There is no mistaking who Clemson’s biggest rival is – it is the South Carolina Gamecocks. The two have been playing every year since 1909, the second longest uninterrupted series in the country and one of the nation’s oldest rivalries.
Florida State has taken over as the Tigers’ chief rival in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Of course, Georgia Tech is Clemson’s cross-divisional rival and Atlanta is just a two-hour drive down Interstate 85.
Though they don’t play them every year, the Georgia Bulldogs are the closest rival, from a geographical standpoint, the Tigers have. Clemson is just 73 miles from Athens, Georgia.