South Carolina's path to a bowl game is significantly easier if the Gamecocks move to 3-1 with a win over Kentucky Saturday night. The guys chat with David Cloninger of the Post and Courier about the game, fixing the running game and the offensive line, the recruiting weekend, the baseball team and women's basketball.

David Shelton follows with some additional recruiting thoughts on the visitors expected to be at Williams-Brice Stadium and a full high school preview.

Scott Glaze joins the show to preview the Ryder Cup, the historically strong Team USA and what to expect from the shores of Lake Michigan.

Plus: Dabo vs Doeren storyline for Clemson's game, our Post Up Career week four resume and more

The official start of fall is tomorrow and weekend temperatures appear to be shaping up perfectly for football in the southeast.

With that in mind, we go off on a fall food tangent to open the show before circling back to plenty of college football talk.

Plus, JC Shurburtt, owner of The Big Spur, joins us for an hour to recap the Georgia game, discuss the offensive line and running back room, areas for improvement and an initial look at the Carolina-Kentucky matchup.

The guys open the show with memories of Hurricane Hugo which lashed the South Carolina coast 32-years ago tonight.

Then into football...comparing the SEC and Big Ten resumes three weeks into the season, assessing the impact of Clemson losing running back Lyn-J Dixon to the transfer portal and defensive tackle Tyler Davis to injury.

ESPN play by play announcer Mike Morgan joins to discuss what he saw out of Kentucky (he called the Wildcats last week) and his thoughts on the Wildcats and Gamecocks this weekend.

Keith Allsep, host of the Locked On The Gamecocks podcast rounds out the show talking Gamecocks and officiating.

Similar storylines on vastly different levels. Questions remain for South Carolina after Saturday's blowout loss at Georgia and the same can be said for Clemson after escaping the weekend with a narrow win over Georgia Tech.

The guys discuss both in depth, Penn State's win over Auburn, Alabama surviving Florida and the weekend that was in the SEC, ACC and around college football.

Featuring: Wes Mitchell of Gamecock Central and former South Carolina quarterback Perry Orth talking Gamecocks and The Post and Courier's Gene Sapakoff on Clemson and the college football landscape.

The Big Gamecock Preview Show proudly presented by Motley Rice, featuring JC Shurburtt, owner of The Big Spur and former Carolina receiver Michael Flint. Topics include:

• Inside the Gamecocks - Georgia matchup

Friday's are fun around here

• The biggest games of the weekend

Hour Two: The Big Gamecock Preview Show proudly presented by Motley Rice, featuring JC Shurburtt, owner of The Big Spur and former Carolina receiver Michael Flint. Including:

• Inside the Gamecocks - Georgia matchup

The guys go inside the Gamecocks prep for Georgia with David Cloninger of The Post and Courier.

Matt Zemek, editor of Trojans Wire, joins the program with outstanding insight and information on what led up to Clay Helton's firing, how he got the job in the first place and what's next at Southern Cal.

Plus our weekly high school football report with David Shelton of The Post and Courier and a Ryder Cup chat with Scott Glaze, head golf professional at The Links at Stono Ferry

The first "mutual interest" rumor related to the Southern Cal coaching vacancy involves Penn State head coach James Franklin. The guys discuss the report and weigh whether Penn State or Southern Cal is a more desirable coaching destination.

It's also Wednesday, which always means a long dose of JC Shurburtt talking Gamecocks. The owner of The Big Spur joins the guys to discuss the offensive line, ways South Carolina can stay in the game with Georgia, the Will Mushcamp ties and much more. 

Plus, plenty of ACC, SEC and Big Ten notes as the guys focus their attention towards this weekend.

The guys open the show discussing Southern Cal firing football coach Clay Helton after a 1-1 start. How desirable is that job? Who might the Trojans target and who realistically would have interest in the position?

ESPN play by play announcer Mike Morgan joins the conversation before a trip around what we learned from week two in the SEC.

The episode wraps with an appearance from Keith Allsep, host of the Locked On The Gamecocks podcast looking back at the ECU win and ahead to Saturday night at Georgia.

It wasn't pretty, but the Gamecocks survive and move to 2-0 with Georgia on deck. Extensive coverage of Carolina's game with ECU with Wes Mitchell of Gamecock Central, former South Carolina quarterback Perry Orth and Gene Sapakoff of The Post and Courier.

Plus, around the SEC and college football world...what we learned and our primary takeaways from week two.