What is Jacksonville State football being paid to play South Carolina in 2023?
JACKSONVILLE — Even before the battle of Gamecocks next season, Jacksonville State football is coming out victorious.
JSU, which will move up to FBS next season, is set to play SEC opponent South Carolina on Nov. 4 at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.
The Gamecocks from Jacksonville are set to receive a school-record payment from the Gamecocks from Columbia.
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"We're getting our first seven-figure paycheck by playing at South Carolina," Jacksonville State athletics director Greg Seitz said. "We're getting $1.3M. That's the highest guarantee we ever received at the FCS level was right around $550,000. Last year at Florida State we got $400,000."
The schools announced the game in May as a replacement game for USC because of a scheduling conflict for Liberty. South Carolina was on the books to pay Liberty $1.5 million, according to the Greenville News.
Jacksonville State's other non-conference games in 2023 include Kennesaw State and Eastern Michigan.
Seitz said the school and Conference USA will announce the conference schedule "fairly soon."
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This article originally appeared on The Gadsden Times: Jacksonville State football: What South Carolina is paying for 2023 game
