Here's a closer look at why South Carolina, coach Shane Beamer may make the College Football Playoffs or why they may not.

Clemson and South Carolina square off in one of college football’s best in-state rivalries from Death Valley on Saturday, both hoping to make one last good impr

LaNorris Sellers scored his second touchdown, this one from 20 yards out with 1:08 to play, for South Carolina’s sixth straight victory, four of them in that run coming over ranked opponents.

South Carolina and Clemson face off Saturday is the 121st meeting of a rivalry game that was first played in 1896. There’s a lot on the line. The Tigers are No. 12 in the latest College Football Playoff Top 25, while the Gamecocks are No. 15. And the winning team elevates its chances of being an at-large selection in this year’s 12-team playoff.

It’s the closest point spread in a Clemson-USC game since the 2014 game in Clemson (Clemson by 4.5). This is also the Gamecocks’ best road spread against Clemson in 14 years, dating back to when USC was a 1-point favorite at Clemson in 2010.

Irish Breakdown makes predictions for the big rivalry matchup between the Clemson Tigers and the South Carolina Gamecocks

Hear what South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer said after the Gamecocks beat Clemson in Week 14 in the annual Palmetto Bowl.

South Carolina head football coach Shane Beamer celebrates with the Gamecocks' band and fans following the 17-14 win over Clemson on Nov. 30, 2024.

After their win against Clemson, South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer took to the stand with some choice words for the College Football Playoff Selection Committee.

See South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer's 11-year-old son Hunter deliver the Palmetto Bowl trophy to him after win vs. Clemson