South Carolina (2-2, 1-1) at No. 21 Tennessee (3-1, 0-1)

6:30 p.m. CDT Saturday (SEC Network)

Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee

2 Tennessee running backs rank in the top 10 in rushing in the SEC. Jaylen Wright ranks sixth with 312 yards on 45 rushing attempts, and Jabari Smith ranks eighth with 258 yards and one TD on 42 rushing attempts.

6 TD passes for South Carolina QB Spencer Rattler in the Gamecocks’ 63-38 victory over No. 5 Tennessee last season. Rattler completed 30-of-37 passes for 438 yards against the Volunteers.

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11 Consecutive home games have been won by Tennessee, the Volunteers’ longest home winning streak since a 23-game string that ended with a 27-23 setback against Florida on Sept. 16, 2000. The most recent loss for Tennessee at Neyland Stadium is a 41-17 defeat by Georgia on Nov. 13, 2021.

14 Victories and four losses for Tennessee when the ranked Volunteers play unranked South Carolina, which is the situation on Saturday. But it also was that way last season, when the unranked Gamecocks beat No. 5 Tennessee 63-38.

16 Sacks have been recorded by the Tennessee defense this season, the most in the SEC. South Carolina has allowed 17 sacks, the most in the SEC.

20 Seconds per play for Tennessee this season, giving the Volunteers the fastest offensive pace in the nation.

21 Victories without a loss for Tennessee under coach Josh Heupel when the Volunteers are ahead at halftime. Tennessee is 0-9 under Heupel when it hasn’t led at halftime.

28 Victories for Tennessee, 11 victories for South Carolina and two ties in the Volunteers-Gamecocks series. Tennessee leads the series 21-10 in SEC games and has an 18-3 advantage in Knoxville.

129 Rushing yards for RB Mario Anderson to lead South Carolina this season. Anderson has the fewest rushing yards of any SEC team leader in 2023. Only four teams in the nation have fewer rushing yards than the Gamecocks’ team total of 303.

526 Receiving yards for South Carolina WR Xavier Legette, the most in the SEC this season. Legette has 27 receptions and three TD catches in 2023.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.