Gamecocks (17) @ Commodores (13)

At 4.82 yards per play, the read option was South Carolina's most effective weapon against Vanderbilt, but improvement is still needed if the Gamecock offense is to reach its potential in 2012.

The Gamecocks hold steady in the polls and Connor Shaw's shoulder (and our mental health) is day-to-day. The Feathered Warrior and I preview the home opener against the East Carolina Pirates and look ahead to the rest of this weekend's SEC slate.

The Commodores proved that they can hang with a top 10 team on Thursday. Unfortunately, moral victories are no longer acceptable in Nashville. They'll have to recover strong to put this season-opening loss behind them this week against Northwestern.

Connor and The Feathered Warrior break down South Carolina's 17-13 victory against the Vanderbilt Commodores and take a look at the other action in the SEC during college football's opening weekend.

We break down three of Connor Shaw's four incomplete passes from Thursday's 17-13 victory against the Vanderbilt Commodores.

After further reflection, I think the main concern after last night is, without question, the passing game. There were other problems, but this was the main one, and it was something that was...

Another SEC game, another SEC officiating blunder favoring a top ten SEC team. Bottom line? It shouldn't have mattered.

Whew. Glad we won that one. Here are some quick thoughts on what we saw. The Good --We won. It wasn't pretty, but you really can't overestimate the importance of winning a game like that,...

It was a ballsy call. With three timeouts, Vanderbilt elected to go for it with under two minutes left and a fourth-and-seven facing them from inside their own territory. Ninth-ranked South Carolina led 17-13, and only a big drive would save Vandy.