Brice Stadium for the first night game of the year. The Gamecocks open as huge favorites in this game as they look to head into the bye week 3-1 on the year, while Akron tries to play spoiler to those plans.

The University of Akron Zips boarded buses Friday afternoon heading to South Carolina, where they will play the South Carolina Gamecocks Saturday evening.

The University of Akron football team's three games against top-tier competition will add more than $3 million to the athletics department's coffers.