No. 15 South Carolina earning respect entering clash vs. Vanderbilt

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No. 15 South Carolina began its season fighting for respect. With that earned around the Southeastern Conference, the Gamecocks enter the final eight games of the regular season playing for bigger stakes when they host Vanderbilt in Columbia, S.C., on Saturday.

Coach Lamont Paris was publicly offended when the SEC media picked South Carolina (20-3, 8-2 SEC) last in the league's