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A Clemson helmet sits on the turf of Mercedes-Benz stadium, where the Tigers defeated Georgia Tech, 41-10, on Sept. 5, 2022. 
Community service and a riot: The legacy of the Palmetto Bowl
Mercedes Dubberly, Asst. TimeOut Editor • November 23, 2023

Since 1896, the Clemson Tigers and the South Carolina Gamecocks have gone head to head in what is considered to be the state’s ugliest football...

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney walks around the field during practice on Aug. 10, 2023.
Opinion: Who would win in a fight, Swinney or Beamer?
Malone Kinard-Huisinger, Senior Reporter • November 23, 2023

Clemson will head to Columbia, South Carolina, on Saturday to right the ship and reclaim the Palmetto Bowl from the Gamecocks after the Tigers’...

Clemson center Will Putnam (56) has played South Carolina three times in his career since he arrived at Clemson in 2019.
Clemson’s players eager to ‘set the record straight’ in Palmetto Bowl
Justin Robertson, Associate Editor • November 23, 2023

Clemson players and coaches have always preached the idea of the next upcoming game being the most important, but this week is a little different. Before...

Captain Thomas Samuelsen takes a faceoff during Clemson's game against South Carolina on Nov. 10.
The Palmetto Cup: The rivalry on ice
Kelly Kaelblein, Asst. Sports Editor • November 23, 2023

For as long as both can remember, the Clemson and South Carolina club ice hockey teams have battled against each other three times per season,...

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney and players take part in the "Walk of Champions" tradition ahead of the South Carolina game. 
True or false: Rivalry edition
Grace O'Donnell, Sports Editor • November 23, 2023

Here are some true or false questions relating to the annual Clemson vs. South Carolina football game: Before the Palmetto Rivalry was established,...

The Tiger mascot poses in front of the crowd in Memorial Stadium during the Clemson football's game against Wake Forest on Oct. 7,  2023.
All signs point to Taylor Swift being a Clemson fan
Olivia Redix, Senior Reporter • November 23, 2023

Taylor Swift has definitely done greater things in her life than dating the guy on the football team, but now that she runs straight home to...

The Blood Connection will be at Death Valley from noon-5 p.m. today taking donations.
Clemson wins Blood Bowl for 5th straight year
Blake Mauro, Editor-in-Chief • November 23, 2023

For the past week leading up to the Clemson-South Carolina rivalry football game, blood donation trucks have been scattered around Clemson's...

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney and players take part in the "Walk of Champions" tradition ahead of the South Carolina game. 
Swinney, Tigers eager to right the ship against Gamecocks
Grace O'Donnell, Sports Editor • November 23, 2023

The Tigers and Gamecocks will meet in a prime-time game this Saturday to mark the 120th matchup between the bitter rivals. With kickoff set for...

Hear The Tiger's Sports Editor's take on the Clemson-USC rivalry.
Letter from the editor
Grace O'Donnell, Sports Editor • November 23, 2023

Dear Tigers, First and foremost, a disclaimer: I was raised a Gamecock fan. My family and I have since realized the error of our ways, obviously,...

Clemson and South Carolina players fight in 2004 during the annual rivalry game.
A look back at the infamous 2004 Clemson vs. South Carolina game
Kiley Bouchard, Senior Reporter • November 23, 2023

Almost two decades ago, when Dabo Swinney was merely a coaching assistant, a blood feud between Clemson and South Carolina in their annual rivalry...

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