Connor Shaw's 4 TDs lead No. 14 South Carolina past Mississippi State

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Steve Spurrier didn't like much of what he saw from South Carolina's offense Saturday. He was very pleased, however, that the Gamecocks defense looked like its dominating, old self against Mississippi State. Connor Shaw passed for four touchdowns, Mike Davis moved past 1,000 yards this season and the 14th-ranked Gamecocks got five turnovers to defeat the Bulldogs 34-16 for their school-record tying 15th straight home victory Saturday. "We couldn't run it very well and we couldn't throw it very well," Spurrier said. But "our defense played well and got the turnovers that sort of set us up." It had been a long time coming for a group that had been one of the Southeastern Conference's best defenses the past few years.