NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt begins its final month of the regular season at 6:30 p.m. Saturday when South Carolina visits FirstBank Stadium.
Vandy (3-5, 0-4 SEC) has had an extra week to prepare for the Gamecocks thanks to a second bye week this season. The Commodores will also be looking to break a four-game losing streak and to bounce back from a 17-14 loss at Missouri on Oct. 22.
South Carolina had won four in a row before a head-scratching, 23-10 loss at home to Missouri last time out. The Gamecocks (5-3, 2-3 SEC) turned the ball over twice and were held to 203 yards of total offense.
Here is more on how to watch, listen to and follow Saturday’s contest as well as five key matchups to consider when the Commodores face the Gamecocks:
When: 6:30 p.m. Saturday
Location: FirstBank Stadium (39,790)
Television: SEC Network
Broadcast Crew
Dave Neal (play-by-play), Deuce McAllister (analyst) and Andraya Carter (sideline)
Channel Finder
AT&T | Xfinity | DISH | Comcast
Streaming
Available via WatchESPN
Vanderbilt Sports Network from Learfield
Announcers: Andrew Allegretta (play-by-play), Norman Jordan (analyst), Kevin Ingram (sideline)
On-Air Time: 6 p.m. CT
Affiliates: Nashville WQZQ 93.3 FM; Chattanooga WALV 95.3 FM; Lewisburg WJJM 1490 AM, 94.3 FM; Memphis WMPS 1210 AM, 103.1 FM
Satellite: SiriusXM 202; SiriusXM online 965
Social
Twitter: @VandyFootball and @VandyNotes
Instagram: @VandyFootball
Facebook: @VanderbiltFootball
Streaming Audio
Vanderbilt Athletics App (Free)
Weather
69 degrees at kickoff, 55 percent chance of rain
1. Rattle Spencer
It has been a rough season for South Carolina quarterback Spencer Rattler.
The much-ballyhooed senior has thrown nine picks in eight games and has reached the 200-yard passing mark just three times. Rattler has only had two games this season where he hasn’t thrown an interception.
Rattler spent three seasons at Oklahoma and left high school as a five-star recruit and as the top-ranked pro-style quarterback in the signing class of 2019. But after 23 games with the Sooners he sought out a new opportunity in Columbia, South Carolina.
So despite Rattler’s struggles in his first season in garnet and black, the 6-foot-1, 215-pound native of Phoenix has the pedigree to make plays. And given the fact that Vanderbilt’s pass defense ranks last in the FBS by allowing 317.8 yards per game, Rattler could be licking his chops.
It will be key for the Vandy defense to find ways to force Rattler…