Sporting News ranked the top 25 “hottest” rivalries in college football for 2025, weighing “the historical nature with the present tense” when it comes to various rivalries.
Several factors went into the ranking, including who won last year, which school has the current winning streak, what the last 10 years looked like, and how many times both teams were ranked when they played.
With all that considered, Clemson-South Carolina came in at No. 10 in the ranking.
The Gamecocks were victorious in last season’s matchup at Death Valley, winning 17-14. But Clemson beat South Carolina in Columbia in 2023, and the Tigers are 7-2 against the Gamecocks in the last 10 years, with the two schools not meeting in 2020 due to a cancellation because of COVID.