I was sitting in the press box when I heard a stat that was so startling that I had to go back and make sure it was right. It was just one stat that bears mentioning following Clemson’s victory over South Carolina on Saturday in the annual rivalry game.
Clemson defeated South Carolina 16-7 for its eighth win in nine games of the rivalry – a dominating streak, to be sure – but that doesn’t begin to tell the story of just how dominant the Tigers were on defense or just how one-sided the rivalry has been.
So, let’s get started.