PHOTO GALLERY: Columbia, S.C., prepares for Missouri visit

September 20, 2012 | 11:33 p.m. CDT

Students and marching band members gather in places at the University of South Carolina on Thursday. South Carolina will host the Missouri Tigers on Saturday in the Tigers' first away game as a member of the SEC.

A University of South Carolina bus waits to turn right at a red light Thursday on College Street in Columbia, S.C. | Jaime Henry-White

University of South Carolina students Tyler Wolf, left, Tok Kim, Sarah B. Trewhella, Sean Lein and Robert Whitfield relax and study Thursday on the Horseshoe in Columbia, S.C. | Jaime Henry-White

University of South Carolina marching band member Greg Priest stands with his saxophone as he listens to Rebecca Phillips, director of athletic bands, after practice Thursday at Blatt Athletic Field in Columbia, S.C. | Jaime Henry-White

The University of South Carolina marching band finishes up practice and listens to Rebecca Phillips, director of athletic bands, Thursday at Blatt Athletic Field in Columbia, S.C. | Jaime Henry-White

University of South Carolina's mascot "Cocky" the Gamecock adorns Pendleton Street on Thursday at the campus in Columbia, S.C. | Jaime Henry-White