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THIS WEEK
OU @ KU80
ORE @ UTAH75
MSST @ AUB74
LIB @ WKU73
UNC @ GT72
USC @ CAL71
ORST @ ARIZ71
CLEM @ NCSU70
ISU @ BAY70
M-OH @ OHIO69
MEM @ UNT68
OSU @ WIS68
DUKE @ LOU66
PUR @ NEB65
JXST @ FIU64
SYR @ VT64
PITT @ ND64
TENN @ UK64
VAN @ MISS64
MD @ NU63
UGA @ FLA63
FSU @ WAKE62
HOU @ KSU62
WASH @ STAN62
WYO @ BOIS61
IU @ PSU60
BYU @ TEX60
WVU @ UCF59
TLSA @ SMU59
UL @ USA58
WSU @ ASU58
ODU @ JMU58
NMSU @ LT57
SC @ TA&M57
MSU @ MINN57
TROY @ TXST56
CIN @ OKST55
UVA @ MIA54
FAU @ CLT53
COLO @ UCLA52
GAST @ GASO51
UNM @ NEV51
SJSU @ HAW51
ECU @ UTSA50
MRSH @ CCU50
CONN @ BC48
AF @ CSU48
TULN @ RICE47
ARST @ ULM46
USM @ APP45
UNLV @ FRES44
MASS @ ARMY41
WMU @ EMU41
UTEP @ SHSU36
FIDELITY
MEASURED
DERIVED
≈ ESTIMATED
DOT MARKS
SOUTH CAROLINA
TEXAS A&M
OVERVIEWPRESEASON PROFILE
MATCHUPHEAD TO HEAD
TEAMROOMS & PLAYERS
VINTAGE2023
SAT 12:00 ET|KYLE FIELDCONFTENSIONVACATEDTALENT GAP13|O/U51.5COLLISION
75
AP · FPI
TEAM
PTS
2025
TAL
OFF
DEF
RET
PACE
SOS ▾
IMP
ML
SPREAD
AWAY
—AP
42FPI
SCSECSOUTH CAROLINA
17
5-7
85
80
55
64%
44
58
17.3
+500
+17.0
HOME
—AP
14FPI
TA&MSECTEXAS A&M
30
7-6
98
77
94
65%
71
94
34.3
-750
-17.0
IMP = IMPLIED TEAM TOTAL FROM SPREAD + O/U · OFF AND DEF ARE SCOUT TEAM GRADES AS FBS PERCENTILES · EVERY MEASURED FIGURE IS 2023CONSENSUS · BOVADA
FINALSC17—TA&M30
CLOSED TA&M -17.0TOTAL 51.5SC COVERED · 47 POINTS · UNDER
SC
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE
TA&M
17
POINTS
30
209
TOTAL YARDS
354
176 (20-33)
PASSING
249 (20-30)
33 (28)
RUSHING
105 (40)
12
FIRST DOWNS
19
5-16
THIRD DOWN
7-19
1-3
FOURTH DOWN
4-4
23:30
TIME OF POSS.
36:30
8-46
PENALTIES
2-15
1
TURNOVERS
0
3
SACKS
4
5
QB HURRIES
9
SC
DERIVED · PLAY BY PLAY
TA&M
0.017
SEASON 0.225
EPA / PLAY
0.198
SEASON 0.277
30.5%
SEASON 41.5%
SUCCESS RATE
33.3%
SEASON 43.9%
11.9%
SEASON 15.3%
EXPLOSIVE RATE
14.5%
SEASON 16.0%
3.54
SEASON 5.96
YARDS / PLAY
5.58
SEASON 6.07
0.198
SEASON 0.224
EPA ALLOWED
0.017
SEASON 0.103
33.3%
SEASON 44.2%
SUCCESS ALLOWED
30.5%
SEASON 35.2%
14.5%
SEASON 14.1%
EXPLOSIVE ALLOWED
11.9%
SEASON 16.4%
18.9%
SEASON 11.8%
STUFF RATE
21.7%
SEASON 21.7%
OFFICIAL FIGURES ARE THE BOX SCORE AS SCORED. DERIVED FIGURES COME FROM PLAY BY PLAY WITH GARBAGE TIME REMOVED, SO THEY COUNT A DIFFERENT SET OF PLAYS AND WILL NOT TIE OUT AGAINST THE OFFICIAL COLUMN. A BRIGHTENED SIDE LEADS THAT ROW BY THE DIRECTION IN ITS TOOLTIP; TIME OF POSSESSION IS UNMARKED BECAUSE IT IS A TENDENCY, NOT A VIRTUE. SEASON AVERAGES ARE REGULAR SEASON ONLY. MARKET FIGURES ARE BOOK CONSENSUS, NEVER MODEL OUTPUT.
DATA BASISNOTHING ON THIS TAB IS MEASURED YET · 2023 PRESEASON · NO GAMES PLAYED
MEASURED0 OF 12 GAMES
Real 2026 data. It accumulates weekly and replaces carried figures metric by metric, on the schedules below.
CARRIED14 ROOMS
What each roster did last season, applied player by player. Transfers name the school.
PROGRAM PRIOR2 STAFFS
The programme's own prior identity — or, where the staff is new, the coach's career fingerprint with its sample.
PRESEASON FACT7 PER TEAM
Talent, recruiting, vacated usage, portal and coach status. Preseason inputs.
ABSENT2 CLASSES
Current season luck and situational splits. Shown absent with the reason, never estimated.
FLIPS TO MEASUREDABSENTNOT MEASURED. This asks how many weeks into a season each number becomes trustworthy, which is a within-season question. The back-test measures relationships between one season and the next, so it cannot answer it.
MARKET LINE VS TEAM PROFILEGAME LEVEL · WEEK 9 FIELD n=54
MARKET
TOTAL51.5
SPREADTA&M -17.0
IMPLIED — SC17.3
IMPLIED — TA&M34.3
SCORING ENVIRONMENT
56FBS PCTL
BOTH OFF × BOTH DEF
BY MARKET TOTAL
19 / 54
BY ENVIRONMENT
22 / 54
DISAGREEMENT3 SLOTSThe two rankings disagree by 3 positions on a 54-game board. Both figures are stated; the site does not resolve which is right.
PACE COLLISION
MIDDLING × FAST
SC PACE28.2s
44
TA&M PACE26.6s
71
SHARED PACE27.4s
57
PLAY VOLUME132
57
CEILING CHARACTERIDENTITY · NOT QUALITY
SC71CEILING
EXPLOSIVE
82
PROE
87
TEMPO
44
EXPLOSIVE82p
82
PROE87p
87
TEMPO44p
44
TA&M68CEILING
EXPLOSIVE
64
PROE
70
TEMPO
71
EXPLOSIVE64p
64
PROE70p
70
TEMPO71p
71
IS THE RECORD REAL2023 · FULL SEASON
SCRECORD MATCHES
5-7ACTUALvs5.9-6.1FROM SCORING
GAP TO SCORING PROFILE-0.9 W
ONE SCORE RECORD2-1
POINT MARGIN / GAME-0.3
SOUTH CAROLINA won 5 of 12 against a scoring profile describing 5.9. Both are facts about the same season; the market prices the first.
TA&MRECORD UNDERSTATES
7-5ACTUALvs9.0-3.0FROM SCORING
GAP TO SCORING PROFILE-2.0 W
ONE SCORE RECORD0-3
POINT MARGIN / GAME+12.8
TEXAS A&M won 7 of 12 against a scoring profile describing 9.0. Both are facts about the same season; the market prices the first.
TEAM LEDGERSOUTH CAROLINATEXAS A&M2023 PRESEASON · NO GAMES PLAYED
VACATED USAGE — AND DID THE ROSTER REFILL ITOPEN VOLUME IS A FACT, NOT AN ASSIGNMENT
VACATED USAGE BY ROOMLEFT OPEN, LARGEST FIRST
WR/TE63%Austin StognerPORTAL · OKLAHOMA · 19% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONNate AdkinsTE · 12% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONJalen BrooksWR · 12% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION5 FURTHER DEPARTURES
LB62%Sherrod GreeneLB · 34% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONBrad JohnsonLB · 27% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION2 FURTHER DEPARTURES
DL60%Jordan BurchPORTAL · OREGON · 20% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONGilber EdmondPORTAL · FLORIDA STATE · 17% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONZacch PickensDL · 16% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION1 FURTHER DEPARTURE
RB55%MarShawn LloydPORTAL · USC · 41% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONChristian Beal-SmithRB · 12% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION2 FURTHER DEPARTURES
OL55%Jovaughn GwynOL · 19% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONEric DouglasOL · 19% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONDylan WonnumOL · 15% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION2 FURTHER DEPARTURES
DB34%Cam SmithDB · 12% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONDarius RushDB · 12% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONDevonni ReedDB · 8% OF ROOM PARTICIPATIONROTATION2 FURTHER DEPARTURES
QB0%NOBODY LEFTTHE WHOLE ROOM RETURNS
SHARE OF LAST SEASON'S ROOM PARTICIPATION THAT DEPARTED, LARGEST FIRST · OPEN VOLUME IS A FACT, NOT AN ASSIGNMENT
PORTAL & CLASS INTAKE — WHO CAME INHEADCOUNT, NOT A PROJECTION
WR/TETrey Knox · PORTAL ★4 · ARKANSASJoshua Simon · PORTAL ★4 · WESTERN KENTUCKYEddie Lewis · PORTAL ★3 · MEMPHIS3 MORE ARRIVALSREFILLED
LBGrayson Howard · SIGNEE ★4PARTIAL
DLJaron Willis · PORTAL ★4 · OLE MISSJatius Geer · PORTAL ★3 · SYRACUSEDesmond Umeozulu · SIGNEE ★42 MORE ARRIVALSREFILLED
RBMario Anderson Jr. · PORTAL ★3 · NEWBERRYDJay Braswell · SIGNEE ★4REFILLED
OLSidney Fugar · PORTAL ★3 · WESTERN ILLINOISMarkee Anderson · SIGNEE ★4Tree Babalade · SIGNEE ★42 MORE ARRIVALSPARTIAL
DBJalon Kilgore · SIGNEE ★4Zahbari Sandy · SIGNEE ★3PARTIAL
QBNO DEPARTURE TO REFILLINTACT
PORTAL AND SIGNING-CLASS ARRIVALS AT EACH ROOM THAT LOST VOLUME · A HEADCOUNT, NEVER A USAGE PROJECTION
CARRIED GRADES & TEAM FACTS — THIS ROSTER, TODAYCARRIED FROM 2025, RE-HOMED PLAYER BY PLAYER · SOUTH CAROLINA
CARRIED COMPOSITE
41.914 PCTL
CARRIED OFFENSE
38.217 PCTL
CARRIED DEFENSE
43.926 PCTL
ROOM
GRADE
FBS PCTL
OPP-ADJ
TAL
RET
N
OBS
QB6565999943 OF 4 GRADED
RB4141869196 OF 9 GRADED
WR/TE686877462717 OF 27 GRADED
OL414156422014 OF 20 GRADED
DL484872891312 OF 13 GRADED
LB424250791412 OF 14 GRADED
DB505071742019 OF 20 GRADED
TEAM FACTS — FULLY KNOWN NOWPRESEASON FACT
TALENT COMPOSITE85th85
BLUE-CHIP RATIO31%82
RECRUITING CLASS#16 · 11/25 BC89
CLASS RANK TREND+60 · 3 CYCLES100
PORTAL NET BLUE-CHIP-2 · 10 IN / 17 OUT—
COACH STATUSRETURNING · 3rd YR—
DEV TRANSITION MIX34%36
EVERY ROW HERE IS KNOWABLE TODAY — NONE OF IT WAITS ON A GAME
COACH PRIOR — WHO APPLIES, AND WHAT A CHANGE MOVESBASIS · PROGRAM PRIOR
TA&MJIMBO FISHER6TH SEASON1 SEASON · 1 PROGRAMME
The programme's own prior season applies, under the same returning staff.
PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED
7373
PACE
8080
PASS RATE
6868
EXPLOSIVENESS
7171
FOURTH-DOWN AGGRESSION
3737
HAVOC
100100
HOW MUCH IDENTITY MOVES WITH A RETURNING STAFF
|Δ PACE|1.37sn=929
|Δ EXPLOSIVENESS|6.72%n=931
|Δ HAVOC|2.10%n=929
|Δ PASS RATE|4.28%n=929
|Δ PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED|4.07%n=311
MEDIAN ABSOLUTE SEASON-TO-SEASON SHIFT · 2016-2026 · MAGNITUDE, NOT DIRECTION — A NEW STAFF MOVES PASS RATE AND PACE BARELY MORE THAN A RETURNING ONE
SCSHANE BEAMER3TH SEASON4 SEASONS · 1 PROGRAMME
The programme's own prior season applies, under the same returning staff.
PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED
6363
PACE
5757
PASS RATE
5959
EXPLOSIVENESS
7575
FOURTH-DOWN AGGRESSION
7272
HAVOC
5353
HOW MUCH IDENTITY MOVES WITH A RETURNING STAFF
|Δ PACE|1.37sn=929
|Δ EXPLOSIVENESS|6.72%n=931
|Δ HAVOC|2.10%n=929
|Δ PASS RATE|4.28%n=929
|Δ PASS RATE OVER EXPECTED|4.07%n=311
MEDIAN ABSOLUTE SEASON-TO-SEASON SHIFT · 2016-2026 · MAGNITUDE, NOT DIRECTION — A NEW STAFF MOVES PASS RATE AND PACE BARELY MORE THAN A RETURNING ONE
POSITION GROUPS — WHERE THE VOLUME LIVESSC OFFENSETA&M OFFENSERETURNINGDEPARTED
COLLAPSE ALL
▾QBSOUTH CAROLINA OFFENSE
NATIONAL
35OF 133
TAL
99
PERF
65
RET
99
NATIONAL
9OF 133
RET
79
FULL DEFENSETEXAS A&M DEFENSE
SC QUARTERBACKSn=41% VACATED
QUARTERBACKS · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
SPENCER RATTLERQBRET
684TH YR98100★5+18
LANORRIS SELLERSQBTRUE FR
523RD YR891★4—
TANNER BAILEYQBRET
471ST YR—91★3—
COLTEN GAUTHIERQBRET
382ND YR474★3—
PARTICIPATION SHARE IS OF THIS ROOM · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · UNIT-AGAINST-UNIT AND USAGE DETAIL IS ON THE MATCHUP TAB
TA&M DEFENSE — GROUP GRADES3 ROOMS · 63 PLAYERS22% VACATED
DEFENSIVE ROOMS · GROUP GRADES
GRD
RET
BLU
DEFENSIVE LINEDL
8293%48%
LINEBACKERSLB
9367%33%
SECONDARYDB
6074%44%
THE QUARTERBACK PLAYS THE WHOLE SIDE — SHOWN AS ITS THREE ROOM GRADES, NOT MAN FOR MAN · PER PLAYER DETAIL LIVES IN THE OTHER DRAWERS
▾OLSOUTH CAROLINA OFFENSE
NATIONAL
110OF 133
TAL
56
PERF
41
RET
42
DL
2OF 133
DL RET
93
LB
1OF 133
LB RET
67
FRONT-7TEXAS A&M DEFENSE
SC OFFENSIVE LINEn=2058% VACATED
FIVE-MAN LINE · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
GRAYSON MAINSOLRET
444TH YR1228★3—
VERSHON LEEOLRET
504TH YR7670★3+8
TREE BABALADEOLTRUE FR
493RD YR5878★3-26
JAYLEN NICHOLSOLRET
494TH YR5845★3-9
TRAI JONESOLRET
483RD YR4974★3+15
SHOW TOP 10
PARTICIPATION SHARE IS OF THIS ROOM · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · UNIT-AGAINST-UNIT AND USAGE DETAIL IS ON THE MATCHUP TAB
TA&M FRONT-7n=36 · 2 ROOMS18% VACATED
PASS RUSH · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
EDGERRIN COOPERLBRET
883RD YR9394★4+24
WALTER NOLENDTRET
853RD YR73100★5-33
MCKINNLEY JACKSONDLRET
854TH YR8198★4+5
SHEMAR TURNERDLRET
834TH YR8699★5+8
FADIL DIGGSDLRET
744TH YR8297★4+35
SHOW TOP 10
THE DEFENDERS THIS ROOM FACES, BY GRADE · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · PASS RUSH AND COVERAGE DETAIL LIVES ON THE MATCHUP TAB
▾RBSOUTH CAROLINA OFFENSE
NATIONAL
105OF 133
TAL
86
PERF
41
RET
91
DL
2OF 133
DL RET
93
LB
1OF 133
LB RET
67
FRONT-7TEXAS A&M DEFENSE
SC RUNNING BACKSn=99% VACATED
BACKFIELD · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
JUJU MCDOWELLRBRET
494TH YR5968★3+37
DJAY BRASWELLRBTRUE FR
482ND YR2491★4-63
DAKEREON JOYNERRBRET
434TH YR5192★4-24
D.J. TWITTYRBRET
404TH YR9—UNR—
BRADLEY DUNNRBRET
374TH YR9—UNR—
SHOW ALL 9
PARTICIPATION SHARE IS OF THIS ROOM · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · UNIT-AGAINST-UNIT AND USAGE DETAIL IS ON THE MATCHUP TAB
TA&M FRONT-72 ROOMS · 36 PLAYERS19% VACATED
ROOMS IN THE COMPOSITE
WT
GRD
RET
BLU
DEFENSIVE LINEDL
0.558293%48%
LINEBACKERSLB
0.459367%33%
EACH ROOM ON ITS OWN GRADE, NOT LISTED MAN FOR MAN · THE WEIGHTS DEFINE WHO PLAYS WHOM
▾WR/TESOUTH CAROLINA OFFENSE
NATIONAL
17OF 133
TAL
77
PERF
68
RET
46
DB
28OF 133
DB RET
74
SECONDARYTEXAS A&M DEFENSE
SC PASS CATCHERSn=2754% VACATED
PASS CATCHERS · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
XAVIER LEGETTEWRRET
884TH YR9073★3+34
ANTWANE WELLS JR.WRRET
803RD YR8398★4+33
EDDIE LEWISWRPORTAL · MEMPHIS
554TH YR8589★3+6
TREY KNOXTEPORTAL · ARKANSAS
534TH YR8697★4+28
PAYTON MANGRUMWRRET
524TH YR379★3—
SHOW TOP 10
PARTICIPATION SHARE IS OF THIS ROOM · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · UNIT-AGAINST-UNIT AND USAGE DETAIL IS ON THE MATCHUP TAB
TA&M SECONDARYn=27 · 1 ROOM26% VACATED
COVERAGE · PLAYED THIS SEASON FIRST
OVR
EXP
PT%
TAL
★REC
vsCOH
TYREEK CHAPPELLCBRET
664TH YR9285★3+30
JARRED KERRSRET
634TH YR5984★4+38
JARDIN GILBERTSRET
624TH YR7964★3+25
BRYCE ANDERSONDBRET
614TH YR8198★4+20
DEMANI RICHARDSONDBRET
564TH YR9797★4+4
SHOW TOP 10
THE DEFENDERS THIS ROOM FACES, BY GRADE · THESE SIX COLUMNS DESCRIBE THE ROSTER · PASS RUSH AND COVERAGE DETAIL LIVES ON THE MATCHUP TAB
RETURNINGPORTAL — PRIOR SCHOOL AND PORTAL STARS NAMEDLAST YR ≈ — RATES FROM HIS LAST MEASURED SEASON, NOT THE PROJECTED ROLEDEPARTEDVS COH = PRODUCTION vs OWN RECRUITING COHORT MEDIAN · CURVE = AHEAD / ON / BEHIND AT ±8 · PT% IS HIS SHARE OF HIS OWN ROOM · UNIT-AGAINST-UNIT AND USAGE DETAIL IS ON THE MATCHUP TAB
TEAM QUALITYHOUSE GRADE + REFERENCES
METRIC
SC
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
TA&M
SCOUT TEAM GRADE
51.8
66.5
— OFFENSE
56.9
54.6
— DEFENSE
46.6
78.3
SP+ OVERALL
4.3
15.6
FPI
6.0
15.4
ELO
1594
1772
TALENT
763
926
PRODUCTION
62
89
TALENT − PRODUCTION ▾
+22
+9
BLUE CHIP RATIO
0.31
0.69
SCOUT TEAM GRADE DECOMPOSES INTO OFFENSE AND DEFENSE, EACH BUILT FROM THE POSITION ROOM GRADES ABOVE · ROOM WEIGHTS ARE MEASURED AGAINST UNIT EPA, NOT ASSUMED · SPECIAL TEAMS ARE NOT IN IT YET
FIVE FACTORSNATIONAL PERCENTILES
METRIC
SC
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
TA&M
OFF EFFICIENCY
38
60
DEF EFFICIENCY
30
89
OFF EXPLOSIVENESS
82
64
DEF EXPLOSIVENESS
84
17
FINISHING DRIVES
31
62
FIELD POSITION
23
0
TURNOVER MARGIN
70
35
THE FIVE FACTORS ARE CORRELATED, NOT FIVE INDEPENDENT DIALS · TURNOVER MARGIN IS THE LEAST STABLE OF THEM YEAR OVER YEAR
TEAM IDENTITYTENDENCIES THAT SET VOLUME
METRIC
SC
FBS PCTL 0 ── 100
TA&M
PASS RATE
58.7%
50.6%
PROE
+7.5
+3.4
PACE
28.2s
26.6s
4TH-DOWN GO RATE
23%
23%
RUN RATE — STANDARD DNS
50.8%
60.4%
PASS RATE — PASSING DNS
74.7%
74.8%
PLAYS / GAME
63.9
67.7
GARBAGE TIME SHARE
0.7%
1.5%
EVERY ROW HERE IS COUNTED FROM PLAY BY PLAY · NONE OF IT IS A QUALITY RATING — FURTHER RIGHT IS MORE OF THE THING, NOT BETTER · SCHEME DETAIL LIVES ON THE MATCHUP TAB
EVERY PERCENTILE READS HIGH-IS-GOOD · CELL SHADE = FBS PERCENTILE OF THE VALUE · DOTS PLOT BOTH TEAMS ON ONE 0–100 TRACK (GOLD = SC, ORANGE = TA&M) · MEASURED FIGURES ARE 2023, GARBAGE-TIME FILTERED
≈ MARKS AN ESTIMATED VALUE · A CARRIED FIGURE IS WHAT A PLAYER DID LAST SEASON · PORTAL MARKS PARTICIPATION EARNED AT THE NAMED SCHOOL
VACATED VOLUME IS STATED AS OPEN AND NEVER ASSIGNED TO A SUCCESSOR · SPREAD, TOTAL, ML AND IMPLIED TOTALS ARE CONSENSUS MARKET FIGURES · NO PROJECTIONS ON THIS PAGE