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Under-the-radar game of the week
South Carolina fans probably aren't exactly excited for the meat of the SEC schedule, but a win is a win, and the Gamecocks' 23-19 escape act against Old Dominion was, in spite of all visual evidence to the contrary, a win.
Nothing went particularly well for the Gamecocks, who were breaking in new starting quarterback LaNorris Sellers. He completed just 10 of 23 passes but did have a heck of a tackle (albeit on his own teammate).
ODU actually grabbed a late 19-16 lead on a 33-yard field goal with 9:54 to play, but a Grant Wilson fumble -- one of three turnovers on the day for the Monarchs quarterback -- gave the ball back to South Carolina at the 6-yard line, and the Gamecocks scored two plays later.
South Carolina finished with just 288 yards of offense, and its two touchdown drives covered a grand total of 9 yards. More concerning for South Carolina fans, Vanderbilt beat Virginia Tech, thus putting up a "vacancy" sign outside the SEC's basement.