COLUMBIA, S.C. — Diego Pavia completed 18 of 25 passes for 177 yards and two touchdowns, Jamezell Lassiter ran for a 44-yard score and Vanderbilt beat No. 11 South Carolina 31-7 on the road Saturday to snap a 16-game losing streak to the Gamecocks.

The Commodores (3-0, 1-0 SEC) dominated every facet of the game and forced four turnovers for their first 3-0 start since 2017.

Clark Lea dedicated the win to Bobby Johnson, his mentor and the last Vanderbilt coach to beat South Carolina in 2008.

“I want coach Johnson to know that love him and that he is here with us,” Lea said. “That performance was for him and we wanted to win that game for coach. ... I wanted to take a moment to honor him.”

South Carolina quarterback and Heisman Trophy candidate LaNorris Sellers was knocked out of the gam

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