COLUMBIA, Mo. — It seems South Carolina might be hitting its stride.
The Gamecocks started the year shakily, dropping three of their first four Southeastern Conference games of the season. The last one in that run, though, saw South Carolina push Alabama to the brink in a 27-25 loss.
Then the Gamecocks thumped Oklahoma on the road, upset Texas A&M for a homecoming win and controlled Vanderbilt to get a win streak going.
At 6-3 overall and 4-3 against SEC opponents, South Carolina sits No. 23 in The Associated Press Top 25 poll and No. 21 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings — a hair ahead of Missouri (Nos.