Entering the final week of the regular season, both Clemson and South Carolina were on the outside of the CFP bubble. However, the Tigers and the Gamecocks each remained close enough to potentially still make a push into the Playoff field.
Clemson (9-2, 7-1) could still reach the ACC Championship Game, but it needs Miami to lose at Syracuse on Saturday afternoon for that to happen. But even if it doesn’t, the Tigers would have a strong case for an at-large bid if they beat South Carolina to end up at 10-2.
The Gamecocks will be a challenging opponent, though, and they have a decent resume themselves. South Carolina (8-3, 5-3) has lost to LSU, Ole Miss and Alabama, but it entered Saturday on a five-game winning streak that featured victories over Texas A&M and Missouri.
So there will be plenty at stake when these in-state rivals meet for the Palmetto Bowl in Clemson on Saturday. The Tigers have won eight of their past nine meetings vs. the Gamecocks, with South Carolina’s only win during that stretch coming in 2022.
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