Clemson freshman Daniel Rodriguez played on the kickoff coverage teams for the Tigers in the first half of the season opening 26-19 win against Auburn.
Labor Day is not a day off for the Gamecocks. USC football gets back on the practice field today to continue preparation for this Saturday's home opener against East Carolina. That game kicks off at 12:21 p.m. on ABC Columbia.
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney saw plenty of good signs from his defense this week, things that give him hope the Tigers can make a similar jump on that side of the ball as they did last year on offense.
Clemson center Dalton Freeman, running back D.J. Howard, and wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins talk after the Tigers' 26-19 win over Auburn in the season opener at the Georgia Dome. Click above to watch.
The 14th-ranked Tigers open the season tonight against Auburn in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta. Clemson won the Atlantic Coast Conference title a year ago, but the season ended with a humiliating 70-33 loss to West Virginia in the Orange Bowl.
Clemson and Auburn will open the season Saturday night at the Georgia Dome. It's the third straight season the teams have played and likely to be the third consecutive time the winner can count on even bigger things down the road.
Center Dalton Freeman and quarterback Connor Shaw discuss the expectations for the Tigers and the difference between experience and potential of the team.
South Carolina head football coach Steve Spurrier held his first game week press conference of the 2012 season. It was held on a Monday instead of the normal Tuesday schedule because the Gamecocks play Thursday.
One week from today, the #9 Gamecocks kick off the 2012 on ESPN at Vanderbilt. Last year, the Carolina defense dominated the Commodores, holding Vandy to just 77 total yards en route to a 21-3 win in Columbia.
Former Lexington High School All-American Shaq Roland knows Gamecock fans are expecting a lot out of him this season. Roland hopes he can live up to those expectations and then some when USC football kicks off the 2012 season at Vanderbilt August 30th.
Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables likes what he sees in practice with 11 days until the season opener against Auburn. Venables still isn't set on a starting lineup.
The University of South Carolina football team worked out in full pads and weathered intermittent rain showers Tuesday morning. The practice at the Bluff Road practice fields lasted a little over two hours.
Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd threw for 218 yards and three touchdowns Saturday as the Tigers wrapped up their third and final stadium scrimmage of fall camp in Death Valley.