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South Carolina and Virginia Tech Cancel Football Series
The home-and-home matchups scheduled for 2034 and 2035 have been mutually agreed to be dropped.
Jan. 30, 2026 at 7:15pm
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South Carolina and Virginia Tech have canceled a planned home-and-home football series for the 2034 and 2035 seasons. The decision comes as both the SEC and ACC have shifted to nine-game conference schedules, leading to the cancellation of the non-conference matchups between the two schools.
Why it matters
The cancellation of this series is part of a broader trend of Power 5 programs having to drop non-conference games due to conference schedule expansions. This impacts fan excitement and reduces opportunities for marquee non-conference matchups that many college football fans enjoy.
The details
South Carolina and Virginia Tech had previously opened the 2025 season with a neutral-site game in Atlanta, which the Gamecocks won 24-11. The two schools had also scheduled a home-and-home series for 2034 and 2035, but a letter from South Carolina AD Jeremiah Donati to Virginia Tech AD Whit Babcock confirmed a mutual agreement to cancel those games. Neither school will owe any buyout money as a result of the cancellation.
- The 2025 neutral-site game between South Carolina and Virginia Tech took place.
- On December 17, 2025, the schools mutually agreed to cancel the 2034 and 2035 home-and-home series.
The players
Jeremiah Donati
The athletic director of the University of South Carolina.
Whit Babcock
The athletic director of Virginia Tech University.
What’s next
It remains to be seen if South Carolina and Virginia Tech will attempt to reschedule the home-and-home series in the future, or if this cancellation is permanent.
The takeaway
The cancellation of this series highlights the challenges that Power 5 programs face in scheduling high-profile non-conference matchups as conference schedules expand. Fans may see fewer of these marquee out-of-conference games as a result.
