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AP Extra Points: Breakthrough win at South Carolina makes No. 20 Commodores hungry for more
Vanderbilt's strong defense and quarterback Diego Pavia's top passer rating have helped achieve three consecutive 20-plus point wins to start the season.
- On Saturday, Vanderbilt's 31-7 victory over South Carolina made the Commodores 3-0, their first such start since 2017.
- After a 28-7 home loss last year that helped leave the team 6-6, Vanderbilt coach Lea said that defeat lingered as a cautionary example they learned from.
- Diego Pavia's passing and Vanderbilt's ground game averaging 5.8 yards per carry combine with a defense forcing seven takeaways and allowing three second-half points.
- The Commodores will try to settle another score Saturday when Georgia State visits, and Vanderbilt enters the stretch favored against Georgia State and Utah State.
- The start marks Vanderbilt's best string of big wins since 1930, opening with three wins by at least 20 points and boosting postseason prospects after a Birmingham Bowl berth and first winning record since 2013.
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AP Extra Points: Breakthrough win at South Carolina makes No. 20 Commodores hungry for more
Vanderbilt checked a big item off its to-do list by beating South Carolina. The Commodores are 3-0 for the first time since 2017 and are No. 20 in The Associated Press Top 25.
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