For the 119th time in history, Clemson and South Carolina will square off on the football field this Saturday at noon.
With a seven-game win streak against the Gamecocks on the line this week, Clemson (10-1) enters Saturday with a 72-42-4 record vs. the in-state rival.
While the Tigers are coming off a dominant 40-10 victory over Miami last week, South Carolina (7-4) is as hot as a team can be right now after it won 63-38 over Tennessee.
Rivalry week is unlike any other time in college football, as teams across the nation battle it out in highly emotional games.
Still, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney wants his team to stay composed for a game with such high stakes.
“You got to stay focused on those (fundamentals) in games like this and not get distracted by all the pomp and circumstance that comes along with it,” Swinney said on Tuesday. “At the end of the day, it’s a football game, and the most fired-up team isn’t going to win — it’s the team that executes the best.”
That said, here are five Tigers to keep an eye on against the Gamecocks.