The 12th-ranked Tigers (9-2, No. 12 CFP ) and 16th-ranked Gamecocks (8-3, No. 15 CFP) are two of the hottest teams in the country. It's the first time both have been ranked in the season-ending rivalry game since 2013 and both hope a win means a berth in the expanded 12-team playoff.

Defensively the ferocious South Carolina pass rush led by DEs Kyle Kennard and Dylan Stewart ranks #1 in FBS with a 15.8% passing down sack rate and 7th with a 42% pressure rate. Clemson (9-2) opened the year in ignominious fashion, losing 34-3 to Georgia ...

The No. 15 South Carolina Gamecocks are currently 2.5-point underdogs to the No. 12 Clemson Tigers for Saturday's Noon showdown at Memorial Stadium in Clemson. For the first time since 2013 when Clemson was ranked No.