See our prediction and scouting report for South Carolina football's Week 4 game vs. Akron, the Gamecocks first night game of the season.

The South Carolina Gamecocks welcome Akron for the first game under the lights of the season at Williams-Brice Stadium. The 1-2 Zips are coming off their first win of the season against Colgate.

The South Carolina football team is looking to return to winnings after a heartbreaking loss to No. 16 LSU when it faces Akron on Saturday. They hope to earn a 3-1 record, but the success of this is up in the air with the uncertain health of redshirt freshman quarterback LaNorris Sellers.

Akron head coach Joe Moorhead met with the media on Monday to preview the Zips’ upcoming trip to Columbia to face South Carolina this weekend. Here’s everything he had to say. On quarterback Ben Finley’s breakout performance against Colgate “Excited to see Ben build off of his performances against Ohio State and Rutgers.

Akron QB Ben Finley: After stints at N.C. State (where his brother starred) and Cal, Finley has finally found a place in a lineup. He just got hammered by Ohio State, but he finally got going with 358 yards and four scores vs. Colgate.

South Carolina Gamecocks' Shane Beamer met with the media ahead of Saturday's game against Akron. Coach Beamer was asked about last week's penalties and the upcoming bye week.