College Preview: 9/4

For the second week in a row, South Carolina is on national television. After the Gamecocks victory last week over North Carolina State, they are on the road Thursday night in Nashville against Vanderbilt.

Kickoff is 7 o’clock on ESPN.

We covered South Carolina’s prospects last week. Here are the players the pros are looking at with the Commodores.

Vanderbilt

CB D.J. Moore – 5-10, 184 pounds. JR. Moore is already being looked at as a potential first-round CB choice by the NFL when his class comes up in 2011. He could leave early with another big season in ‘08. In two seasons, he has played in 24 games and started 20 games on the corner, with seven interceptions. Moore returned kickoffs in ‘07, averaging 25.7 yards a return. In Vandy’s opener against Miami, in the first quarter he had an interception, two tackles, a forced fumble, a sack and a 91-yard punt return that set up a touchdown. He’s also going to get snaps on offense.

WR George Smith – 6-3, 202 pounds, SR-Redshirt. Smith’s playing status was up in the air going into this game as he’s still recovering from surgery on a stress fracture he suffered in his right foot. The injury occurred in early August during pre-season drills. In the last two years, he’s started 23 games as the other receiver, across from Earl Bennett. In the ‘07 season, he caught 32 passes for 397 yards and three touchdowns. Smith is considered a potential mid-rounds choice.