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No. 23 South Carolina Not Looking Past Vanderbilt

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina defensive tackle Ladi Adjiboye said the No. 23-ranked are on high alert as they prepare for Vanderbilt.

The Commodores have back-to-back wins against South Carolina.

Perhaps the most devastating of the two came in 2007, when the Gamecocks started 6-1 and rose to No. 6 in the country. Coach Steve Spurrier looked like he had delivered on his promise to turn middle-of-the-pack South Carolina into Southeastern Conference contenders.

The Gamecocks were double-digit favorites, but came out flat, lost 17-6 and did not win another game that year.

The Gamecocks are again highly favored to defeat Vanderbilt at Williams-Brice Stadium. Adjiboye says the players are prepared to show how far they've come the past two years.

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