COLUMBIA – Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney didn’t have any idea what players or coaches would be able to make it to the rivalry game after the flu bug ravaged his squad this week. It turns out everyone got a little better with a win over the Gamecocks.
Clemson defeated South Carolina 16-7 Saturday night in Williams-Brice Stadium, the eighth win in the last nine meetings for the Tigers in the series. But Swinney didn’t know how the week would shake out after the flu made its rounds and other injuries popped up.
“But we had so many guys that didn’t practice all week.