In May, South Carolina quarterback Jake Bentley made a comment to Fox Carolina’s Aaron Cheslock that still lingers fresh on the minds of Clemson players heading into this Saturday’s annual rivalry showdown.
Despite the fact his team was mauled by the Tigers during a 56-7 defeat in Death Valley last November, Bentley told Cheslock that Clemson was “not that much better than us or better than us at all.”
Six months later, Clemson players are still fielding questions about Bentley’s statement. And come 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at Williams-Brice Stadium, Bentley will have to answer to his statement, as well — with more than words.