Notre Dame football

The Gamecocks Digest staff has made their picks for South Carolina vs. Notre Dame this afternoon.

Also, be sure to like us on Facebook They are two of the best teams in college football with two star head coaches. This game will live up to every bit of the hype it possesses coming into today. [Young Defensive Backs Ready For The Moment](https://www.si.com/college/southcarolina/football/south-carolina-footballs-young-defensive-backs-ready-for-notre-dame-football) [Joshua Simon Commits To South Carolina](https://www.si.com/college/southcarolina/football/joshua-simon-commits-to-south-carolina-football) [Nate Adkins's Biggest Moment Comes In Final Game](https://www.si.com/college/southcarolina/football/south-carolina-football-relies-on-nate-adkins) Notre Dame is one of the highest-profile bowls that is not a New Year's Six Game. These two programs are evenly matched, in my opinion.

SportsLine's model simulated the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl 2022 featuring South Carolina Gamecocks vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 10000 times.

- Notre Dame vs. [Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Notre Dame vs. [Michael Mayer](/college-football/players/3171673/michael-mayer/) (NFL opt-out), with [Tyler Buchner](/college-football/players/26698489/tyler-buchner/) likely getting the start under center. South Carolina's defense isn't elite overall, but the Gamecocks are in the top five of the SEC in passing yards allowed (199.5 per game) and completion rate allowed (53.5%). SportsLine's model is leaning Over on the point total, with neither team projected to generate 225 passing yards. Notre Dame's defense is sound and the Irish are also in a favorable position on offense in this matchup. Notre Dame's pass protection is elite, giving up only 19 sacks in 12 games, and the Irish are above-average on third down with a 45.9% conversion rate. Now, here are several [college football odds](https://www.sportsline.com/college-football/odds/) and betting lines for South Carolina vs. South Carolina](https://www.sportsline.com/college-football/game-forecast/NCAAF_20221230_ND@SC/) and just locked in its picks and Gators Bowl 2022 predictions. Before making any South Carolina vs. South Carolina odds. 19 [South Carolina Gamecocks](https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/SC/south-carolina-gamecocks/) at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville.

It's game day for the Gator Bowl, so let's get the skinny on this SEC opponent for the Irish!

[Garnet And Black Attack](https://www.garnetandblackattack.com/) immediately to check out all their coverage heading into the Gator Bowl this afternoon, and also really think you all should [give the site a follow on Twitter](https://twitter.com/gabattack) for any and all hard-hitting updates, analysis, and commentary before, during, and after this bowl game. Also, [toss Katie a follow](https://twitter.com/kdzwierzynski) as well, and figure out whatever way you can start to more closely follow Kody and Sawyer. Alrighty folks, I want to give a massive shout out to Katie, Sawyer, and Kody for all their answers in helping provide us with all the above critical information heading into today’s game. In the interest of transparency, I live in Chicago and generally cheer against Notre Dame (sorry, y’all!), so I’m channeling that energy extra into this game. Again, not the type of guy to have 10 sacks a season, but he is going to make the QB’s life hard. In terms of the guys around him, South Carolina has lost several players to the transfer portal, injuries, and the draft already, but WRs Juice Wells and Jalen Brooks (though he’s questionable for the game) and RB Juju McDowell are names to watch. Juju is a threat out of the backfield and has elite speed. How has he been able to get things heading in the right direction, what do USC fans think of him, and what do you think the ceiling is for this program under his leadership? When he is confident, he can do anything he wants to do on a football field. Katie Dzwierzynski: Beamer seemed to come in with a clear vision for what he wanted this football team to be, and it seems like the players have pretty solidly bought into that vision. Generally speaking, I think fan sentiment towards Beamer is positive — besides the better-than-expected win total, he’s also a guy who really wants to be at South Carolina, and you can tell he’s genuinely delighted to be coaching the Gamecocks. We were lucky enough to get a small team of writers from GABA (Site Manager Kody Timmers, Editor [Katie Dzwierzynski](https://twitter.com/kdzwierzynski), and Staff Writer Sawyer Evans) to tackle all of our questions, from the serious to the incredibly not-serious, and they provided some excellent insight that should prepare us all very well for the upcoming season finale.