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Contents Spurrier-isms Playing for 6 Kirk Hollingsworth Day trip: Clemson’s nicest fields Thompson returns to Death Valley Battle for the Palmetto State Defense brings best form to Clemson The rivalry: a brief history Week 14 Picks Around the SEC Behind enemy lines Classifieds

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Spurrier-isms “As a lot of you know, we had a big win over that team from the Upstate recently. It was a very close game; went into the fourth quarter. Our defense played very well, offense, our kicker made his kicks and we were able to beat Wofford 24-7 here at Williams-Brice. But they didn’t give us a trophy for beating Wofford. We had to beat that other team from the Upstate.”

“Those two Capital One Bowl trophies are nice, but that state championship ain’t bad either.”

“Most of our guys have never been to Death Valley, [LSU’s stadium] is the Death Valley, isn’t it? Or is there another one? There’s two of them. That’s right.

There’s two Death Valleys. Was LSU the first one or the second one? They were first? OK.”

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“I started thinking, amazingly when we play these guys from Clemson, the script follows the same thing ... They’re a good team, but continue to not play very well when they play us for some reason.”

Spurrier responding to Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney’s “[Spurrier] is from Pluto, I’m from Mars” quip:

“Dabo still thinks there are nine planets out there.”

Spurrier responding to a wrongly attributed quote:

“I said, ‘Well, what do you want me to do?’

I didn’t say it. Smart people don’t believe everything they read, and they don’t believe hearsay. ... I guess Dabo believed it.”

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Playing for 6 South Carolina looks to extend record-breaking winning streak Saturday in Clemson’s Death Valley Danny Garrison @DANNYLGARRISON

If you asked any South Carolina football player, he’d almost certainly downplay the trip to No. 22 Clemson that the Gamecocks will make Saturday.

“We’ll just prepare like it’s a normal game,” redshirt senior quarterback Dylan Thompson said.

If you asked head coach Steve Spurrier, he’d probably tell you it’s just a game too. And in a sense, he’s telling you the truth.

Everything is a game for Spurrier when it comes to this rivalry. A mind game. A chess game. A game that he’s winning.

He’ll refer to Clemson as the “Upstate team” year-round, because he knows the caustic effect it has on Tiger fans.

Following South Carolina’s Nov. 15 win over Florida, Spurrier learned of Clemson’s simultaneous loss to Georgia Tech. He then took one of his patented jabs at the “Upstate team.”

Tiger fans took his comments as a cheap shot at freshman quarterback Deshaun Watson, who was injured in the game.

Spurrier responded with this: “I’ll try not to say anything to upset them, through the next couple of weeks anyway,” he said. “We’ve got our own issues.

They need to worry about their issues.”

The Head Ball Coach will keep pouring gasoline onto the fire like this until Clemson stops him, something it hasn’t been able to do for the last five years.

During the Gamecocks’ five-year run of dominance over their in-state rival, each new meeting has felt like the one that could see it all come crashing down for South Carolina.

But the games haven’t really been close.

Clemson was the higher-ranked team entering three out of the last five contests, but the Gamecocks’ smallest margin of victory during the streak was its 10-point win over the Tigers in 2012.

And Spurrier took last season’s 31-17 drubbing as an opportunity to point that fact out.

“We’re very fortunate, we know that,” Spurrier said following the win a year ago, “They’re a good team that continues not playing very well when they play us, for some reason.”

Clemson has scored 17 points in three of the last five games, but no more than that. South Carolina hasn’t dipped under 27 points in five years.

“We’re playing, obviously, the same jerseys, but different players,” Thompson said following South Carolina’s win over South Alabama. “We’ll be fired up, they’ll be fired up and we’ll see who wins.”

In 2009, Stephen Garcia was the player in South Carolina colors that led the way, tossing three touchdowns in a 3417 win. The following year, Spencer Lanning accounted for 14 points on his own in the kicking game. 2011 saw Connor Shaw throw for three scores and rush for another. The very next year, as a redshirt sophomore, Thompson started for an injured Shaw and promptly threw three touchdowns of his own. Shaw came right back in 2013 and accounted for two more touchdowns.

Same jerseys, different players, same results.

In this year’s installation, Clemson is once again the higherranked team. With five losses, South Carolina doesn’t have a ranking to claim for the first time since 2009.

Regardless, if the Gamecocks are to win for a sixth time in a row, Spurrier will continue to remind the Tigers of it.

He has a rule that bans Gatorade showers outside the context of a championship game. But he knows he’s going to get doused every time he beats Clemson and chances are he likes it that way.

He may have ulterior motives for his arbitrary rule. It provides another convenient platform to undermine the Tigers.

“I had to get the Gatorade out of my hair,” Spurrier said following the 2013 win over Clemson at Williams-Brice Stadium. “You’re supposed to do that for bowl games, not home victories.”

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Many call him USC’s No. 1 fan, but Kirk Hollingsworth says he’s just an “average Joe” who loves the Gamecocks Hannah Jeffrey @HANNAHJEFFREY34

He had a dream about it.

He was in the middle of the field at WilliamsBrice Stadium. He started off the cheer. To his right, fans yelled “game”; to his left, they screamed “cocks.” The stands were packed with garnet, black and passion. Sandstorm played.

The team ran out. He gave them a pep talk, telling them if he could get up and get to the game, they could go out there and play it.

And then he woke up.

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NO. 1 FAN

THE DREAM TEAM

Some people call Kirk Hollingsworth USC’s No. 1 fan. After all, he dreams about starting off the Gamecocks cheer and he’s been to 265 football games.

That’s not a typo: over the last 32 years, this man has been to 265 football games.

Home or away, rain or shine, Hollingsworth rolls onto a bus on his motorized wheelchair every week and heads to wherever the Gamecocks are playing.

After 265 games and the roller coaster of a season the Gamecocks have had, you’d probably dream of giving them a pep talk, too.

“We haven’t been too hot,” he said. “All good teams take their lumps, and this is the lump year. We’ll get back on track.”

With two hours until the Gamecocks faced South Alabama Saturday, he humbly explained his impressive streak’s beginnings. But the way he tells it, it really isn’t that big of a deal.

“There’s more people with bigger records than I’ve got,” he said. “I’m just a Carolina fan, just an average Joe.” In 1982, he started to go to Gamecock games with his parents. For 10 years, he went to every home game, and as he got older, he followed the team to every match. He wasn’t doing it for the streak, though — he was just watching the guys play. “ We l l , the numbers kept increasing,” he said, “and hey, I’ve been having fun going.”

Saturday’s match against South Alabama was the big day: the big 2-6-5.

Hollingsworth had told his neighbors about his dream.

That’s when Cathy Walker and Sandra Byrd kicked into high gear, making their Gamecock fanatic of a neighbor’s dream come true.

When Hollingsworth told her about his dream, Walker went to Byrd. The ladies — both on the shorter side, with dark hair and big voices — threw together a celebration to celebrate Hollingsworth’s milestone. They ordered a cake, got a football signed by Steve Spurrier and hung up banners all over the Stadium Village parking lot.

“Really, the vision started when he had expressed that he had that dream because the Gamecocks were just performing poorly this year and he wanted to give a pep talk,” Byrd said. “I thought, ‘Well, how difficult could that be? Let’s go for it.’”

Byrd is one of many who will tell you Hollingsworth is USC’s No. 1 fan. She’ll tell you to check out his Facebook, where he has albums full of himself with athletes and posts about every sport. Or click over to his Twitter, she’ll say, where he has over 3,800 followers. His handle is @theUSC — it doesn’t get much more Gamecock than that.

Byrd and Walker invited their Stadium Village neighbors to the celebration and readied the festivities. But they wanted to do something more. “[Hollingsworth] said, ‘You know what I’d really like to do?’” Walker said. “He said ‘I’d really like to talk to the team before they go out. I’d just like them to know that I go and do all this and they can get out there and they can do it.’”

So they got in touch with USC Chaplain Adrian Despres and together, they’re making Hollingsworth’s dream come true. Come January, Hollingsworth will give his pep talk.

But it won’t just be the football team — he’ll pump up every single USC athlete at once as a special guest speaker.

“We could go to every football game, but there’s always something that gets in the way. Nothing ever gets in his way.”

— Cathy Walker

‘NOTHING EVER GETS IN HIS WAY’ It’s been 32 years and Hollingsworth isn’t calling it quits. In fact, he’s charging into the next season full speed ahead. Basketball is starting back up and baseball and softball are mere months away.

He has plenty to keep him busy — plus, he has some time off from those dreaded noon games. “ I t ’s just too early in the morning for me,” he s a i d S a t u r d a y, squinting in the morning sunlight. “I don’t like noon games at all.”

Hollingsworth has missed one game. It was 1992, and his cousin was getting married. Had he made it to that game, everyone is convinced his streak would be much longer.

“But he went to the wedding,” Byrd said.

“He went to the wedding,” Walker said, shaking her head.

“We said, ‘Are they still married?’” Byrd said, widening her eyes. “They better still be married.”

As for his neighbors, they’re looking forward to Hollingsworth’s recaps of the games they can’t catch themselves.

“We could go to every football game, but there’s always something that gets in the way,” Walker said. “But nothing ever gets in his way.”

“There’s more people with bigger records than I’ve got... I’m just a Carolina fan, just an average Joe.” — Kirk Hollingsworth

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If you are making your way to Clemson this weekend, set aside some extra time to see the sights. Pace yourself — you don’t want to exhaust your options too quickly. After all, Clemson’s Wikipedia page has six articles under “Things to do.”

Pastures: It may be slowly turning into a suburban conglomerate, but Clemson is staying true to its agricultural roots. Salvage your sense of nature with a trip to one of the town’s many pastures. Disregarding city limits, these landowners are masters of their craft — between several of Clemson’s nicest housing developments lay several fi elds, featuring real life livestock. There’s something charming about upper-middle class privilege living harmoniously with the smell of manure.

Chicken Beach: Only real Clemson locals know about this beautiful little slice of paradise. Tucked away in a corner of Lake Hartwell, it’s where students retreat for a good time.

Although no chickens are actually hatched here, this is where MIPs are born. Go ahead, take your shoes off, feel the sand and broken glass between your toes.

Roller Coaster Road: If you can’t afford a ticket to Carowinds, have no fear — Clemson’s “Roller Coaster Road” is a sad substitute, regardless of how enthusiastic locals are about it. Located in a tranquil neighborhood, this street consists of two reasonably large hills with a speed limit of 15 mph. Drive at your own risk — 16-year-olds driving their mom’s minivan recklessly paired with narrow streets make for a wild ride. WE

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Thompson returns to Death Valley South Carolina quarterback tallied 310 yards, 3 scores in 2012 meeting with Tigers David Roberts @DAVIDJAYROBERTS

It was Thanksgiving Day in 2012 when thenredshirt sophomore Dylan Thompson learned he would be filling in as quarterback against Clemson for the injured Connor Shaw.

Thompson had started one game previously, but none as big as the annual Palmetto Bowl, a game with elevated importance, he admitted.

“You have no idea,” Thompson said when asked how important it was to get the win against Clemson. “My sister graduated from here, so we always mess around. We never thought it would come to this growing up.”

A 310-yard, three-touchdown performance

by Thompson led South Carolina to its fourth consecutive win over Clemson.

Flash forward two years and Thompson is now the top passer in the Southeastern Conference and guides the No. 26 offense in the nation, a unit that averages 461 yards per game.

On Saturday afternoon, Thompson will lead his offense into Death Valley against the top defense in the country, statistically.

T h r o u g h 1 1 g a m e s , t h e Ti g e r s h a v e surrendered 2,776 total yards, the lowest in the nation by seven yards. However, on two separate occasions, Clemson has given up over 400 total yards — 459 yards against Georgia and 478 yards versus North Carolina.

In their three games against ranked opponents this season — Georgia, Florida State and Georgia Tech — the Tigers have given up an average of 32 points. In the remaining eight games, that figure shrinks to 12.3 points per game.

“Should be a heck of a game next week.

Clemson has had an excellent year and they’ll be ready for us,” head coach Steve Spurrier said.

“We’re bowl eligible, they’re bowl eligible and it should set up for an excellent matchup between two teams.”

Clemson is holding its opponents to 252.4 yards per game, which is also the lowest in the nation. The last time South Carolina was held to 252 or less total yards against the Tigers was in 2004 before Spurrier’s arrival. The Gamecocks netted 197 yards of offense in a 29-7 loss that year. Since then, South Carolina has won six of

its last nine matchups against the team’s upstate rival.

Saturday afternoon Clemson will be tasked with slowing one of the toughest offenses it has seen all season, as South Carolina has scored at least 30 points in five of its last six games.

Much of the Gamecocks’ offensive explosion this season can be attributed to the success of the team’s leading receiver, sophomore Pharoh Cooper.

Cooper has tallied 11 touchdowns this season — eight receiving, two passing and one rushing — and has accounted for a quarter (25.5 percent) of Thompson’s completions this season.

Paired with a two-headed ground game featuring junior running backs Mike Davis and Brandon Wilds, South Carolina has not necessarily found difficulty in moving the ball, but sustaining possession.

Last weekend, South Alabama forced five

Gamecock turnovers, something South Carolina will need to reduce in order to win in Death Valley. In two road games against Kentucky and Auburn, Thompson has thrown six interceptions, but fared better in his last road contest against Florida.

But Thompson, who already owns more wins in the rivalry than any Clemson player, knows the environment he will be playing in Saturday.

With his days in a South Carolina uniform numbered, he considers himself lucky just to be a part of the program.

“It’s just been a blessing to be at this school. I know all the seniors are grateful to coach Tanner, coach Spurrier and everybody on the staff who had a part in them getting here,” Thompson said. “We feel like it’s the best university in the nation.”

“And I’m just thankful to have been a part of it for the past five years.”

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Battle for the Palmetto How one crotchety old man shaped a rivalry to span generations Lois Carlisle @LOISCARLISLE

What’s that? You’re not from around here? I understand. Did you wear orange and get glared at? Have you announced in line at the Colloquium Starbucks that the tiger is your favorite animal, and now you’re afraid you’re on some list somewhere?

Poor, unsuspecting traveler. You’re obviously not a history major or a sports fan. So, please, let TDG fill you in on the Palmetto State’s longest-standing rivalry: Carolina vs. Clemson.

Constructing the Flagship First thing’s first, forget football for a minute. This origin story goes all the way back to a snowy December in 1801, when South Carolina College was founded in an effort to promote harmony between the lowcountry and the foothills.

With the start of the Civil War in 1861, Carolina closed and (supposedly) all students took up the Southern cause. This gave government officials the opportunity to change the mission statement of South Carolina’s flagship university.

“Radical” Republican rule at the college just after the war allowed African-Americans and women to attend for a time, before the Democrats reclaimed office in 1877 and shut down Carolina entirely before rechartering the school as the South Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. Columbia

politicians found this name to be insufficient, and switched it back to South Carolina College.

This, naturally, ticked off area farmers who felt the name change de-emphasized the importance of agricultural education.

In short: the state was full of angry men, wielding pitchforks.

Enter Old Ben Tillman Benjamin Tillman was a rising star in the political world in the 1880s. (You may remember him from history class as That White Supremacist Guy Who Supported the Lynch Law.) He led the state’s agrarian movement and demanded that South Carolina College expand its agriculture education programs. When Carolina refused, Ol’ Tilly took it upon himself to found an entirely separate college devoted to agricultural studies.

Tillman modeled his new school after the Architectural College of the State of Mississippi. He went before the state government with the following reasons to shut down Carolina’s agricultural program, and to create a private South Carolina army and military school.

First, Mississippi A&M did not fool with the liberal arts.

They taught practical training and nothing else.

Second, they provided poor students with significant financial aid, allowing low-income citizens the opportunity to get a practical education.

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next several months until Thomas Clemson passed away. One can only assume Tillman cartwheeled his way to the State House in order to celebrate.

One Step Too Far In 1889, Tillman went before the South Carolina General Assembly again to ask permission to make Clemson a privately operated institution. When the Assembly said no, Tillman rallied (read: pitched a fit) on the chamber floor and decried what he called “political corruption” at the University of South Carolina.

He also insisted that, with the falling price of cotton, the professors at USC were being criminally overpaid. This argument resulted in a later pay cut for faculty members at the university, and Clemson was awarded privatization.

At this point, not only were Carolina students exhausted with Clemson (a newborn college whose doors had yet to be opened) but so were professors.

Can’t Catch a Break Tillman was elected as South Carolina’s 84th governor in 1890. (What was that phrase he used in ’89? “Political corruption?”) He settled himself into Carolina’s backyard and began to dismantle the institution.

Gov. Tillman made it his mission to place Clemson at the top of the state’s crown of colleges.

First, he reorganized USC (which was, and continues to be, a

public institution with heavy government influence) into a solely liberal arts college while in office, eliminating their agriculture program. (Some might say out of spite. Take it as you will.)

Then, when Carolina took up arms against this and other such cuts in academic offerings, Tillman threatened to shut the university down, as well as the Citadel, which he referred to as a “dude factory.”

Clemson Agricultural College received extra funding and special treatment from the state government until Tillman’s exit from office in 1894.

The Birth of a Tradition It is known that around the world people like to beat the stuffing out of each other for various reasons. In some countries, it’s known as war. But in the American South, it’s known as NCAA football.

And what’s the best way for one university to let out its aggression against the college that metaphorically relieved itself in their backyard? Tackle their football team into the bright red mud.

In 1896, the first ever match between the soon to be Fighting Gamecocks and the Clemson Tigers was held on a Thursday morning in conjunction with the State Fair.

Carolina won that game 12-6. Clemson rallied the following year with a 20-6 victory, and the rest is history.

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Defense brings best form to Clemson Gamecocks uncertain which Tiger quarterback they’ll face Saturday Tanner Abel @TABELABEL

It took three quarters of the season, but the Gamecocks have finally seen some consistency from their defense.

Defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward’s bunch has played its best two-game stretch of the year after allowing just 278 yards against Florida and then 289 yards against South Alabama.

Ward said he’s proud of how his unit has played of late, but still thinks his players can do better.

He mentioned senior Brison Williams as someone who has been a leader. The defensive back had two interceptions against South Alabama, including one that went for a touchdown. The senior leads the team in both interceptions (four) and pass breakups (six), which is fairly impressive considering opposing teams rarely throw his way.

“Brison has been a good football player since he’s been here,” Ward said. “He’s a real, real smart and talented guy. He understands the game, so it’s very important we keep him on the field.”

Williams will regularly switch from cornerback to safety, and his versatility has helped the Gamecocks when other players at either position are struggling.

He will likely be called upon to play both positions again as South Carolina is short-handed in the secondary. Head coach Steve Spurrier said redshirt sophomore corner Rico McWilliams will miss the Clemson game because of a “severe” concussion. Senior safety Kadetrix Marcus is battling a wrist injury and may not make the rotation on Saturday.

The Gamecocks will be preparing to face two quarterbacks, according to Spurrier. The Tigers’ freshman signal-caller Deshaun Watson is battling an LCL sprain in his left knee that he sustained against Georgia Tech two weeks ago.

Senior Cole Stoudt stepped back into the starting

QB role after initially beginning the season as starter. A couple of underwhelming performances led to the senior being yanked in favor of Watson.

Stoudt had a quiet day in Clemson’s most recent game against Georgia State, which resulted in an easy Tiger win, but when he entered for Watson against Georgia Tech, things went horribly. Stoudt completed three of 11 passes for 19 yards and threw two crucial interceptions that got returned for touchdowns.

It is unknown who will start on Saturday, but even though the Gamecocks would like to beat the best, Stoudt is a much better matchup for them.

Watson is a dual-threat quarterback, which has posed problems for the South Carolina defense for most of the season.

Additionally, Clemson lost one of its best tailbacks in freshman Adam Choice earlier in the year, but fellow freshman Wayne Gallman and junior C.J. Davidson have combined for 768 yards and six touchdowns in his absence.

The Gamecocks have improved in stopping the run recently, in part because sophomore Skai Moore moved to the “Mike” linebacker position.

In that middle spot, Moore is around the ball more and can use his athleticism to make more plays.

He has 21 total tackles in the past two contests, but credited the defensive line for that success.

“I’ve noticed the past two games we’re getting a lot of penetration in the backfield,” Moore said.

“Those guys are staying in their gaps and just making it easier for linebackers to run around and make plays.”

The defensive coaches should definitely be thankful that former Tiger receiver Sammy Watkins left school early to play in the NFL because it would be a nightmare matchup for some of the young Gamecock cornerbacks.

Still, Clemson possesses weapons in the passing attack with sophomore Mike Williams (45 catches, 859 yards, five touchdowns) and freshman Artavis Scott (61 catches, 666 yards, five touchdowns) putting up some solid numbers.

Yet, this South Carolina defense has grown up significantly after the loss against Tennessee and doesn’t seem to be afraid of any playmakers on opposing teams.

“I think since the Florida game, we’ve been boosting up how we play,” Williams said. “We’re getting a lot of confidence together and we’re trying to finish this season strong.”

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A brief history Danny Garrison @DANNYLGARRISON

2009 The Beginning Prior to this meeting, the 2000s had not been kind to the Gamecocks. South Carolina had lost seven of nine games in the century heading into the 2009 meeting. But three touchdown passes from sophomore quarterback Stephen Garcia led the Gamecocks to their first win over their arch-rivals since 2006.

Life has no redial.

2010 The Jeffery Show Before 2010, South Carolina’s last winning streak of any kind against Clemson was a three-win tear between 1968 and 1970. That all changed when a sophomore wide out Alshon Jeffery turned five catches into 141 yards and a touchdown, his seventh 100-yard game of the season.

2011 Shaw-some In his first shot at the Tigers, sophomore quarterback Connor Shaw turned in a career day to extend South Carolina’s winning streak to three games. He tallied 210 yards in the air and a careerhigh 107 on the ground, accounting for four total touchdowns on the day.

2012 Breaking Records With South Carolina’s 2012 win over Clemson, the Gamecocks tied their longest-ever winning streak over their rivals at four games.

In the process, head coach Steve Spurrier earned his 65th victory to become the winningest coach in program history. Sophomore defensive end Jadeveon Clowney also crashed into the record books, tallying 4.5 sacks on the day to set the new single-season mark at 13. This year was also redshirt sophomore quarterback Dylan Thompson’s first foray into the rivalry, starting in place of an injured Shaw and amassing 310 yards and three scores through the air.

2013 Fear the Thumb South Carolina had never won five consecutive games against its in-state rival, until 2013. The Gamecocks earned their fifth win in a row in upset fashion a season ago, toppling the No. 6 Tigers in Connor Shaw’s return to the series. In his final at Williams-Brice stadium, Shaw collected 152 yards and a touchdown in the air on top of a 152-yard, one score performance in the running game.

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Week 14 Predictions from the staff of Danny Garrison

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Auburn at Alabama

Alabama

Alabama

Alabama

Alabama

Arizona at Arizona State

Arizona State

Arizona State

Arizona

Arizona

Florida at Florida State

Florida State

Florida

Mississippi State at Ole Miss

Ole Miss

Ole Miss

Mississippi State

Mississippi State

Georgia Tech at Georgia

Georgia

Georgia

Georgia

Georgia

Minnesota at Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Notre Dame at Southern California

Southern California

Notre Dame

Southern California

Southern California

Kentucky at Louisville

Kentucky

Louisville

Kentucky

Kentucky

Arkansas at Missouri

Arkansas South Carolina 31, Clemson 28

South Carolina at Clemson

Florida State Florida State

Missouri Missouri South South Carolina 34, Carolina 23, Clemson 19 Clemson 20

Missouri South Carolina 21, Clemson 20

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Rivalry week features high-stakes conference matchups Danny Garrison @DANNYLGARRISON

Auburn at Alabama The 2014 edition of the Iron Bowl was supposed to be a play-in game for the SEC championship.

Alabama is still up at No. 1 in the country, but Auburn kind of blew it for all of us by losing back-toback games against Texas A&M and Georgia. But, with a victory and a few other dominos falling into place, the Tigers still have a shot to knock the Crimson Tide out of the inaugural College Football Playoff. Last year’s meeting ended with Auburn Chris Davis catching a missed Alabama field goal and running more than 100 yards in the other direction to propel the Tigers into the national title game.

But Davis is gone, and so are Auburn’s chances of reaching that plateau this season. However, the Tiger offense led by quarterback Nick Marshall is arguably a better unit than that SEC champion squad from a year ago. Alabama is also led by a senior under center by the name of Blake Sims. In his first

year as a starter, Sims is leading the SEC in yards per attempt and his only loss is a six-point slip up at Ole Miss. The narrative gets even more compelling now that Paul Finebaum’s call-in show will run simultaneously with the game.

Alabama has made statements like its 59-0 demolition of Texas A&M, and it has raised questions marks like its one-point escape against Arkansas. Which one of those Tide teams shows up Saturday will determine the outcome of this year’s installment of arguably the best rivalry in sports.

Ole Miss at Mississippi State Long the laughing stock of the SEC, the two Mississippi schools went as far as Oct. 25 before either lost a game. Now, even after picking up some losses along the way, the Rebels and the Bulldogs will meet in the most relevant Egg Bowl in recent memory. Mississippi State spent the first three weeks of the playoff rankings’ existence as the No. 1 team in the nation, but a loss to Alabama now has the Bulldogs struggling to keep their seat at the table. Fourth-ranked Mississippi State has one of the most bonafide Heisman candidates

in the conference in quarterback Dak Prescott. The Rebels have their own dynamic signal caller in Bo Wallace, but he has a tendency to crumble in high-pressure situations. Ole Miss will be in a position similar to Auburn, left with

no hopes of a playoff berth, but the opportunity to relegate the archrival to the same fate. If Mississippi State was indeed destined for a topfour spot at the end of the season, a loss Saturday will unequivocally keep the Bulldogs out.

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Behind Enemy Lines: 5 questions with Elaine Day The Tiger sports editor previews Saturday’s clash between South Carolina and Clemson in Death Valley Elaine Day @ELAINE_DAY

1.

Do you think Deshaun Watson plays Saturday against the Gamecocks? If not, how does the offense change with Cole Stoudt at quarterback?

I would be surprised if we don’t see some of No. 4 on Saturday. Although he reportedly retweaked his knee in practice on Friday, I’m sure the coaching staff is going to do everything in their power to get him on the field this weekend. It’s no secret that Clemson’s offense is considerably better with Watson under center, and we’re going to need offensive production against South Carolina. However, if Watson is unable to play and Stoudt gets the start, expect a limited playbook. The majority of the offense with Stoudt involves both handoffs to running backs Wayne Gallman and Tyshon Dye as well as lateral passes. As far as explosive downfield plays, Stoudt is fairly limited.

2.

There have been rumors about Dabo Swinney bolting for Florida. What do you think the chances are that he’s not Clemson’s coach next year?

In his press conference after the Georgia State game this past weekend, Swinney was asked about the rumors; while he did not provide certainty one way or the other, he emphasized his love for Clemson.

“I’m not going to stand here and be one of those coaches that goes, ‘I will never leave Clemson.’ That’s not genuine,” Swinney said.

“I have no idea. But I will tell you this: I love Clemson. I love my job. I love it here. [...] I truly, truly love the people, I love my players, there’s nothing we can’t do here. Nothing.”

Personally, I don’t see Dabo heading to Gainesville. He’s a fan favorite because he

demands respect with the way he recruits for and runs the program. He expects a lot out of his players and the fans expect a lot out of him, and I think it would be hard for him to leave what he’s created here at Clemson.

3.

The Tigers are first in the nation in total defense. How surprised and/or impressed have you been with that unit so far?

I honestly can’t say that I’m surprised with the defense’s performance thus far this year given all of the senior talent it had returning. The veteran presence of players like Vic Beasley, Tavaris Barnes, Garry Peters ... was so invaluable. They were absolutely the leaders of the defense, and they also taught and allowed for younger players like MacKensie Alexander, Ben Boulware and Jayron Kearse to step up and perform. As the adage goes, “Defense wins championships,” and Clemson’s defense has definitely lived up to that.

They have kept us in games where the offense was lacking, sometimes turning turnovers into immediate touchdowns that proved to be the majority of the scoring for that game. I absolutely do not think we would have the record that we have today had it not been for the defense, and I can’t wait to see how they respond to the test of South Carolina.

4.

What do you think is the most important thing Clemson has to do to avoid six in a row?

I think the biggest thing is for the offense to keep the turnovers at a minimum. It’s as simple as that. The Tigers had not one, not two, but six turnovers last year in Columbia, something that was fairly unusual for Tajh Boyd and Co. In a matchup like this, it will be important to

not have the defense on the field more than they have to be, regardless of how good they are. If the Tigers can hold onto the ball and score on South Carolina’s lackluster defense, then I trust our defense to keep the Gamecock offense at bay. However, if turnovers are rampant for the second year in a row, the Tigers will probably have shot themselves in the foot yet again.

5.

Who are some lesser-known Tigers that South Carolina fans should be on the lookout for Saturday?

The area of Clemson’s offense that had to step up when Watson was sidelined was the run game.

Running back Wayne Gallman had back-to-back games with 100 yards rushing and provided a nice spark. He was joined by running back Tyshon Dye, who made his collegiate debut a few weeks ago against Wake Forest after sitting out his freshman year with a torn Achilles tendon. Dye had his first big game this past weekend against Georgia State, rushing 20 times for 124 yards and two touchdowns. I look forward to seeing much more of Dye this weekend. Aside from Gallman and Dye, I would say that backup quarterback Nick Schuessler would be someone to look out for. In the event that Deshaun Watson is unable to play on Saturday, expect Schuessler to get some playing time.

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