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South Carolina, Spencer Rattler trounce No. 5 Tennessee, 63-38

The South Carolina Gamecocks bagged a wildly unexpected and historic upset on Saturday night, steamrolling the fifth-ranked Tennessee Volunteers 63-38 as euphoric students and fans spilled onto Williams-Brice Stadium’s field to celebrate.

The Gamecocks, long bedeviled by offensive woes of all shapes and sizes, showed no such problems against the Vols, as quarterback Spencer Rattler put on a career-best showing with a 30-of-37 passing line for 438 yards and six touchdowns in a surgical eviserceration of the Tennessee defense.

While the ols struck first on the opening drive of the game, South Carolina answered right back, and a game that was expected to be a ho-hum walkover for Tennessee suddenly turned into a shootout, with the Gamecocks showing ever-increasing confidence and UT seemingly reeling.