Clemson to pay Georgia Southern $1.5 million for 2026 home game

Oklahoma State will host No. 6 Oregon at 11 a.m. Saturday in Stillwater, with tickets starting at $46 to $61 on major resale platforms. South Carolina, coming off a 57-0 win over Kent State, will pay $1.85 million for its 2026 nonconference home games against Kent State and Towson, including $1.3 million to Kent State and $550,000 to Towson. Clemson will host Georgia Southern at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in its 2026 home opener, seeking to rebound from a 51-10 loss to LSU that dropped the Tigers out of the coaches poll. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney plans to play quarterbacks Christopher Vizzina and freshman Tait Reynolds, while Georgia Southern enters after a 31-0 victory over Charleston Southern. Clemson’s contracts provide $1.5 million to Georgia Southern and $450,000 to Charleston Southern for their 2026 visits.