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Preview: Is South Carolina’s offense in for a reckoning? A Q&A with Garnet & Black Attack

James Shadid stops by to enlighten us on everybody’s favorite week one matchup.

No one wants to admit it, but across the country, everyone is secretly intrigued by Thursday’s Vanderbilt-South Carolina matchup. Can Derek Mason push the Commodores toward bowl eligibility in year three? Is Kyle Shurmur for real? Will Will Muschamp dissolve into a puddle of his own rage?

These two teams will kick off the SEC season by sending one program into the league’s doghouse and establishing the other as a potential spoiler in a competitive SEC East race. The Commodores are in year three of a complete overhaul under head coach Derek Mason.