Early Opponent Analysis: South Carolina

The Tennessee Volunteers (3-5, 0-4 SEC) travel to Columbia, S.C., to take on the South Carolina Gamecocks on Saturday at Williams-Brice Stadium. The Vols are coming off back-to-back loses to ranked opponents, including a 34-20 defeat by No. 3 Alabama on Saturday. South Carolina also suffered a loss to a ranked team from Alabama in Week 9, falling 42-35 to No. 4 Auburn.

Here’s an early look at the Gamecocks:

SOUTH CAROLINA TEAM LEADERS

Passing: Dylan Thompson, 2,241 yards, 20 TD
Rushing: Mike Davis, 750 yards, 8 TD
Receiving: Pharoh Cooper, 553 yards, 6 TD
Tackles: Skai Moore, 51 tackles
Interceptions: T.J. Gurley/Chris Moody/Brison Williams/Sharrod Golightly, 1 INT
Sacks: Gerald Dixon, 2.0 sacks

SOUTH CAROLINA TEAM RANKINGS

Scoring Offense: 35.0 points per game (No. 32)
Scoring Defense: 32.8 points per game (No. 100)
Pass Offense: 284.3 yards per game (No. 30)
Pass Defense: 229.1 yards per game (No. 65)
Rush Offense: 177.3 yards per game (No. 58)
Rush Defense: 208.4 yards per game (No. 106)

Jason Hall

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