Some Trivia about South Carolina vs Vanderbilt

What happened last week: The Commodores lost to Georgia for their fourth straight SEC loss of the season. Vanderbilt remains winless in the conference. The last time they played the Gamecocks, Vanderbilt beat South Carolina 24-17 in Nashville for their second consecutive win over the Gamecocks. Trivia tidbits going into Saturday’s game:
Vanderbilt head coach Bobby Johnson is a Columbia native and attended Eau Claire High School.
Johnson and South Carolina Athletics Director Eric Hyman were both assistant football coaches together at Furman University.
Three active Vanderbilt players (DE Teriall Brannon (Spartanburg), OT Kyle Fischer (Columbia), and PK Ryan Fowler(Taylors)) come from South Carolina.
Vanderbilt’s defense ranks among the top six in the SEC in total defense, scoring defense, pass defense and pass defense efficiency and first downs allowed.