Volcanic eruptions, while sudden, are often preceded by variations in tectonic readings. Along those same lines, everyone associated with South Carolina's football program knew the conditions were ripe for the lid to come off the stadium under the lights on Oct. 6, 2012 against fifth-ranked Georgia.

Two years removed from their first division title in program history and coming off their first 11-win campaign, the Gamecocks were in the middle of the wonder years with another signature opportunity in front of a national audience, sellout crowd and College GameDay in town.

"I grabbed my headset and gave Larry Harrington, the red hat official for home game TV timeouts, our usual pregame good luck handshake," former South Carolina assistant GA Mangus said in an interview with 247Sports. "During Sandstorm, I told him someone’s getting ready to get their *** whooped tonight and it’s not the Gamecocks."

The unmistakable jingling of keys is something rarely heard in Columbia against Top 5 opponents across a mediocre history vs. elite competition, but this was different. This was happening only nine minutes into the game.

Reminiscent of South Carolina's win over top-ranked Alabama in 2010, the energy was palpable.

"I lost a shoe, then got tackled and all by teammates," Gamecocks playmaker Ace Sanders told 247Sports. "It was pandemonium at Williams-Brice. Literally dropped the dagger and took their fight. They laid down after that."

As we wait on college football's return, let's look back the greatest quarter ever played from the Gamecocks: