Coastal Carolina was held to 238 yards.

South Carolina defensive back Nick Harvey was ejected for targeting and will miss the first half of Saturday’s game against Georgia.

The contest will air at 3:30 p.m. on CBS.

Clemson 48, Furman 7

The second-ranked Clemson football team opened its 2018 campaign in dominant fashion on a hot Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.

Offensively, the Tigers (1-0) amassed 531 yards and were led by quarterbacks Kelly Bryant and Trevor Lawrence.

Bryant was 10-16 for 127 yards and one touchdown, while Lawrence was 9-15 for 137 yards and three scores in his Clemson debut.

Running back Lyn-J Dixon was also a big contributor, rushing for 89 yards on six carries in his first action as a Tiger.

Jake Bentley threw for four touchdowns, Rico Dowdle scored twice and South Carolina beat Coastal Carolina 49-15 Saturday in a season opener for each team.

The Gamecocks didn’t show any sign of their historical pattern of letting smaller opponents hang around. South Carolina scored in the first three minutes, twice in the first 10 and put the game away on its third touchdown with 6:03 to go before halftime.

South Carolina rolled up 557 yards of offense and six different players scored. Receiver Deebo Samuel, recovered from a broken leg that ended his season after just three games last year, made a one-handed grab in the corner of the end zone.

Dowdle broke 100 yards for the fourth time in his career while Ty’Son Williams rushed 11 times for 82 yards. Samuel caught seven balls and Shi Smith led the Gamecocks with 61 yards receiving.

On the defensive side of the ball, the Tigers limited the Paladins to just 2.6 yards per play and 163 total yards.

Christian Wilkins had a team-high six solo tackles.

Up next is a road trip to College Station, Texas to face Texas A&M. The game will air at 7 p.m. Saturday on ESPN.

SATURDAY’S COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

•Newberry at Florida Tech 1 p.m.

•Livingstone vs. Allen (at W.C. Hawkins Stadium) 3 p.m.

•Georgia at South Carolina 3:30 p.m. South Carolina State at Central Florida 6 p.m. Furman at Elon 6 p.m. Chattanoga at The Citadel 6 p.m. VMI at Wofford 6 p.m. Alabama-Birmingham at Coastal Carolina 7 p.m. Lenoir-Rhyne at North Greenville 7 p.m. Clemson at Texas A&M 7 p.m.