USC and Clemson Move Up in Polls

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The University of South Carolina Gamecocks rank 14th in both the AP and USA today Coaches poll, after Saturday’s win against Florida. The Gamecocks beat the Gators Saturday with final score of 17-12 and South Carolina’s offense gained less than 300 yards. Still, Saturday’s win over Florida was the sweetest victory for coach Steve Spurrier since he took over the Gamecocks (No. 13 BCS, No. 15 AP) seven years ago. “When I took this job seven years ago, some of my buddies in Florida said, ‘Steve, you’re crazy. You’re going to get your butt beat like every other South Carolina coach. You can’t beat Florida, Georgia and Tennessee. Why do you want to get into that?’ ” Spurrier said. “I said, ‘I believe South Carolina has a chance.’ ” If Georgia loses to Kentucky next week, then South Carolina is off to Atlanta for the SEC Championship. USC is not the only team moving up in the polls. The Clemson tigers making a jump to number 7 in the AP poll and number 8 in the USA Today Coaches poll. Clemson has nabbed the ACC Atlantic Title. The Tigers are coming off a 31-28 victory over Wake Forest on Saturday. The win clinches the ACC Atlantic Division Title for the Tigers for the second time in three years.