Gamecock's Lattimore says he's '100 percent'

Slumping Tennessee probably doesn't want to hear this, but South Carolina freshman running back Marcus Lattimore has pronounced himself ready to return from the ankle sprain that kept him out a week ago. "I feel really good," Lattimore said after practice Wednesday. "I feel 100 percent now." Lattimore was pretty close to it Saturday at Vanderbilt, going through pregame warm-ups without any sort of noticeable limp, but his coaches opted to hold him out, as a precaution. "It was tough," said Lattimore, who added it was the first game he'd ever missed due to injury. "But we won, so I was happy." Senior Brian Maddox rushed for a career-high 146 yards in his absence. But Lattimore, who has 752 total yards and 12 touchdowns, gives the offense another dimension. "We can throw him little screen routes and down-the-field passes and he'll come down with them," junior quarterback Stephen Garcia said. Tennessee, meanwhile, is dealing with all sorts of depth issues. The 2-5 Vols could be without another player, safety Marsalis Teague, who is dealing with turf toe. Saturday's game will mark the reunion of two former Byrnes High teammates, Lattimore and Tennessee freshman defensive lineman Corey Miller. Lattimore said there's been quite a bit of friendly chatter going on the past few days. "I can't wait," Lattimore said, "to run him over."