South Carolina got the better of Clemson on a football field this weekend.
That football field was in Foxborough, Massachusetts, and it was a matchup of former Gamecocks and Tigers, with USC great Stephon Gilmore, now with the New England Patriots, getting the edge over Deshaun Watson and DeAndre Hopkins of the Houston Texans.
In the Patriots’ 27-20 win, Gilmore was tasked with shadowing Hopkins, one of the NFL’s premier wide receivers last season. Hopkins finished with 78 yards on eight catches and no touchdowns — it was the first time in almost a year that Hopkins has had fewer than 80 yards while not scoring in a game.