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South Carolina vs. Texas A&M 2017 live stream: Start time, TV Channel and how to watch online

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Welcome to volume two of "fake rivalries in South Carolina football": today's episode, Texas A&M!

Many of you will read this and think, "huh?" If it makes you feel any better, I'm the co-manager of this blog and an alum of South Carolina — this rivalry was news to me this week.

The SEC has always mandated teams from the two divisions pair up every year and play for reasons I'm still not sure of. For some teams it makes sense — Auburn and Georgia is a rivalry that predates the first World War and normally produces a good game every season.