With both teams coming into the matchup as top 20 teams, South Carolina vs Clemson carries a little more juice than it has in recent history. Gamecocks' head coach Shane Beamer spent time addressing the Tigers ahead of Saturday's matchup.

ESPN is sending a new broadcast crew to Death Valley for this weekend's Rivalry Week showdown between the Clemson Tigers and South Carolina Gamecocks. The broadcast crew of Roy Philpott (play-by-play)

The Palmetto Bowl isn’t generally associated with Black Friday, and for good reason. Clemson and USC boast one of the nation’s best college football rivalries. But this century, as other teams have branched out, the Tigers and Gamecocks have become synonymous with playing each other the Saturday after Thanksgiving.