South Carolina beat Vanderbilt 37-14 on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn. Here are five things we learned from the victory:
South Carolina is still a solid team
In the two-week layoff caused by the cancellation of the Marshall game, there was a growing feeling within the team’s fan base and outside of Columbia that the Gamecocks might have been overrated to begin the season. They proved Saturday that they are still just fine. South Carolina dominated a decent Vanderbilt team, outgaining the Commodores 534-284 and averaging 7.0 yards per play. South Carolina has yet to arrive, but the Gamecocks proved against Vanderbilt that the loss to Georgia two weeks ago wasn’t the end of the season.