The Clemson Tigers must focus on slowing down a particular portion of the South Carolina Gamecocks offensive game plan.

Rivalry games always carry weight. If they go the wrong way, they can spoil the tone of a season. Even if both teams aren’t having good seasons (or if one is), there’s a finality in knocking off an in-state rival.

Unfortunately, the Gamecocks dropped the next two games against ... with the exception of Clemson’s penchant for allowing chunk run plays. I think South Carolina’s pass rush and Clemson’s pass defense can stifle the respective offenses enough to ...