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THE PALMETTO BOWL 2021
SOUTH CAROLINA [SIZE= 20px]VS[/SIZE] CLEMSON 
Gamecock Fanatics Official Game Thread
GAME DATE AND TIME: Saturday, Nov. 27th 7:30 P.M.
LOCATION: Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, S.C.
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AUDIO BROADCAST: 107.5 The Game
LIVE STATS: Statbroadcast
Columbia, S.C. - The South Carolina Gamecocks Football team are hosts for the 2021 Palmetto Bowl this Saturday before a sold out Williams-Brice Stadium. South Carolina (6-5, 3-5 SEC) battles for State's rights with Clemson (8-3, 6-2 ACC) kicking off at 7:30 p.m. Saturday night. The game will be televised on the SEC Network.
The Gamecocks are coming off of a thrilling 21-17 win over the Auburn Tigers. The Clemson Tigers come to Columbia off of a 48-27 win over Wake Forest.
SEC Network has the television broadcast with Taylor Zarzour and Matt Stinchcomb in the booth and Alyssa Lang on the sidelines. Todd Ellis and Tommy Suggs handle the call for the Gamecock Radio Network with Jamar Nesbit on the sidelines.
SAY SO LONG TO THE SUPER SENIORS: The Gamecocks have nine players who are playing in their final game at Williams-Brice Stadium, as their eligibility will have expired after the 2021 season. Those nine are Spencer Eason-Riddle, Jabari Ellis, Jaylan Foster, Nick Muse, Carlins Platel, Zeb Noland, Damani Staley, Aaron Sterling and Parker White.
CAROLINA VS. CLEMSON: This is the 118th meeting between these two Palmetto State schools in a rivalry that dates back to 1896. The teams met every year from 1909 - 2019, making the Carolina-Clemson series the second-longest running consecutively-played series in college football behind only Minnesota – Wisconsin before the series was interrupted a year ago due to COVID. The Tigers hold a 71-42-4 lead in the all-time series, including a 52-32-3 advantage in Columbia and a 19-10-1 mark in Clemson. Clemson has won the last six meetings after Carolina had won the previous five.
BACK-TO-BACK IN COLUMBIA: Since the COVID pandemic cancelled last year's contest, which was originally scheduled to be played in Clemson, the two teams will play back-to-back games in Columbia. It's the first time that has occurred since 1958 and '59. In fact, every game played from 1896-1959 was played in Columbia most as part of the "Big Thursday" tradition with the game contested in late October in conjunction with the state fair.
THE LAST TIME THEY MET: Trevor Lawrence threw for 295 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 3 Clemson to its 27th-straight victory with a 38-3 win over South Carolina on Nov. 30, 2019. Travis Etienne ran for two scores as the Tigers posted their sixth-straight win over the Gamecocks. Clemson rolled up 527 yards of offense on 83 plays, while limiting Carolina to just 174 yards on 53 plays.
THE LAST GAMECOCK WIN: No. 10/9 South Carolina forced a half-dozen Clemson turnovers, turning three of them into touchdowns, as the Gamecocks won for the fifth-straight time over the No. 6/4 Tigers, 31-17 in Columbia on Nov. 30, 2013. The game was deadlocked at 17 heading into the final period, but Mike Davis scored on a two-yard run to cap a drive that took over six minutes off the clock, then Brandon Wilds scored on a 26-yard pass from Pharoh Cooper to seal the win. Connor Shaw posted 246 yards of total offense, including 94 on the ground, while All-American Kelcy Quarles led the defense with 2.5 sacks. Skai Moore had a fumble recovery and an interception in the contest.
UNRANKED: This is the first time the Gamecocks will be facing an unranked Clemson team since the 2010 season when 18th-ranked Carolina posted a 29-7 win over the unranked Tigers in Clemson. Since that time, the Tigers have been ranked 18th, 12th, 6th, 23rd, 1st, 4th, 4th, 2nd and 3rd entering the game, according to the Associated Press. The last time both squads came into this contest unranked was in 2008.
