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South Carolina Football: Gamecocks in first place in SEC East

With both teams entering Saturday’s SEC East showdown after season opening victories, the stage was set for one of these teams to take command of the conference standings, and it was South Carolina football fans that came away celebrating.

Deebo Samuel knew what was at stake and he commanded the attention of college football fans everywhere, fueling the Gamecocks to a 31-13 win over their first SEC foe of the new season. Let’s take a look at three significant stats from South Carolina’s win over Missouri.

KEY STATS

Deebo Samuel scored two touchdowns

Samuel cemented himself as one of the SEC’s best receivers after a breakout year in 2016, which he compiled 783 receiving yards.