Dabo Swinney Perfectly Sums Up Clemson vs. South Carolina Rivalry

MIAMI GARDENS, FL – OCTOBER 21: Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney walks onto the field before the college football game between the Clemson Tigers and the University of Miami Hurricanes on October 21, 2023 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL. (Photo by Doug Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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Rivalry week is here for college football and one of the rivalries that’s set to be renewed this Saturday is Clemson-South Carolina.

Both teams can’t stand each other and Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney knows that. In fact, he had a perfect statement about the rivalry on Tuesday when he was asked about it.

“You’re going to get sucked into it one way or another,” Swinney said.

“You’re going to get sucked into it one way or another.”

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This has been a rivalry that’s largely been dominated by Clemson over the last several years but South Carolina did win last year’s matchup in Clemson, 31-30.

Before that, Clemson had won the last seven in the series. Clemson also leads the all-time series with a 72-43-4 record.

This year’s contest will take place in Columbia with Clemson coming in with a 7-4 record while South Carolina is 5-6.

Kickoff will be this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET and it’ll be televised by the SEC Network.