The annual rivalry series against South Carolina is still on. For now.
Clemson’s rivalry game against South Carolina is the post-Thanksgiving highlight in the state of South Carolina, played each Saturday after Thanksgiving. The series is also the longest continuous non-conference rivalry in the nation, with the teams playing each year since 1909. The only longer consecutive rivalry is Minnesota vs. Wisconsin (it’s a conference game), who played for the 113th consecutive year last season.
Longest Continued OOC Series in College Football
Clemson vs South Carolina, 1909-Present
Georgia vs Georgia Tech, 1925-Present
Notre Dame vs Navy, 1927-Present
Army vs Navy, 1930-Present
Miami (OH) vs Cincinnati, 1945-Present
USC vs Notre Dame, 1946-Present
The Big Ten jumped the gun Thursday when it announced it was considering playing a conference-only football schedule, and it didn’t take long for reports to surface that the Atlantic Coast Conference is considering something along the same lines.