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When: Saturday at 12 p.m. ET

Where: Williams-Brice Stadium -- Columbia, South Carolina

TV: ESPN

Follow: CBS Sports App

Ticket Cost: $17.50

The last time Florida rose to No. 3 in the AP Top 25 rankings, its opponent in its next game was South Carolina and the Gators throttled the Gamecocks 44-11 in 2012. Ironically, that was during Will Muschamp's most successful of three seasons as the UF's coach. Now with Florida (1-0) ranked No. 3 for the first time since then, the Gators' opponent is South Carolina again. This time, Muschamp will be on the opposite sideline attempting to direct the Gamecocks to another marquee October upset.

South Carolina (0-1) beat then-No. 3 Georgia on the road in October 2019, giving Muschamp his best victory of an otherwise dismal season that placed him on the hot seat. Guiding his team to another such victory would do wonders for the coach who owns a 26-26 record in the fifth season of his second gig as an SEC East coach.

But beating Florida will require slowing down an offense that set a school record by racking up 642 yards in a season-opening win against Ole Miss last week. The Gators defense looked susceptible in the team's 51-35 victory over the Rebels, however, which will put the onus on a revamped South Carolina offense to keep up in what could be a high-scoring affair.

 Florida is 3-1 against South Carolina since 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. Florida and South Carolina will face off in an SEC battle at noon ET at Williams-Brice Stadium. The Gators have a defense that allows only 14.14 points per game, so South Carolina's offense will have their work cut out for them.

It was all tied up 21-21 at halftime, but Florida was not quite LSU's equal in the second half when they met last week. Florida took a 42-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of LSU. Florida's loss came about despite a quality game from QB Kyle Trask, who passed for 310 yards and three TDs on 39 attempts. That was the first 300+ yard effort for Trask this season. Trask's sharp performance set his single-game passing touchdown high for the season.

Meanwhile, it may have taken double overtime to finish the job, but the Gamecocks ultimately got the result they were hoping for. They skirted past Georgia 20-17. The team accrued the bulk of their points in the first half (17) and coasted on those for the win.

South Carolina's victory lifted them to 3-3 while Florida's defeat dropped them down to 6-1. A pair of defensive stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: The Gamecocks enter the contest with only three rushing touchdowns allowed, good for eighth best in the nation. As for the Gators, they come into the matchup boasting the fifth most sacks in the league at 26. We'll find out if either of these strengths ends up making the difference in the game.

South Carolina: The Gamecocks offense put up a respectable 394 yards under new offensive coordinator Mike Bobo with graduate transfer Colin Hill at quarterback in a 31-27 loss to Tennessee last week. But the real star was Shi Smith. The senior receiver caught 10 passes for 140 yards and a touchdown while lining up in various receiver positions. South Carolina's defense got pushed around up front at times, but held Tennessee to just 1-of-11 on third-down conversions. The Gamecocks will need to be clutch on third downs again to keep Florida's aerial attack under control.

Florida: Kyle Trask threw for six touchdowns against Ole Miss as he picked up where he left off during a prolific 2019 season. The redshirt senior's 416 passing yards were the most by a Florida quarterback against an SEC foe since Rex Grossman threw for 464 yards against LSU in 2001. Kyle Pitts caught four of those touchdowns, showing why he is the top-rated tight end in CBS Sports' 2021 NFL Draft position rankings. Offense is clearly not an issue for the Gators, but there are questions about the defense, which surrendered 613 yards to an Ole Miss team playing its first game in a new system last week. But Florida played most of the game without starting safety Shawn Davis, who was ejected for targeting on the game's first series. Junior defensive back Brad Stewart Jr. is also back on the depth chart this week after missing last week's game for undisclosed reasons.