Tune-up game: The Gamecocks committed 13 penalties in their first loss of the season last week. Two of those came at the cost of pick-sixes by USC’s defense, which would’ve won the game. Akron is a perfect opportunity for South Carolina to get right heading into its first of two bye weeks.

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

MACtion visits the SEC as we continue our college football odds series with an Akron-South Carolina prediction and pick.

The SEC has a new policy enforcing mandatory “availability reports” before every conference game. But because South Carolina is playing a non-conference foe, it did not need to disclosure any injury information and, thus, does not have to divulge Sellers’ true status.