The Clemson-South Carolina rivalry is one of the most heated in college athletics. There is no love lost between the two rivals who battle for bragging rights in every sport in the Palmetto State.
However, the COVID-19 pandemic has had other plans for all of us this past year, preventing the annual grudge matches in two of the big-three sports between the Tigers and Gamecocks. The Clemson-Carolina Football game was canceled by the SEC this past season—the first time that has happened after 111 straight meetings—while the men’s and women’s basketball games were canceled due to COVID-19 pauses.