Flashes set to play at South Carolina in 2026 season opener
12/8/2025 11:40:00 AM | Football
KENT, Ohio –– The Golden Flashes will travel to Columbia, South Carolina, for their season opener to play the Gamecocks on September 5, 2026.
The Flashes and the Gamecocks will meet for the second time as the Flashes traveled to play them on October 7, 1995.
The Flashes will look to improve on their 2025 season, after they had the fourth-largest turnaround in FBS football, increasing their win total by five.
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