1. The Gamecocks won nine games for only the seventh time in program history with the 26-19 upset win against Michigan in the Outback Bowl. USC trailed 19-3 at one point in the third quarter, but scored the game’s final 23 points.
2. Jake Bentley won the MVP award in a day that started slowly for South Carolina’s offense and ended with him hitting nine of his final 11 passes for 154 yards and a pair of scores.
3. The USC defense arrived in force, almost entirely smothering the Wolverines.