Bockhorst would like to see Tigers and Gamecocks get along better

Matt Bockhorst admits he had no idea what to expect from the Clemson-South Carolina rivalry when he got to Clemson in 2017.

A native of Ohio, Bockhorst grew up around the Michigan-Ohio State game. However, he only really saw that rivalry from the Buckeyes’ side of things.

“Oh yeah that was one of the biggest things coming down here, I didn’t really understand the rivalry,” Clemson’s reserve guard said. “I just had never been around it and I had grown up around the Michigan vs Ohio State rivalry and I was never really a fan of either of those schools.

“But coming down here and really being immersed in it, it is a big deal and it really matters. Especially for the guys who grew up in South…