Up next: Vanderbilt football plays South Carolina in SEC opener

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Notre Dame safety Jalen Elliott, left, breaks up a fourth-down pass to Vanderbilt wide receiver Kalija Lipscomb in the final minutes on Sept. 15, 2018. Notre Dame won 22-17.

Vanderbilt lost a nail-biter to No. 8 Notre Dame, while South Carolina had the week off.

On Saturday, they will face off in an SEC clash at Vanderbilt Stadium. Kickoff will be 3 p.m. CT on SEC Network.

It will be the start of SEC play for Vanderbilt (2-1), which fell 22-17 to Notre Dame. South Carolina (1-1, 0-1 SEC) suffered a 41-17 loss to Georgia on Sept. 8, but its home game against Marshall was canceled due to Hurricane Florence.

South Carolina owns a 23-4 record in the all-time series. The Gamecocks have won nine straight over Vanderbilt.

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