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** The Gamecocks have won each of the last nine games, their longest winning streak in the series, and 16 of the last 18 meetings between these two SEC Eastern Division rivals. Of the Division I FBS opponents against whom the Gamecocks have at least 10 all-time meetings, Carolina has its best winning percentage against Vanderbilt at .852.

** This is the 28th all-time meeting between South Carolina and Vanderbilt, with the Gamecocks holding a commanding 23-4 advantage, including a 12-2 record when the games have been played in Nashville and an 11-2 mark when the teams have met in Columbia. The teams met just once (1961) before they became SEC Eastern Division rivals beginning in 1992, and have met every year since.

** Vanderbilt's four wins in the series have come in back-to-back fashion on two occasions - first in 1998 and '99, then again in 2007 and '08. Those four wins were by a combined total of 22 points (17-14, 11-10, 17-6 and 24-17).

** Jake Bentley completed 19-of-29 passes for 174 yards and a touchdown and rushed six times for 47 yards and two scores to lead South Carolina to a 34-27 win over Vanderbilt on October 28, 2017 in Columbia. A.J. Turner added 121 yards on the ground, as Carolina outrushed the Dores, 212-107. Kyle Shurmur had a big day for Vandy, hitting 27-of-49 passes for 333 yards and four touchdowns.

** The Gamecocks rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit on September 1, 2016, to post a 13-10 victory at Vanderbilt in the season opener for both squads. Deebo Samuel scored on an eight-yard run to tie the score midway through the fourth quarter, then Elliott Fry booted a career-long 55-yard field in the game's final minute to lift the Gamecocks to victory. The Gamecock defense forced seven three-and-outs and limited the Commodores to just 242 yards of offense, including 73 through the air.

** While Deebo Samuel has received much of the preseason accolades, and rightly so, Bryan Edwards is statistically the Gamecocks' top receiver. Just a junior, Edwards could rank among the greatest wide receivers in school history before he is through. He had one of his better games as a Gamecock against Georgia, posting game-highs with seven catches, 111 receiving yards and two touchdowns. It was his third career 100-yard receiving game. With that performance, he moved into the top-10 in career receptions with 119. He has started and has caught a pass in all 27 games in which he has appeared for the Garnet & Black. He ranks sixth in the SEC with 5.5 receptions per game and fifth with 82.0 receiving yards per game.

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Wes Mitchell: I again believe that the two offenses may have an advantage over the two defenses, but I wouldn't say I'm too confident in that at this point. I am confident that the Carolina offense has enough weapons to outscore Vanderbilt, though I think it will be another close game. USC 31, Vandy 28

Michael Beckham: I think the Gamecocks need to get a good start. Vandy is a very good second half team, and South Carolina has not played particularly well in Nashville in recent years. I think that this will be a very physical, defensive game with just a few scores by each team. The Gamecocks will win, but it will be close. USC 21 Vandy 17

Chris Clark: There has been plenty of talk about USC's dominance in this series but also how close many of the contests have been. I don't subscribe to any of that mattering; each game stands on its own. I do believe it will still be close, with the Gamecocks getting a key stop or two on defense and doing enough offensively to walk away with a hard-fought road win in a four quarter contest. USC 28, Vandy 24

Will Helms: Vanderbilt is a talented football team that has the offense this year to hang with South Carolina. I think the Gamecocks will be eager to move on from the Georgia loss. The defense steps up and Jake Bentley throws three touchdowns. USC 28, Vanderbilt 17

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