CLEMSON – As trees shed leaves, temperatures grow colder, and the smell of sweet potatoes and cinnamon waft through kitchens across America, the air starts to feel like the only thing in November more consistent than pumpkin pie and dressing: College football rivalry week.
From snowy stalemates to high-flying shootouts, rivalry games on the last Saturday of November are often a defining moment of a college football season. For Clemson, frequently the most memorable regular-season game is the annual brawl between the Tigers (5-5, 4-4 ACC) and the South Carolina Gamecocks (3-7)
The two programs– separated by 130 miles and 29 more Clemson wins -– have played 121 total times, dating back to 1896.