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South Carolina vs. Clemson: Game Grades, Analysis for 2016 Palmetto Bowl

Coupled with Louisville's—ahem, Lamar Jackson's—shocking loss to Kentucky, Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson demanded Heisman voters reconsider his candidacy on Saturday as the Tigers throttled the South Carolina Gamecocks 56-7.

Watson tossed six touchdown passes, and the game was never truly competitive on any front.

For Clemson, it gets to go into next week's ACC title game against Virginia Tech feeling good about itself, while South Carolina will prepare for its bowl game with a humbling reminder of how much ground the program still must make up under Will Muschamp.

With that, let's check out some game grades for the Tigers and Gamecocks.