas A&M: Early Window (Noon – 1:00 p.m.)
November 22nd vs. Coastal Carolina: Afternoon Window (3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.)
November 29th vs. Clemson: Noon, ABC or ESPN

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