Early opponent analysis: Charleston Southern

The Vanderbilt Commodores (1-5) will host Charleston Southern (5-0) in Nashville this weekend. The Commodores look to snap a three-game losing streak. This marks the first non-FCS meeting for the Buccaneers this season.

Here’s an early overview of the Buccaneers as we start to look toward Saturday.

CHARLESTON SOUTHERN TEAM LEADERS

Passing: Austin Brown, 859 yards, 8 TD
Rushing: Christian Reyes, 350 yards,4 TD
Receiving: Nathan Perera, 161 yards, TD
Tackles: Aaron Brown, 42 tackles
Interceptions: Troy McGowens, 2 INT
Sacks: Skyler Skersick, 2.5 sacks

CHARLESTON SOUTHERN TEAM RANKINGS

Scoring Offense: 35.6 points per game (No. 17)
Scoring Defense: 17.6 points per game (No. 19)
Pass Offense: 196.4 yards per game (No. 71)
Pass Defense: 110.71 yards per game (No. 29)
Rush Offense: 215.2 yards per game (No. 21)
Rush Defense: 147.0 yards per game (No. 37)

Jason Hall

A former freelance journalist from Nashville, Jason covers Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Kentucky