2023 Clemson vs South Carolina Football: Todd Ellis Edition

[Music] boy all those all that crew Tommy has really contributed to this program in a big way yeah they really have they're good young man and always kept the head on straight and worked hard and just glad to have them as part of our program and you know I was looking day we got 47 kids on our roster from South Carolina and um some of those guys are from South Carolina from our state and now the way I look at all these guys are from South Carolina you know talking to Ryan Brewer before the game he's South Carolina he's here got a thriving business great guy saw some more one of the guys that um okay gentlemen going to be a great ball game Clemson you're visiting team you're going to make a call what are you calling Tails you're calling tails that helmet is head that's tails you call Tails right little let hit the ground this tail want the F want the fur you want to receive right you want to receive which way you want to kick your back out way please Clemson won the toss further towards the second half South Carolina well received good luck gentlemen Jeff Flanigan our referee tonight and the Tigers win the the toss and defer to the second half so Carolina will take the football out of the game on a cool night in November this Saturday after Thanksgiving Clemson leads the series in a big way 7243 and four Carolina broke that seven game winning streak a year ago and Tommy he broke a lot of streaks to them when we went up there and one in Tiger toown including a 40 game home win streak but also they had not lost in 67 games when they L him going into the fourth quarter yeah and beat him there that was quite a Monumental task a year ago it really was 34 game winning streak gets a power five 26 winning game wining streak nonconference 72nd consecutive win when rushing for 200 yards or more that would have been had they won and you said 67 game winning streak when leading in the fourth quarter 63 wins when having more first downs than the opponent so in a what a program what a program to have Clemson ought to be proud of it they really are and they should be cuz they're a heck of a football program up there they have been over the years yeah but it felt so good to break all those well it did it did I get you Bo you can have both but that's why also to say they're not good anymore is not right no yeah I know that but the point is that a lot of people AR going to know this a very good football team very good football team nobody comes to town without getting hit by a little Sandstorm let's light them off they're going to send Legette back he's been off the kickoff a turn team while trying to make sure he's not been injured such a weapon and viable option for Spencer Rattler tonight Luke Dodie also set back to receive and Robert gun The Freshman will kick off he's got quite the leg he won the kick the place kicking duties got relegated but it's got 62 kickoffs 50 of them touchbacks let's see if Legette gets a chance here we're underway 2023 version of Carolina versus Clemson and it's a Touchback over the head of Legette Carolina will come out of that South End Zone going towards the fairgrounds and all garet tonight with the black helmets quite the contrast between these two schools including the uniforms tigers and white jerseys one of the finest fronts and probably Shane Beamer says the best linebacking core in the nation will come out on defense Mar Anderson's the tailback Spencer Rattler the senior from Phoenix Arizona the quarterback out of the gun Nicholas Harbor split out over left side Rattler wants to roll right looking into the flat guns it to the outside it's Legette at the 43 yd line goes out of bounds on the Run they'll call it an 18 yd game d Loggins and Shane Bieber said we will not go down tonight without giving seven and 17 a lot of chances to get the football and there's play one option one first and 10 for Carolina just underway at Le price Stadium swing R out to the outside incomplete tillette and they're saying that Ball's alive at least no one's Ain it dead yet is it a backwards pass and a cson score there're ping it a backwards pass and a Tiger score wow I didn't see that r on the field with a backward pass recovered by the defense [Music] touchdown that's Legette on the swing route behind Rattler and I did not get a great look at the review by any means but I'm assuming we're going to take a review but I think bares yeah I think it's close to I that picked up the football and ran it in that's the problem with the screen game like that it could be a backwards pass and Legette was looping around here comes the official we saw one last week do the same thing running on the field with a backwards pass recovered by the defense for a touchdown that play was under further review we had the same thing happened last week it was under review and they continued to rule it a backward pass so prob what they going to do had one reversal though it was two two plays one reversal hey leaky pipes got your plumbing system sacked don't scramble call the expert plumbers at cool Care Heating and Air plumbing and Refrigeration they can get you back up and running in no time call South Carina's best today Tommy I got one look at it before we went to the break on the review and the get certainly circled way behind Rattler the throw though a little closer than I thought it was parallel like on the 36 yd line I think the problem is that they what they called it on the field you got to have substantial or whatever the term is evidence to overturn it I don't see it undisputable evidence that's a close it [Music] yep and Rattler right at the 36 when he threw it the hands certainly of Legette are at the 36 the problem is when it leaves his hand Legette is just starting to come forward it was a string route ultimately only a throw of about five well about 8 yards in total length and you know and this would make a huge statement because these two teams have lived off turnovers the last couple of weeks that's the ultimate one a scoop and score on a backwards pass 1425 further review the Runing on the field stands the [Music] touchdown ouch on the second play from scrimmage the Clemson Tigers get a scoop and score off a backwards pass from Rattler to Legette and run it into the end zone the extra point could make it seven nothing with just 1425 in the first quarter into the game Jonathan whites to attempt the extra point wow spotting the tiger 7 white swings through in the South End Zone and it's got it the problem is Tommy too it's not like you can say much to those two guys cuz we wouldn't be here with a chance to be B eligible without him and we certainly are going to need him tonight we are you know I think what you can say though honestly is that theet should have caught it I mean the the pass was there no question about that but but um then I I think the other thing is I think Legette and also I don't know who the the running back was just kind of stood there and looked at it thinking it was incomplete pass and and not a behind the certainly was an incomplete pass not not a forward pass and I thought it was a Ford pass and it just I don't know just where it starts they got to dig yourself out of this hole they seven-point favor coming in so let's just go get it down 7 nothing with the second play from scrimmage Carolina went 18 yds on their first to Legette swung it out he dropped it was a backwards pass and now whites kicks it off to Legette and he's going to let it bounce just a yard deep and does not bring that out Carolina will be right back out on the field on offense just down seven tigers with 10 turnovers in the last three ball games gxs have gotten nine and just gave them one Clemson's had four interceptions returned for touchdowns this year too so you know it's one of those years for them they're very good on defense a lot of good athletes and um they can play and uh got to got to got to play hard behind the gun now is Spencer Rattler and they'll fake inside side Rattler wants to throw a deep post route to Legette and Legette can't get it and Clemson does another turnover on backto back plays the Tigers take it away on a deep post route slightly underthrown with two guys in the same area and the Tigers take over with a seven-point lead and we're just 1416 into this ball game will'll step away they lead it 7 nothing this is Carolina football from learfield sure does take a lot of weight off of k club Nick's shoulders though doesn't Tommy having that seven-point buffer it really does and then have the ball right back here so got two good running backs back there so something I'm afraid right now what worries me is they get into that rhythm of running the football and we have trouble stopping them but let's see what happens here guys here we go here's clck now first and 10 from his own 33 yd line Carolina at 35 clck inside handoff run and that's going to be a twoy gain on the play straight up the middle Phil mafa is The Tail Back who gets the start not shiple tonight good stop by Johnson that time sure was stood him straight up he sure did second down in seven Clemson up 7 nothing in the first quarter at Le Bryce GL Nick hands off MAA again going to get a dose to him he pushes across the 40 this time it's a good 5yd gain third down upcoming is TJ Sanders gets in there to make the stop that's his 39th tackle on the season Clemson 41% on third Downs Clon Carolina's defense allowing the opponents 43% so we got to get better they got to get worse here tonight third and two for the Tigers on their own 41 yd line cnick wipes the hands off one back in the back Field behind him sends a man in motion kumnick wants to throw Under Pressure the Gamecock have got him and taking down sack sack onnik Tariq Johnson the suer South Carolina native comes in that's his second sack of the Season minus 10 on the play and that's another allamerican heating in air sack for soldiers another $200 donated to support our veterans thought he wanted go to his left side that time originally and it was covered so he tried to come across the middle and that's when Johnson a couple other guys got back there to get him good secondary coverage that time allowed the interior guys to get to him three and out for Clemson after they got The Pick of Spencer Rattler and now the very good putter Swanson comes out with Kilgore setb Kilgore going to take it off a one hop just to stop it from rolling and at the 19 yd line they take him down good defensive stand guys 48 yd Punt and Tommy you're right had to have it there couldn't let the Tigers gain more momentum and take this crowd out of it so with 126 to go in the first quarter Clemson's up 7 nothing cool care heating air plumbing and Refrigeration is proud to be G football's official review sponsor schedule and official review of your hbac unit for the winner call them at 3772 7715 or schedule online at coolcare hbac decom so a three and out by the Gamecock defense taking the Tigers off the field and sacking k kumnick for the first time tonight try to gather some momentum back up for the Gamecocks who are down seven 7 nothing with 1216 to go in the first quarter two tight end set with Rattler and they'll run the ball up the middle Mario Anderson drops the shoulder pads but not much happening for him a Oney gain as they push in back towards that Gamecock bench and the left hashmark one of the finest defensive fronts you'll see Tyler Davis who's been playing for about 15 years it feels like 62 300 lounder from Apopka Florida 51st career start tonight a part of that Rattler working out of the gun Clemson showing Blitz two wide receivers right side they bring it Rattler banging in the pocket drops it off late incomplete thrown underneath and a flag looks like it may be against personal foul roughing the passer number 54 a 15 yd penalty first down Jeremiah troter no better and tougher linebacker in the country than the Junior from hesport New Jersey but made a little aggressive play there on Rattler yeah Todd you said it earlier but I was meeting with coach rley just I mean coach coach Beamer just talked to him and he said that of course we thought the Mississippi state had the best linebacker core these guys top so after after the penalty it's first and 10 for Kon at their own 35 press coverage on the out outside to carry on Joiner in the ball game Rattler's going to run it himself left side Rattler H the 50 into Clemson territory down to about the 46 he broke one tackle at the line of scrimmage and goes 16 yards and gets another Carolina first down in this day in time that will make him as much money in the next league as throwing the ball will being able to scramble and pull away from those tackles like that Barrett Carter missed him and now back to the Run game up the middle there's DK this time and the senior from North Charleston gains five straight at the middle in the end play to carry on nursing a very bad ankle folks they don't know how much he can go tonight he's got 115 yards and five TDS rushing on the season has caught another 21 passes for 117 yards but that doesn't nearly Define his career he also can throw it he hadn't used him this year to do that Rattler out of the gun goes to Legette on the outside and it's caught at the 39 and then up ended immediately is Legette who took a shot on that thigh by Nate Wiggins yeah he's down too guys come out got to get Nick haror he popped up pretty quick you know they don't wear pads now though I guess because they work out so much their legs can take it I couldn't do that I I didn't work out that much they wear them on the thigh pads just not the knee pads as much it's that it's that thin pad mine was mine was about 3 in thick fortunately that's why your last 40 was a 539 yes why why you say that you try to be funny it's not the truth hurt that's like Jan look she said you're so fat back then I said honey I had to wear hip pads she what are those all right here we go Legette up we'll check on him with Chad Tucker in just a minute first and 10 for Carolina ball in the 30 the Tigers down seven of the Gamecocks with 1022 to go in the first quarter Play Clocks down to five Rattler working out of the gun it's going to throw a quick out route that's Trey knocks on the edge and the Tigers again in the secondary take down a Gamecock wide receiver in a hurry a good little pick play on on the edge for a player injury and I don't know Trey knock still down he rolled over towards the Gamecock sideline looks like he is so in backto back plays the Tigers have gone at the Gamecock wide receiver's legs not he legally by the way not Trey but it's taken him down to the ground yeah Tre is our second leading receiver the transfer from Arkansas he's only played nine games this year because he's been hurt caught 36 passes 312 yards two TDS so we don't want to lose him but he's up now he well he's limping a little bit but we'll see let's go with Chad Tucker down on the sidelines uh how's well Trey Knox I can see his bouncing around injured looks like any word on Xavier Legette Xavier's back in the Huddle it looks like he's going to be good to go but both plays look like mirror images of one another right as the Carolina's players or receivers leg hits the ground they're getting hit right at the knees you know you got to go low to tackle now you can't go higher you'll get flagged putting the players a little bit in so Legette is in the slot to the right side on a second down and 10 Carolina running right up the middle inside the 30 Mario Anderson bulldozes the tiger at the 20 and they finally take him down he needed one more move but he still gains 19 yards and a first down for the Gamecock oh with a hole over the right side great vision that time it was not designed to go there he just saw it Caroline up to the line in a hurry and it'll be Anderson again in a hurry trying the right side this time in the arms of a tiger Defender and Justin mascal with the stop good shedding of a tight end there making the Stop and the game packs will have second down and nine down by seven 7 nothing Tigers 909 to go in the first quarter eighth play of the drive for the Gamecock Carolina gave it up on a backwards pass to Xavier Legette on the second play from scrimmage Tigers picked it up here's a blitz again quick throw to the outside just caught the 15 and at the 10 down at the nine knocked out of bounds that's Jos Simon the tight end makes the catch and let's see where they spot this one it'll be right at the marker a nyd gain on the play and it should be third down in inches now they're calling it first yeah they are saying first now but boy big Nick Harbor is out there on 511 freshman to the right side let's see what we can do with him first and goal at the nine Rattler out of the gun going to run it left side turn into quter Anderson drops the right shoulder gets knocked out of bounds on the Carolina sideline Jeremiah Trotter makes the stop but not before he gained five Tommy good blocking by the left side of the line yeah nice contained block over there they kind of curved him in a little bit but I think the thing that got me that time was a burst of speed by Anderson once he saw it to get to the outside put that left foot down and pick up about four to five yards and initially I didn't see it there but he did Nick elness checks in a rare used tight end it's Rattler goes under Center on second and goal from the four Carolina down seven nothing to Clemson Rattler going to roll right got look get in the flat caught trying to turn at the one can't do it caught at the one couldn't push the ball out it was slightly behind him it's good for three yards But Here Comes third and goal from the tiger one Gamecocks going to try to go in a hurry Tommy they're set up for a rattler push they get behind the Arizona native yeah I don't think he made it I think it was a little too far out don't think he made it probably going to try it one more everybody running in now it could be fourth down they're calling it fourth down boy that was a long way to go for down right it really was it was about a yard and a half maybe out at least a little further I like to have it inside that one yd line but oh man Gamecocks down seven going for it on Fourth and goal with 6053 to go in the first quarter the carry on jiner comes in at the tail back spot timeout Clemson timeout Clemson time out Clemson first charge timeout why Clemson thinks about this let's pause 10 seconds for station identification you're listening to the Gamecock Sports network from learfield Tommy Suggs Chad Tucker I'm toddel it's great to be with you on this Saturday after Thanksgiving which means Carolina Clemson the Tigers went up early 7 nothing on a scoop and score by khil Barnes after a backwards pass to Xavier Legette that was from 42 yds out on the second play Gamecocks then throw a pick on the third play deep down the field trying to go to Xavier Legette Barnes got that pick and a three and out for the Tigers on offense and now Carolina's taking this drive and they've got it fourth and goal from the one on the 12th play of the drive upcoming two tight ends over to the left side Rattler out of the gun handoff inside reverse play back to the Luke doy Luke trying to cut back into the end zone touchdown Carolina touchdown Luke doie a reverse to Dodie they were going to throw to Rattler and doie with a great cut Tommy at the 5 yd line I would not believe the Myrtle Beach stated would have gotten in great instincts the extra point could tie it up with 639 to go in the first boom Luke Dodie you talking about a gutsy call that's a gutsy call four three players touched it Dodie was fed to throw it they had Rattler covered like a blanket he planted his right foot saw a hole he'll be known forever for that move good good move Luke Dodie cannot believe the cut back here smz J put it down for him up into that North End Zone the cockpit says it's good so the Gamecocks go 12 plays and on Fourth and goal from the one Luke doie gets his second touchdown of the season this one on the ground 12 plays 81 yards Mitch Jeter capped it off and we're tied at seven at the Bryce this is Carolina football from learfield hitting up with a little Sandstorm yeah welcome to Willie be Jeter's going to come out on the field kick towards that North End Zone there's a lot happening in this first eight and a half minutes this game and it all been good for Carolina but a lot has been happening and plus the former presence here what the heck is this about will Shipley set back to receive deep right in the middle of the field let's see if Jeter can put something on this could take him out of it Clemson up squatting ready on the kickoff return team for anything and jetah will run up that big right foot puts his foot into it high deep and Chipley lets it go over his head and the Tigers and their white jerseys orange helmet's orange pants will come out for their second offensive series of the night the first was a three and out tied at seven 639 to go in the first quarter 120th [Applause] meeting series goes back to 1896 [Applause] [Music] and Williams Bry crank back up again here's kumnick from his own 25 yd line first and 10 mafus in the back field they'll go with him counter play up the middle gets one block R to some Gamecock linebackers and TKA Hemingway helps take him down oh Tommy we had good penetration on that play with Debo just couldn't wrap him up yeah the good thing about that though was once we hit him we didn't let him get forward lean so we came in from the different angles and just held him to that he never got any further past than where we tackle him so that's pretty good pretty good sign right there 5 yard gain on the play Kick's going to jump in the shotgun he's got a tight end only now with Will Shipley comes to his left goes in motion over to the right pump fake by clck going to run it backside Debo was tracking first down for the Tigers as they will do that back door quarterback draw with kumnick an 8- y gain on the play he came into the ball gain 99 rushes for 142 yards and four rushing TDS he's got very good athletic ability and good play called that time extremely well-designed play and you got to play Shipley coming in motion for the little screen pass or whatever it is good eye contact by cl to look everybody off and he runs it the other way behind good blocking so first and 10 for the Tigers now they'll empty the Back Field again Carolina in that three-man front kumnick bouncing in the pocket quick throw outside caught but hit immediately is r no make that six Tyler Brown the very good young wide receiver The Freshman from Greenville South Carolina telling me this guy scares me he good one 46 receptions 479 yards and four touchdowns gains just three on that second and seven upcoming yeah he's he's a player longest play this so far this year 47 yards so we got to watch him 456 to go in the first quarter tied at seven second offensive series for Clemson mafa and Chipley in the ball game kumnick splits him out of the gun Carolina three-man front again Chipley goes in motion they'll swing it out to him outside well the young back cuts it back but a good tackle by odonald Fortune who's back in the back in the lineup this week after overcoming some team rule violations a week ago yeah good play to for uh Fortune to come off the block and still make the tackle for ship can get very Shifty out there third down as Todd said two yeah the Tigers on last third and two tried to throw it and we sacked clck he'll take one back in the back field talking to that offensive line for a long time mofus the back two wide receivers under the boundary now they bring one in motion hand off MAA straight up the middle got the first down into Gamecock territory and the Clemson player diving in there late almost more on top of his own player but it's a 5yd gain and a tiger first down Clemson going with fast pace right here good Tempo empty the Back Field again three man front for Carolina clck wants to run goes left side the gifted Young quarterback will gain seven on the play before Blandon makes the stop they have no fear to run with the quarterback Tommy they really haven't over the last decade and now with Garrett Riley their new coordinator they'll emphasize that again with a very good athletic sophomore from Austin Texas second and three tied at seven with 320 to go in the first quarter tigers into Gamecock territory at the Carolina 42 yd line clck gets back in the shotgun three wide receivers over to the right side Carolina looking like they may come they bring just three clck deep in the pocket now being flushed now rolls backside being chased going for the first down inside the Gamecock 40 at the 35 he runs into the back of his own player after TJ Sanders went that way oh Tommy we had him on the backside and we let him roll out I can't tell well that was Sanders who then ended up chasing him down but it's an eight- Y game for kumnick that's what you got to watch from from the athletic quarterback yeah he um good secondary coverage good linebacker play that time no where to throw it but his feet kep him make that play and his vision as well so got to be careful with him eighth play of the drive for for the tigers at the Gamecock 35 tied at seven wide receiver screen to the outside and hit immediately is Tyler Brown welcome to the Rivalry Tyler what a hit by bam Martin who's been on fire the last three weeks that's minus three on the play Tommy as you mentioned last week he had 10 total tackles going in and when we put this three man front and he has just come off had double digits and then five tackles a week ago good point tied he just really found himself in this new system they had to plug him in somewhere CU he's a good enough enough athlete to want him on the field after the L second down and 13 140 to go in the first quarter bad snap hand off MAA straight at the middle behind it Garden Center they'll push forward the Gamecocks finally taken down but not before a four- yd gain on the play mafa came in 149 rushes over 800 yds and nine touchdowns lead the team da they're doing what we fear they would do and that is run the football but it's not shiply so far as much as it is mafa and also kumnick kumnick is a guy that is carrying the weight right now in the key plays let's see what he does right here it's third and nine with 104 to go in the first quarter tied at seven kumnick going to take Shipley and put him out to the left side MAA still in the back field full wide receiver set third and nine kumnick looking left side in coverage it dropped the G dropped it at the 12 yd line oh Donald Fortune easily had it in his hands and can't come up with it so it's fourth down but it should have been a Gamecock turnover oh my goodness not even a difficult reception by odonald Fortune it would have been his third on the year I think in his defense I may be wrong I'm maybe looking for an excuse here I think maybe Smith DQ Smith may have run by him and knocked it out of his hands when he was trying to bring it through but regardless it's a long field goal here for Clemson and we just had a turnover just didn't come down with whatever the here's whites to attempt the field goal he's not made in fact 80 over 50 kicks it up it's headed towards the South End Zone and it's good that's the first of the year for Jonathan whites and how about that he was one of six from Beyond 40 and he barely got that one over and the Tigers Take the Lead after a Carolina dropped an interception it's 107 Clemson with 43 seconds remaining in the first quarter Tommy do you think DQ hit the ball as O'Donnell was coming down with the football well I couldn't I didn't have a good angle neither did the replay here but it looked to me that fortune kind of looked back or maybe DQ looked back at him like I didn't mean to hit it you know or something but when he was trying to bringing in looked like DQ kind of went in front of him and maybe knocked it out of his hands before he got it in control but I don't know but um regardless it it look it's a three-point play not more man wow dog G it got to come up with that odonnell read it perfectly he went away from his underneath man to fall back on the play on the out route deep Corner route really really a poorly thrown pass Todd you said before the game started that club would make those decisions occasionally that was one right there he got away with here's gun to kick off and it's going to be out of bounds it is on that Clemson sideline free kick out of bounds ball be placed at the 35 yd line first down so with 43 seconds remaining in the quarter the Gamecocks will take over from their own 35 for over 30 years allamerican Heating in air a veteran and family-owned business has served the Midlands when Gamecock defense records a sack allamerican heating and air will donate $200 to help our veterans allam proudly supports Gamecock football and our veterans let our family help your family Tommy Suggs Chad Tucker I'm Todd Ellis and game Cox and the Tigers going at it Tigers right now with a three-point lead we're going to run it with Mario Anderson left side and the former Newberry tail back can't get any in fact minus one on the play he's had two 100 yd gains but each of those have been helped by a 70 plus yard run so the clock running at 20 seconds in the first quarter Luke do in the ball game Rattler's going to go back in the pocket going to go down the far sideline back shoulder throw incomplete thrown over there intended for Xavier Legette and Rattler kind of had to throw it off his back foot Nate Wiggins Tommy is one of the top corners if not the top corners projected in the draft he's got 20 tackles tackle for a loss and two picks and I believe he's going to match up with Legette all night long two great athletes and here's Legette now on a third and 10 Nate haror comes over to the left side Rattler's going to empty the back field now Mario Anderson talks to his offensive line Clemson is playing man coverage with one safety back Rattler's got the snap in the pocket it's going to roll out right got some room trying to make a move at the 40 and rler across the 45 are you kidding me Spencer Rattler does it again with his legs Tommy you called it in the pregame end of the first quarter Rattler can win this tonight with his feet not just his arm and what a play cuz he had Barrett Carter the skilled linebacker stalking him he still beat him and got him to the marker and as we go to the second quarter Carolina's got it first and 10 but down by three it's 107 Clemson this is Carolina football from learfield 23 Oklahoma State over BYU 40-34 in two overtimes and Liberty defeats UTEP 4228 and finally Washington over Washington State 2421 with the call for the second quarter here's the voice of the Gamecock Todd Ellis Chris thank you so much those updates we'll have more for our folks and listeners on the budlight halftime report Chris Miller will be along let's check with Chad Tucker down on the sideline Chad I don't know if you got a look at whether Trey Knox has come out of that tent or not and whether the tight end may be available in this series we have been waiting official word from the University came out of the tent was trying to give it a go behind the bench looked to be dealing with some some some pain but uh no word from the University that he is out so still at this point questionable just as you said that Tommy spotted him coming out in Knox actually stepping out on the field into the Huddle let's see if he goes or not puts the helmet on just as you were discussing discing that as well so about to start the second quarter Carolina's got the ball they're trailing 107 and just inside their own 45 yd line so they're heading from north to south towards the Zone here and it's fourth down they did not give smiter Rattler the first and so G julo will get over the football with Mar Mario Anderson in the back field Anderson hand off left side cutting back Mario got it initially got it initi yeah he did initially and they had a good hit on him but he picks it up and the referees are signaling so and the Tigers on the far sideline including dbos Sweeney well out on the field arguing I'm not sure they I'm not sure they give well and they're calling a timeout I mean several official said first down they did yeah but now they're calling time out but they're moving the sticks at the same [Music] time this is an ACC crew tonight maybe they do it differently I think they going to do it I think they're going to measure it I do not understand I don't either I didn't think they measure things anymore like that had a video replay you got to be kidding me what are are they doing taking all the momentum away I think one the ball made the 45 yd line that's a first down well thank you now that we've slowed your momentum it's a first down I thought that one official took a break on his knee all right first and 10 Gamecocks Spencer Rattler used Mario Anderson in the big blll got us the first down is first and 10 at their own 45 Luke does in the ball game hand off again Mario cutting back in a good one runs into Xavier Thomas and they battling Thomas slings him down but not before he gains four on the play Xavier what a football player he's been from senior from Florence South Carolina two sacks on the season three tackles for a loss met the Mario on that play and now Mario's down the ground L player injury Mario got hit in the head I think when he threw him down and that worries me because he got up looked okay then all of a sudden he went down so ah if he goes down tell you guys we got we got a problem we'll check on Mario as the Gamecocks are almost to Midfield down 107 to the tigers with 1417 to go in the first half this is Carolina football from learfield bre the conditioning folks but we didn't see where Mario Anderson went he did not enter the tent but he may have going into the locker room so we're waiting to find out DJ braswell's in the ball game now as Legette comes in motion across on a second down and six for Carolina from their own 48 it will be brazwell going right side he gets into Clemson territory but not much more maybe a gain of one yard a third down coming and Tommy that looks like one of your play look at here's Mario Anderson right back in there now and he did it in a hurry back out on the field well he's a tough one if you look at him from the waist up he can play with anybody Trey Knox is in the ball game as well all right it's a third down and five we need him 13 44 to go in the second quarter third and five Rattler in the gun throwing late they hit him in the back field and it's short to Legette on an underneath route yeah he was there too wide open and R had pressure on his right side actually coming from the backside he probably didn't see him at all and he it looked like it was Thomas who got in on his arm I think it was Thomas fourth down in Carolina looks like they're going for it oh my goodness right at Midfield did this against Tennessee last year and he work fourth and five for the 50 yd line down by three Knox goes in motion Rattler calling for the football trying to draw them off sides Clemson not moving for the moment Clemson readjusts 4 seconds left on the play clock three2 timeout Shane Bamber Clemson not going to have that not drawing off for the five yards on an easy first down and they likely going to bring out the punting unit now to back up the Tigers good to see Mario Anderson though and Trey Knox back in the ball game that's our Prisma Health injur Report Chad Tucker all over that and the other issues down on the sideline a cool night at Williams price Stadium but not in this series Carolina upset the Tigers a year ago and are underdogs here tonight as well just down three points with 1337 to go in the first quarter and if you can say excuse me second quarter and you don't want to say two gift for the Gamecock but clearly one was a pickup of a pass behind the line of scrimmage at the beh not a not a forward pass a touchdown and going have dropped interception H green set back to receive the kai Kroger punt great snap Koger does an end over in Kick has green going over at the 11 fair Catch towards the Clemson sideline he's got it cleanly and the Tigers will take over after the 39 yd punt but pins them back Club Nick's going to work out of the pistol with Will Shipley Shipley has been used as a wide receiver mostly tonight mof has gotten the work Carolina in that three-man front again and they'll hand to Shipley left side cutting back at the 15 yd line DQ Smith makes the stop but not before an 8- yd gain there's the the Shifty number one and the Tigers want to go quickly here kumnick reset Shipley to his left he want receivers to his left it's give to number one they're just pushing the pile and across the 20 they go for a first down Clemson with that hurry up and a three- yard gain on the play yeah he does as well as good a job as anybody of getting behind the big guys up front and having good body lean and just moving those feet and moving the pile and picking up those extra yards as he did right there right now Debo Williams playing the outside backer Stone in the middle and Bam Martin three-man front for Carolina a big offensive line for the Tigers lined up first and 10 at their own 21 Club Nick changing things up or trying to and now 7 seconds left on the play clock raises the leg up calls for it Shipley right side runs into a pile and down probably Falls for there at the last moment as bam Martin P him by the hips and he does gain one on the play second and nine upcoming back to the line of scrimmage again clock running at 1210 Clemson up 107 Club Nick from Austin Texas his first Carolina Clemson ball game and he's got himself a three-point lead right now again talking to that offensive lines Shipley to his left now motions man in front of his face he's going to drop back and throw it in the pockets going to run out left side Carolina there and they clip him down from behind Stone Blandon and Jordan strong are there but he gains three on it here comes a third down he doesn't want to pull the trigger Tommy I don't know if the coverage is there or if kumnick just a little worried about giving it up on this side of the field well the good thing about it from his standpoint though is that the longer he holds that the running Lanes opens up and he's able to pick him up that time he made a good defensive play Third and five at their own 26 yd Line Club neck working out of the gun Shipley to his left St says I'm going fourman front thrown out to Shipley on the Carolina bench a little pick play to the back out of the back field and Carolina knocks him down but not before he gains enough to move the sticks eight yds a well-designed play to will Shipley too easy that time too easy to make that play an easy throw just um Debo went over the top of the other Clemson player instead of underneath him and it allowed for Shipley to pick up the yardage all right mafa and Shipley in now first and 10 back to the ground game Shipley trying to write side and G back linebackers Mee him as he cuts it back inside his right tackle for a two-yard gain the play Debo Williams makes the stop Debo leads the squad with 102 tackles coming in the ball game including a team up High nine tackles for a loss he collected 14 a career best against North Carolina and missou that's the most tackle since TJ Brunson did it in 2018 all right second down and nine 10 minutes to go in the first half Clemson leads 10-7 clck in the pocket in his face is a game coock and he throws incomplete over to the right side to Randall Dabo bouncing up and down and animated on the far sideline like he normally is like he wanted to call but he does not get it and here comes another third and eight good coverage on the edge again Tommy real good coverage that Tom I think what dbo was saying was he had his back turn inter well he had his back turned but he didn't touch him so I don't think there's a call there but I don't blame coach coach SW raay Kane too tigers on a third and eight from their own 37 off is the back in the back field to the left of Club Nick raises the left leg up they snap him the football he's got time ini now flushed out now's going to throw late he's got mfin the flat and The Game are there with a very good open Tackle by DQ Smith holds it to a 5yd gain and the Tigers will bring the punting unit out and putt it away from their own 42 yd line again folks three only three people rushing that time and Carolina able to put pressure on clubnet to force him out of the pocket and uh I think think he wanted to run but he realized he couldn't make enough for the first down got it out to mafa but still good play by um DQ Smith I think it was to make to make the play Swanson who's got a 44 yd average will snap it with his left foot kick it away a high spiral kilor calls for the fair Catch and fumbles the football then falls on it at the 13 yd line oh my goodness two turnovers is two one turnover is enough one miss interception is enough we don't need to give him another one guys gosh 45 yd Punt and the Gamecocks do secure it at their own 13 so with 910 to go in the first half trailing by three at 10-7 Carolina will take over all right here's Rattler now with 910 to go in the second quarter two wide receivers over to the left side he'll bounce in the pocket throw it screen play right side Mario Anderson can't get away from Clemson and they're going to back him up after the catch Tommy that's a huge loss minus six on the play Tigers read it well a well-trained defense and that linebacker actually was troter playing man they were not fool that arm gar julo tried to get out block Trotter they'll have none of that and the Gamecocks get behind the chains here early with 839 to go in the first half don't want that anytime particularly where we are on the field and against Clemson from Their Own 6yd Line Carolina going to run it it's going to be Mario Anderson going left side not much happening at all pretty pretty conservative play call there Rattler is 29 yds and the one interception that's minus two on that run holy mackerel he looked up now it's third and [Music] 18 don't want to take a lot of chances down here I mean you want to try to get the first down but not be not be stupid about it big Nick Harbor comes in the ball game he'll goes split out left side Legette over to the right rattler from his own End Zone just a three-man rush DS it down Mario drops it at the nine it would not have been near the first down marker but Anderson with the drop and a three and out for the Gamecock offense boy that screen play on first down just crushed yeah we you know Carolina's had trouble this year last year the year before seems like on first downs we always seem to have third of second and N second 10 second 8 whatever that time was second what 14 I guess it was and then it just got worse surprised there Tommy cuz D loggin came out in this game swinging going deep for the some big plays and we look conservative there here's Kroger out of his own End Zone end over end kicking it back to the 45 yd line and that's Hamp green with a fair catch with the Tigers definitely won the field goal position field position there they're going to start this drive from Carol Ina's 45 yd line after that 40 yd punt they got plenty of time 744 to go each team with two timeouts remaining here in the first half tigers with that three-point lead 10-7 kcx should primarily if not exclusively been in that three-man front tonight they'll line up in it now yeah we need a turnover we need to get a turnover get that momentum back get the crowd back in it heav way Sanders and Johnson at front three they empty the Back Field kumnick out of the shotgun looks like he wants to throw looking left side down the middle of the field incomplete had a Crossing route a couple of Gamecocks there Tommy and it looks like nobody could decide who to go up and get it the tight end bring stool the junior 230 Pounder from brenwood Tennessee who's got five touchdowns and 404 yards this year was the intended receiver yeah he looked like he didn't want to catch it either he was a little bit concerned about that Garnet Jersey coming at him across the middle so a lot of tenative play that time both sides second and 10 now Shipley in the back field they'll hand to him right side trying to cut back into the arms oh that's bam Martin Scott and Bam did he hit it and Shipley is there a half yard gain they'll call it that and third and nine so right now a lot of Defense being played need to stop here with 718 to go go in the first half down 10 s of the Gamecocks got to rush under control and not let kumnick pick it up with his feet that's what he's thinking right now tell you Midfield yep got Rush three get those linebackers somebody to S him if they can there's there's there's Blandon in position empty the back field now they bring Randall over in motion to the left side kumnick backing up Crossing route caught underneath Shipley at the Carolina 35 picked up the first down basically a screen play underneath where kumnick ran off everybody and Shipley came on the catch and run for 12 yards and they moved the sticks nice design play got to give him credit no real challenge there for Club Nick didn't threaten him and Shipley's in the back field again stacked receivers to the outside flag on the play might be a false start there false start offense number 55 5yd penalty first down God to play before I said I said right before the play started Blandon was in position to come well he blitzed and and Chipley went right where he was right where he came from a little square in route there as you call it a little little pick play or screen play or whatever but well-designed play it went where we came from and that's good good coaching down a couple receivers Clemson is definitely set on using Shipley as the wide receiver and he's a good one at it 2022 Paul horning award finalist and and Dabo wants to take a timeout back with 604 to go in the first half keep an eye on Coach Shane Beamer spent most of that TV time out in the year of the S judge uh saying that Clemson Defenders are holding their offensive lineman as they're trying to pull so just something to keep an eye on was working pretty good there yeah both these coaches pretty good at it well watch some of the Kentucky game Mark St is not scared to talk to an official back yeah yeah yeah you don't realize that we're calling the game from up here but you watch the TV copy all right here's the Tigers now with that three-point lead 107 with 604 to go in the first half at Williams Bryce Stadium three-man front for Carolina kick in the pocket bouncing got time now's under some pressure gets hit just as he throws it if it's complete it's right back maybe a four or five yard gain on the play it is a catch of five yard and that's Tyler Brown kumnick lucky to get that one off pressure in his face that time by Tonka Hemingway who has been doing that tonight Tommy back playing in really his natural place at the defensive end spot exactly right and good catch by Brown that time it's a 5yd game so second and 11 with 530 now to go two backs in the back Field Club Nick with a three wide receiver set now send Shipley in motion pump fake to him throwing down the middle middle of the field incomplete wanted his big tight end I don't know that bam Mart did get a piece of it but Olen Patton Pat Henry could not come up with it and here comes third and 10 well he was wide open too so we glad he didn't clck threw it behind it so stra comes in and Carolina looks like they may get in the fourman front yeah looks like they were blitzing too so watch him try to check off and Cota where these guys are coming from then right before the ball going be back out of it sometimes and don't and fall back into a Zone 520 to go in the second quarter 107 Clemson Carolina rushes four kutnick got to scramble out left side backing up throws a ball up in the air it's incomplete it should be a grounding that's grounding great oh my gosh he's back in between the look where he is he's on the Block C my goodness Tom Thomas St Sanders all those guys are back in there maybe 91 Maybe Heming way too the passer was outside the tackle oh you got to be kidding scage it's an incomplete pass the officials literally standing on the tail of the Gamecock from where the play happened and the ball threw it and he's saying he's outside The Tackle Box I I I just can't believe that thrown straight up in the air with nobody around Shane Beamer clapping trying to get his special teams to come out Club Nick no way took three steps backed up and turned all right for the second time tonight attempting a 49 yd field goal he's already hit a 51 whites off the right hash mark and Dabo called a timeout late let's see did he get it off thought he called it time he he ran up to the official and did not get it and whites knocks another one down after being one of five Beyond 40 on the season so he's had the half of a career right now and it's 137 Tigers Tommy how big a crucial plays that gave them the chance for these field goals the other one was the odonnal drop of the pick that Carolina would to have they hit a 50 y after that and then we don't get a grounding call on Club Nick and they knock a 49 y down well I I think again this game is kind of like the early part of our year and we shooting ourselves in the foot we got to clock did not start there in the play please take reset the clock for 5 minutes and 7 Seconds please that's because that's because he called a timeout that's they give it to him they didn't give it to him so he got the benefit of both but but I I think we've got to we got to we're playing like we did the first three or four five games of of the year not the last three or four so we got to get through that work through that get some turnovers get this game back and um because right now we pretty much given Clemson what they've got and they're good enough to take advantage of it we got to do better here's gun to kick off and a yard deep as Legette coming up the near hashmark at the 20 breaking out at the 25 here's Xavier at the 30 stiff arm somebody down the sideline can't fight turn the quarter and there's a flag on the play oh gosh he got to be it might be face mask on the Tigers it should be a face mask but they probably going to call blocking in the back by the guy that hadn't run they in the return holding number 41 part the 10yd penalty first [Applause] down hard to beat the officials and Clemson but we'll try Legette with a big gain up the near sideline is backed up 10yd penalty on the play and that'll be at the 30 yd line so a net net good for Carolina and it's first and 10 the Gamecocks with two timeouts remaining down 13-7 with 458 to go Legette goes over and lines up in the slot left side Rattler going to play action he got some pressure up the middle trying to get out right side now needs to dump it throws it towards the gate Co sideline and it's complete Mario Anderson was over there good pressure by Clemson collapsing the pocket on Rattler second and 10 upcoming Xavier Thomas is working on our right tackle in a pretty big way and that's Vera Lee he's also complaining about being held Carolina will slip back out with Nick Harbor over to the left side split out way down deep Legette goes in motion hand off straight at the middle Mario Anderson not much happening up the middle On The Run play three yard gain as the clock's at 440 I think we got a run occasionally just to make him understand we can run but we really got to get our passing game going and I like it across the middle some delayed routes across the middle test those linebackers a little bit but and move the pocket a little bit too Todd as we talked a lot about last week we got to get Ratt away cuz he's running the ball well 13-7 Clemson leads it rattler on a Crossing route now intended for Harbor who can't bring it in and Carolina won't convert as the Speedster had the crossing rout on the play and it's right off his fingertips had maybe a step on him Clemson with a hand in front of him got to have that though Tommy in a game like this you do you got to have it and again rattl under a tremendous pressure that time was able to to get it off somehow but it was right on Target and he missed I'm not sure he'd have made a first down but put it very close of course as big as he is he may have been able to pull away from the defender and pick it up Kai Kroger now to put it away there's still 410 left for the Tigers Kai spins one beautifully angling it away and Hamp green sets back for the fair catch let's pause 10 seconds for station identification you're listening to the gamec sports network from learfield 44 yd punt backs up the Tigers but they've got their one timeout remaining in that 137 lead Carolina missed an interception which led to three points and then the officials heard us no grounding call led to another three points that kumnick one back in the back field will run it straight up the middle but right into the arms of bam Martin and pup Howard and that's a two- yard gain from mafa as they pull him up from the pile wearing number seven this year wor 26 a year ago the Loganville Georgia native he's also get 18 receptions for 100 yards but he's kind of taking the primary role tonight four wide receivers now for kumnick second down at seven kumnick looking right side throwing underneath got his tied end is clamped in a hurry between a couple of Gamecocks at the 30 yd line we'll call it a gain of five and that's Adam Randall in the tight end spot over there but he's a technically a wide receiver he's as big as a tight end third and two with the clock at 316 in the first half remaining 137 Tigers kumnick trying to convert will Shipley comes in late BS and Pat Henry in the ball game as well one of the tight ends still plenty of time in the clock Carolina pressing with a fourman front Chipley comes into the back field now now goes in motion kumnick wants to run it they let him out the backside and right at the marker at the 33 he's going to pick up the first down on a three yd gain oh Tommy on the edge we were there he runs up underneath this pup Howard and Elijah Davis can't bring him down in the Swift quarterback takes it for a first with 233 remaining in the first half yeah he's rushed six times for 20 yards so far tonight very effective mafa in the backfield Club Nick wants to throw again he's got a Crossing route incomplete on the slant that's Tyler Brown The Freshman from Greenville South Carolina can't make the stop or he is one tiny player but he can hurt you 180 lbs they list him at 5'11 he does not look like that he'll line up in a bound to the right side it's 137 Tigers 222 left in the first half second and 10 after the incompletion brown comes in motion they'll swing it out to him left side and clipped down in the back field Tyler Brown makes the catch and a great play by odonald Fortune minus four Tommy that's his second tackle for a loss on the night really reading those screen plays from Clemson yeah we need to suspend him a game come he's he's the one folks if you remember really chastised missing a lot of tackles in open space particularly against Florida but boys play well tonight in that space out there third down that's a big one right here guys time for a tiger mistake yeah it is 146 to go in the first half kumnick out of the gun by himself they're going to be conservative and run it up the Middle with MAA nothing happening as Jordan strong comes to gets the leg and a timeout for Carolina time out South boy Tommy doesn't do you any good if you don't make something out of it and the Gamecocks are going to get the football back with around 135 or so to go and two timeouts remaining now let's go down to Chad Tucker yeah huge stop there by the defense save a little bit of time going to have a minute 37 to operate number seven going to call his troops out there try to get down the field put some points on the board before the end of the half you guys were talking about the non- call of the timeout and of the non- call of the intentional grounding coach Beamer after that fourth down field goal as hot as I've seen him all year heading out to the white hat trying to get a message across that he feels like they're being hard done by the officials I agree with you I mean I really do I don't mean to be Prejudice but it is pretty obvious that you know there's some last week and also this week they been SEC last week ACC this week but I'm tell you it's just some calls it just hard to hard to explain here's Swanson to punt off the left hash mark set back is Kilgore is going to come up and Tak it at the 30 trying to get to the far sideline makes one guy Miss up to the 40 breaks another tackle and Jaylen Kilgore The Freshman nice job on the return he came into the ball game with a 6.7 yd average he got eight after the 35 yd Punt and really good field position for Spencer Rattler with 126 to go in the first half and two timeouts remaining yeah the one timeout one timeout remaining the question here is do you do the obvious that is go to Legette or do you use him as a decoy maybe a double team or something and try to get it to someone else you got Eddie Lewis in there I think also I think that's him yes it is he can fly Rattler going to roll out right side Scott Anderson in the flat makes one guy Miss turns towards a kingkok pinch and gets out of bounds boy hit around the 48 in the white but no call for out of bounds Nal with the hit and wait they stop play we'll take we'll take a six or seven five or six yard gain on first play but we got to go downfield we got to go across the middle somewhere tight I think they playing the outside pretty well that was what got us started a week ago when Legette went across the middle here's Rattler now second down and five out of the shotgun under some pressure Rattler spins away right side throws near sideline and they SA it's a catch I believe it is on the sideline airion Brown Rattler escapes again houd at Williams Bry Stadium gains 18 yard make it 15 yards to Marion Brown Carolina going quickly to the line of scrimmage and they're going to review that one running on the fields a catch in bounds previous plays under the further review the review upcoming on the am Marion Brown and these guys will look at it is I remind you don't get blinded and blindsided by your hbac unit failing call cool Care Heating and Air plumbing and Refrigeration to schedule your official prevention maintenance review to keep your unit in tiptop shape Tommy I see your gestures over here you don't look like that's a catch I don't think it is no no I don't think it is I always try to be fair with this and Rattler was lucky to escape on the play and airion coming down the near sideline fishal was a long way away that's for sure I mean he's laying down on the ground and almost out of bounds the left foot is in I think the left knee went down before he really controlled it or had it but um I don't know how they're going to call this Chad you seeing the scoreboard here what do you think yeah I'm agreeing with Tommy Suggs right now it looks like his left knee hits down out of bounds before he catches the ball his feet are inbounds when he makes it he secures the catches he's going to ground but it looks like his left knee touches down in the white paint here's the way I see it if if the if the guy looking at upstairs wife room with someone at Carolina then we got a shot if we don't is that the way it works I didn't know where you were going with that I mean you know who wife did what they had they had few guys his wife her best friend they roomed together Carolina same sorority then we got a shot I think it's out of bther review the receiver was out of bounds CGH the ball in complete pass y'll be third and five at the South Carolina 48 yd line CL start on the snap 112 to go and that'll back it up after the incompletion and third down and five Tommy the Gamecocks 0 for five tonight on third down conversion yeah we we've got to roll him out move that pocket show a little eye candy some Mr Direction back there just anything to to slow those guys down from just taking a shot at Rattler Rattler's a magician as you call him earlier Houdini to get out of that we can't we can't depend on him to do that he throws the ball so so well on the Run get him out there intentionally get him out there intentionally I think that's what we got to do Rattler 7 of 14 on the night for just 34 yards he's got a third down and five with 112 to go in the first half Mario Anderson's the backfield Blitz is coming r got to spin out and can't do it sacked all the way back my point all the way back to the 32 yd line no chance there a blistering Barrett Carter comes on the blitz and it's minus 13 on the play cannot time out Clemson you know the quarterback draw was good to us early on and there's only so many times you can go to the well with just Him in the PO particularly if he's going to drop at all and that time he had no chance well particular when yeah particularly when you got some offensive line up there that they're playing as hard as they can you we've been beat up all year long we've starting through freshman things like that this is one of the best defensive line if not the best in the country so you've got to do something we got to be clever we've got to do something to slow them down and the linebackers as well make them guess a little bit and right now it looks like it's the same stuff just drop back try to protect him maybe to Max protect that's still not enough and so we to relying on on on Rattler to be the magician all the time and he just can't do that he just we got to help him out a little bit K Kroger to punt for the Gamecocks and the left footer puts it into it ham greens waiting back and catches that on a fair catch around the 26 yd line tigers with no timeouts remaining and there's 53 seconds remaining in the half for 38 yd punt tell you what Todd if we can hold him right here I'll take going in at 13 to7 as poorly as we've played we've given them probably at least 10 points by dropping the interception and and and them kicking the field goal let's credit him for 51 yards but at the same time the first pass the first turnover we had where we thought it was a forward pass it wasn't the guy picked it up ran it in so you know we probably in many cases lucky this offense the Tigers has not earned it to this point that's for sure Shipley's in the back field now right at 53 seconds remaining Club Nick underneath the ball's tipped up almost picked off by the Gamecocks another pass breakup Tonka Hemingways in the mix Brian Thomas a part of that as well and kumnick as an incompletion on first down it's second and 10 upcoming clck 8 for 15 for 32 yds Rattler seven of 14 for 34 yds it was the big Paul of Tonka Hemingways on the nose right now they'll run it Shipley going backside and not much happening around the 31 yd line although the tigers are going to go quick after a three- yd gain 38 seconds remaining in the first half no timeouts for the Clemson kumnick got chiple in there still looking at the sideline and lining things up watching trying to sneak one deep here the tight ends I think they may just run it out looks like to me they might do that yeah on a third and seven there's a couple second differentiation Tommy they're going to have to run something or third down allow to go to four and they'll run the football no it'll be kumnick carrying it himself left side and kumnick in the Gamecock territory taken down at the 50 yd line continues to show great feet and a 20 yard gain though will not hold the clock it'll be 1 second remaining at the 50 and the Tigers let it run out and that will take it to halftime let's get these guys split up and get to halftime festivities Shane Beamer will be with Chad Tucker in just a moment as he gets his team off the field here's Chad here's coach Beamer coach rough start to the game but your defense has a great been playing great so far yeah they are they're playing their butts off held on the two field goals uh got to take some get some takeaways ourselves and and uh protect the ball we knew the turnover battle was going to be the key tonight right now we're down two nothing best of luck the second half thank you thank you Chad the two turnovers they down and giving them the seven points that's the difference right now it's 137 Clemson coming up on the budlight halftime report Chris Miller has all your highlights and numbers from the first half as well as scores from around the country Clemson 13 Carolina 7 this is Carolina football from learfield Chris thanks for holding down the fort and giving us all that information while you were working it did not dissipate here at Williams Bry Stadium they are on for this one Tommy Suggs and it looks like this crowd is ready to go hopefully our game CS are and maybe we CH change some fortunes there at halftime yeah well I hope so because I hope the first half was the first half of the year not only this game then the second half will be the second half of the year in other words we had turnovers the second half of the year we started winning we started doing things and we won games we got to do that here in the second half we've given them basically in my opinion probably 10 points I'm not taking anything away from clemon we give now we got to go out there and earn it back and get them let's go here's Mitch Jeter to kick off it's a wobbler low going to bounce pass Shipley into the end zone for a Touchback yeah the Clemson Tigers at 121 yds of total offense to Carolina's 86 there in the first half and the Tigers though not much down the field Tommy for hey kumnick is picked up some first downs but a lot of throws to his running backs let's see if the Tigers will take some more chances down the field well he's tried a couple and they've dropped them too you across the middle and all so hopefully that'll continue all right first and 10 with mafa in the back field with him to start this half the Tigers take it it'll be mafa bouncing to the left side got one man to beat can't get past Eman warry who throws him to the turf but it is a battle with Eman worry's arms wrapped around him it's a 5-yard gain for the Tigers so far the Game bound Martin Scott leading the Game again seven tackles dbo Williams four Fortune's got three Gland Stones got three mafa now eight carries for 30 yards as he's to the right of kumnick with second and five fake inside kumnick wants to roll right Gamecocks there they're going deep they want Randall and Carolina's trying to pull the football down there's a flag and the Tigers make the catch I think I that's Tyler Brown not Randall Tyler Brown pulling down it looked like Kilgore was on brown but they still brought the football in passing the ference defense number 2 four penal declined result the plays a first down a 39 yd reception and kumnick and brown on tight coverage but he did pull him to the ground Kil Gore did and now kumnick maybe gaining some confidence he's got it first and 10 at the Carolina 31 wide receiver screen thrown out to the outside caught and inside the 26 is Josh sap the tight end who's been blocking on a couple of those plays they let him catch one here for a 5yd game and I see Shipley rolling back into the lineup it'll be both backs into the ball game as clubnet steps away from his offensive line a big throw down the field here in the first drive of the second half for the Tigers they've got him second and four they got a 13-7 lead Shipley goes in motion fake to him kumnick wants to drag now in some trouble no holding in the play as he rolls right now throws it out of bounds my goodness inside if not one but two defensive linemen were being held on the play and DeAndre Martin part of that the young and big defensive tackle looked like it was easily being held and it's an incomplete pass and here comes third down tigers have already got two long field goals on the day looks like the meet CLS is beginning to want to go downfield throwing the ball Todd just what you said we needed to do what Clemson actually that Clemson needed to do they're doing it ball 25 of the game Cox 13-7 Tigers just underway in the second half third and five kumnick fate route right side battle for it incomplete no flag on the Play Tyler Brown the intended receiver and marcelus dial covering up on the play dle from Woodruff South Carolina has led the team in third and the SEC and 10 pass breakups he might have just gotten his 11th and now a 42 yd field goal attempt this time for whites off the left hash mark he's been good from 51 from 49 this one's from 42 he was one of five Beyond 40 coming into this game we talked we talked to special teams need to step it up in this game now's a good time to do it snap it back put it down whites kicks it up toward Wards the North End Zone and it's good whites is three for three on the night and the lead is 167 Tigers they get points just three to start the second half 136 to go into the third it's 167 Clemson will be back this is Carolina football from learfield very good first half particularly Kilgore particularly in light of him and what kumnick is trying to do now they're rolling him out and he's throwing the ball downfield two passes there downfield stretching the field a little bit they haven't done that in the first half a couple times they went probably in the 15 yard Route tight end dropped one another I think uh one of their wide outs dropped one but um watch Clemson for doing that which is going to test kilgore's replacement here's gun to kick off and it's going to be over the head of Xavier Legette for a Touchback on the play Tommy the Gamecocks last three drives before the half on offense we three and outs we got to change something up we really do and and you know I keep saying that we just got to protect and or or let Rattler get out of there he throws the ball so well on the Run he runs the ball well too we got two good talented quarterback tonight I'll take hours over theirs but theirs is good too he runs the ball really well outside kicking team number 17 five yds will be added from the 25 yd line first down so out to the 30 yd line and let's see if we can get Spencer Rattler Mario Anderson and Xavier Legette a little hotter now Rattler out of the shotgun is going to roll right throw out the flat incomplete intended for Legette and the Tigers were coming up quickly a collision but it looked like the ball was out in front of them a little bit second down and 10 after the incomplete pass yeah one thing about it Todd you know this as well as anyone when you do roll out you take the Fielding really reduce it down to a third and that's one of the reasons a lot of people don't like to do that because you normally flood that side of the field so that's where you throw the ball you can stop throw it back the other way let's see what happens Rattler again out of the gun going to go with Anderson over to the left side Xavier Thomas having a very good night for the Tigers clamps down on Anderson and holds it to a two yd gain on the play and a third and long coming up for Carolina 1254 to go in the third quarter 16-7 the Tigers scored another field goal here in the second half Carolina's 0 for six tonight on third down and this one a long one they tee up these big defensive ends for the Tigers and come after Rattler one spotter in the middle as the one linebacker and there's a flag on the play he says illegal start offense number 69 5yd penalty third down I didn't hear the number did you say 69 I think gulo yeah and back swung kind of swung back moved the football I believe and he was complaining about Thomas who jumping jump workking out things yeah yeah so that net result is a third and thir 13 their first series of the second half and another flag gulo is pointing he is going nuts with the official pointing to Clemson for calling the signals out or doing something to cause him to do that I mean he ran over and went straight to the official on it officials are backing the Carolina guys up now they're going to talk about it let's see what happens F star oh gosh offense number 51 5 yd penalty third down you know something's got got to be going on there and we hadn't jumped all night now they start barking it out in the first series of the evening and calling plays and tri Bal gets hit with that one and it's a third down and 18 all we need to do is pick this up right here and that'll shut him up here come the Tigers fourman Rush Rattler in the pocket in trouble sack just giving him way too many shots at number seven tell you minus 9 on the [Music] play and that's Rook the very good defensive tackle 290 lound that's what's going to happen when you get behind the change with penalties and otherwise third and 18 and the punt team comes out for the fourth straight series for Carolina Clemson's got a top 10 defense and they're showing well tonight Shipley and Hamp green set back to receive a nice spiraling punt angling over at Shipley calling for the green takes it actually and a fair catch around the 42 yd line so the Gamecocks backed up on their first series the Tigers got three and it's 167 Clemson with 1110 to go in the third quarter 167 Clemson as Carolina punted again it's your fourth straight three and out series dating back to the first half the Tigers got three points on their first series good news is on our Prisma Health injury report we see Jaylen Kilgore back out on the field bouncing around the free safety will check on TJ Sanders right now to be Barrett Strong and Tonka Hemingway up front for Carolina's three-man front been on in it almost exclusively tonight and the Gamecock offense gave up seven of the 16 points that Clemson has on the board right now Phil mafa in the ball game kumnick working out of the shotgun from his own 43 yd line heading towards the fairgrounds Carolina showing the threat of Blitz they bring for and clck gets hit in the back just as he throws it delivers underneath to his tight end good pressure by bam Martin it's a three-yard gain over to the right side but no damage done there afterwards is brening STO the junior makes another catch on on the night second down and seven again linebackers walked up for Carolina Club Nick out of the gun run up the middle and that's mafa into Gamecock territory breaks a couple tackles and Carolina finally has him spinning and taking him down but not before he picks up a tiger touchdown excuse me a tiger first down on a 12 yd game Tommy that'll lead to some tiger touchdowns and we don't stop that run I agree with that yeah Clemson doing a good job mixing plays up offensively now and it's first and 10 and a throw to the outside on a wide receiver screen I don't know why Debo Williams kind of held up there then went and made the tackle to Josh Sapp but it's a four-yard gain on the play on what was a low throw I don't know if he thought it was incomplete or not Carolina with some substitutions in up front and pup Howard in is a linebacker clubnet backs out he's 12 12 of 21 84 yds neither quarterback has done much damage tonight Rattler 7 of 15 for 34 handoff inside mafa out the backside runs into a Gamecock and a good open field tackle on the play by emman worry but it's still a seven yard gain in mov to change for the Tigers clock running at 928 to go into third 16-7 Clemson Clemson is playing their game now offensively mixing up a little bit in the passing game but really just going to the running game maf's got 31 yards kumnick still your leading Russia with 39 Shipley's got 24 those are your three guys you got to watch for Sanders back in the ball game let's see if he can help in that defensive front Boogie Huntley in there as well kumnick first and 10 fakes it wants to run it himself in the draw play up the middle he gets clipped around the legs he falls inside the 30 down to I think they're going to mark it at the 28 or so a three yard gain on the play dbo Williams with the stop I tell you good play by Blandon that time he had to Chipley in flat he was there kumnick wanted to go to Shipley he saw Blandon there so he tucked it and ran up through the middle don't think that was a designed play from the beginning I really think he wanted to go to Shipley just good play by Bland 16-7 Clemson 832 to go into third second and seven at the Carolina 28 yd line four wide receivers set Shipley in the backfield they fake to him kumnick steps up fade route near sideline battling forward is brown in the Gamecocks I think that's an inter Carolina's got the football oh Nick Ean worry his second in two weeks he's battling with Tyler Brown still battling too and Ean worry comes up with the football and Carolina gets their first turnover of the night Brown won the last one against Kilgore we got kilgore's hurt again out in the middle of the field Todd he's sitting out there looks like he's got a little maybe a cramp running on the field it's an interception resulting in a touch back time out for an injured player that is 24 Kil Gore K Gore yeah who's up and with a little bit of help going towards the sidelines we'll check this check on Kilgore but right now Carolina football coming out to the 20 yd line they Trail 167 with 8117 to go in the third quarter that got their first turnover for the night this is Carolina football from learfield big plays doing things that got us to win those last three ball games so that's a good start right there but we got to do more offensively we got to protect Rattler and do some things creatively four straight three and outs Rattler's in the pocket now is going to run out going to gain a couple before he runs into the back of Trey Knox trying to block for him we'll call it three second and seven maybe you should do that a little quicker Tommy that time decent protection breaks down he runs out little gain and second and seven upcoming they'll run the football and in trouble and another lost play yardage play for Mario Anderson who does all he can to make it minus two on the play penetration big time from the Clemson defensive tackle TJ Parker and another third and long pretty vanilla with our running game time no misdirection no counters anything like that and and that's you know you you you go with your talent up front and and that's just an issue as long as it get a little more experience and better Talent up front we'll be okay all third down and nine 721 to go in the third quarter 167 Clemson Clemson with a fourman rush Rattler down the middle got his man that's Co it Josh Simon across the 30 into the 33 yd line a Carolina first down a gun from Rattler who started the ball game five of six with one interception for 3 5 yards until that completion he was two of nine minus one yard and another hold up on the tiger sideline for equipment repair who needs it that's the chain crew you're kidding me that's our guys want to bet a tiger was standing on him trying to slow down the Gamecocks after they pick up the first down they first conversion in four series now and first third down of the night all right Rattler takes his two tight ends over to the left side Simon and Trey Knox Clemson adjust now Simon back over to the right side Anderson into backfield trying to run it nothing going can't do that you you just it's not there it's not there that's when you got rattle over there has got to keep it like Club Nick did and just take it around the corner he was wide open and uh we just got to do minus two on the play yeah we just can't run against these guys and Peter Woods a exceptional defensive tackle back up a freshman at 315 lbs from Alabaster Alabama gets his third tackle for a loss on the season it's second and 12 clock running here too 612 to go in the third quarter Clemson leads at 16-7 Rattler in the pocket got some time Crossing route has taan Russell but run down quickly after he makes the catch and that's no small feat the very fast Nate Wiggins who highly respected Corner holds it to a four yd gain on the play it is a gain however Clemson sitting back in that zone now Tommy playing or at least one man safety but and man underneath but last time Todd Simon found a hole in it and was able to sit down in it and rler found him for a first down so let's see if it happens this time third and eight at the Gamecock 35 ydd line playing off the left hash three wide receivers over to the right side Rattler has the linebackers creep up here they come in the pocket looking for some time look at and the ball is on his back hip but he can't make the catch incomplete he had the man he had the route they just couldn't quite hook up as the pocket was collapsing on the play Barnes was defending on Legette yeah the ball was thrown a little bit behind him that time but in Rattler's defense again Under Pressure he knew they would come in all three sides up front and left and right so he threw it a little bit of a hurry and um had it been a little bit further in front I think Legette could have pulled it in 520 to go in the third quarter Carolina trying to get the ball down the field but right now Kai Kroger is going to be the only one to do so punting it away and another fair catch on the play by Hamp green at the Clemson 15 yd line let's pause 10 seconds for stage identification you're listening to the Gamecock Sports network from learfield a 50yd punt by Kai Kroger but it's the Tiger football again they did convert now one of nine on third Downs or the Gamecocks kumnick pure pistol formation with ly behind him they'll hand to number one he goes over to the right side one Gamecock got him high and one low Stone Blandon on the bottom of that along with TJ Sanders a three yard gain on the play what do you think of Club Nick on the night so far Tommy's 12 of 22 84 yards well I think his passing has been somewhat unimpressed all there's had two or three drops with is running and running the foot managing the game has been pretty good speaking of which he's going to try and run right side now looking for the marker and knocked out of bounds on the Clemson bench the Gamecocks want a holding on the defensive end and they do not get a flag it's a nyd gain on the play the tight end brinning stool had the outside shoulder of the Carolina defensive end but no call on that play and it moves the chains for the Tigers pretty simple right there there Tommy quarterback run to the outside after the fake to Shipley all right and I think we need to do that we need to do that as well just what I call for a few minutes ago faked Anderson the running game for Carolina's not going therefore you may not be as successful with rattl on the outside as as they are with Clon 167 Clemson 406 to go hand off inside on first down Shipley gets cut down as he falls forward to about the 29 2yd gain on the play well this game is passing quickly t 353 to go in the third quarter now Gamecocks down 16-7 and Clemson just grinding it out Dill Williams in on that last stop no rush right now for the Tigers they've gone hurry up a few times tonight but certainly not now with that 16-7 lead we need a turnover we need to have something good happen dulo in one of the defensive tackles Carolina in a four-man front kumnick now swings it outside Shipley wide receiver screen Carolina gets there and knocks him out of bounds but Shipley as usual turns the corner and finds a seam up to around the 36 or 37 yd line okay they outside receivers think they that time I guess it was maybe their their tight end uh number 81 did a good job blocking and that's the the key to it they really do a good job blocking out in space that's Shipley's third catch of the night for 27 yds mafa now is in the ball game with third down and one from their own 36 yd line they'll hand to mafa running hard leaning forward across the 40 behind the big offensive line of puton the senior from Tampa Florida and Harris Su The Freshman from adessa Texas they make the first down seven yd gain on the play Nobody down the field this series Tommy just a bunch of grounding yeah and grinding by the Clemson Tigers sixth play of the drive upcoming they're pushing up to Midfield at the tiger 43 Blitz by Carolina up the middle mafa is running across the 45 and moves the pile a little more and not quite to the 50 yard line or so they pull up everybody and Mark it at the 49 a 6yd gain on the play Tigers rushed for 226 yards a year ago but it wasn't enough because the game cracks were scoring not tonight they've got just seven on the board a lot of things in the P game last year and also the Special Teams really kicked in particularly Kroger some of his punting and all up back him up and also the passing game last year was very ineffective for Clemson three wide receivers over to the right side now on second down hand off straight up again it's mafa now we see to be kind of pushing against each other Tommy which always helps the offensive line no real penetration or push back from the Gamecock defensive line it's a four- yd gain and Clemson will go in a hurry here on third down and very short kumnick mafa to his right fnck raises the leg up mafa is a flag on the play he would pick up the first down otherwise coach Shane Beamer says it's on the Tigers we'll see is a false start on Clemson every time one of these two teams or any team seems like they go hurry up on Third and short it's a busted play I don't get it don't know what you gain but we're glad it happened there the previous play made a first down illegal formation more than five players four players in the back field 5yd penalty still first down not FAL start as you just heard so it's first and 15 with 110 remaining in the third Clemson leading 16 to7 a brutal drive going right now at their own 48 yd line a four-man front for Carolina one of the first tonight bring it in maybe to stop this run Club Nick's going to throw outside that's incomplete I think a wide receiver screen and if it was in behind him he jumped on it quickly and that sa I think that was a forward pass look it looked to me I don't know about you what you guys thought but I think that was okay but still good reaction by sap knowing where he was and jump on it no questions asked after the incomplete pass it's second and 15 with 52 seconds remaining Tommy Suggs I'm Todd Ellis Chad Tucker down on the sideline quickly approaching the fourth quarter here in the 12th meeting between Carolina and Clemson Tigers got some points from the Gamecocks tonight and have earned some of them well certainly have run the football all right kumnick in the pocket right left now back down the middle and got it underneath and hit immediately on the play is Pat Henry the tight end 240 pounder odonnell Fortune took him to the ground to hold it to a 5yd gain and third and 10 upcoming is there 30 seconds remaining in the third Clemson so far 6 of 12 on third Downs Todd and you said repeatedly we're one of nine so time out player injury that's odonnell Fortune who just made the tackle on a cool night it's one of those stances that make you look like you got a cramp but let's check with Chad Tucker down on the sideline it's out at the conclusion of that play odonnell Fortune was running towards the sideline tapping his helmet indicating he had an issue with his right shoulder but without Clemson substituting they were afraid that they weren't going to be able to match that substitution so they just told him to back up and fall down which he did so now he gets the opportunity to get some treatment well it's a crucial down a third and 10 10 as Tommy just pointed out the tigers are six of 12 tonight on third down this drive started with 512 left in the third quarter Tommy there's 25 seconds remaining this is what Clemson wanted exactly right and doing a good job with got to give them credit Gamecock some not playing horrible defense tonight really just offensively not being able to do anything against Clemson's very good defense Todd you and I knew that we talked about it before the game started you can say what you want to about Clemson offensiv they struggle this year they've had a lot of turnovers but their defense has always been there they're solid defensively and um we're seeing the taste of that tonight and um just not able to do anything offensively for Carolina so far we've only got 90 with what uh you say 25 seconds to go in the third quarter Gamecocks have 94 yards in total offense 94 yards Clemson 238 so um pretty decimal tonight for Carolina and still just a touchdown and a field goal for winning this thing exactly and and as I keep saying I wouldn't say we gave them I said that a few times but clearly the first touchdown was maybe a little arrow in oure judgment not to fall on it but regardless then the next one we dropped an interception they kicked the field goal Kanan Banks and judge Collier in now for odonnell who came out Carolina in a three-man front now they walk up two linebackers kumnick four wide receiver set third and 10 looking down the middle of field incomplete dropped dropped at the 37 yd line and deos Sweeny slaps his thigh I don't blame him his Troy Toto cannot come up with a football it was wide open on the end route Tommy maybe a little bit thrown behind him little bit little bit behind him you're right on that tie but still you got to catch those kumnick though again not showing the point of accuracy that we knew he he he had issues with had plenty of time to throw it a great throwing Lane no one was there unfortunately just not able to come up with it so maybe that's one of the breaks we need here Swanson's a punt for Clemson at his own 39 the Marion Brown is going to be setting back as Kilgore injured that hand and this this is an end overend punt fairly short up to the 15 yd line not bad field position the problem is the Gamecock have mustered very little on offense tonight after the one scoring Drive we're going to go to the fourth quarter it's 167 Clemson as we gather up at Williams Bry stadium and one of the best rivalries in all of College athletics when we come back the fourth quarter to decided 167 Clemson this is Carolina football from learfield the rumor has it Gamecocks need a good drive here Spencer Rattler his team less than 100 yards in total offense tonight out of the gun from the 15 yd line trying to set up the screen looked like a busted play now Rattler gets hit and throws the ball away outside the pocket and that could be bad took a shot as he wanted to roll right I think and Clemson may have read the screen play I think they did they they read the play he had nothing to do he ran around the other way came back going to his left he throws the ball well going left but not when he's got a big old white jersey in front of him TJ Parker with a big lick on him the top sack man for the Tigers second and 10 for Carolina just underway in the fourth quarter they're down 16-7 and they empty the Back Field Rattler in route incomp complete complete intended for Mar Marion Brown Clemson all over him I don't know if they punched it out or if AB dropped it or not but we're looking at a third and 10 and the Gang Box are one of nine on the night Tiger's very impressive yeah we got to find Le Legette though we got to find him somewhere somehow we got to set that up and and got to go to him cuz he is a he's our playmaker as rattley is but has done an excellent job shutting both of them down T night he split out to the right side the three-man front they Rush five Rattler in the pocket dumps it out Mario Mario Anderson can't handle it he was just trying to get rid of it on a third and 10 could find no one as the pocket was collapsing and you could just feel these Clemson defensive lineman starting to talk about it now they got Rattler and they got the Gamecocks on our heels I think the worst thing about it is you can feel our offensive lineman talking about it as well and and the whole offensive staff and everybody we just have no answer we have no answer to this and that's pretty tough really but poor Rattler's doing the best he can he everybody's doing the best they can we just have no answer we probably could do some things here and there but really no answer K Kroger to punt from his own one yd line and this is a low hanger to ham green who's going to take it on the run and Xavier Legette is down there to make the stop in a hurry so the game Coxs have to punt it away again a 43 yd punt but Clemson's got it at their own 42 with that 167 lead and 1433 to go into the ball game this is Carolina football from learfield not much going for Carolina and they punt it away again this defense has to come back out on the field offens with 243 yards of total offense to Carolina's 94 Club Nick with good field position his own for 42 sophomore hands off inside to mafa again there's the big backs grinding at 230 lb before Nick Ean worry gets in there but it's another four yd gain on first down Tommy Douglas Adams tells me our great statistician that we got a Gamecock hurt or at least got a stinger that's Eman worry it looks like he's going to try to shake it off our average third down play on offense Tonight third n i mean that's you can't make a living on that no we talk about that often and many times this whole football game not this one all games are about first downs and good example of it 16-7 Clemson the lead and kumnick going to run it himself makes a move on taka Hemingway and he'll get some help as Hemingway held on just enough to allow some Gamecocks to get over there including Eman worry held it to a three- yard Gain No Donald fortune in on that tackle as well and third down for the Tigers hey Clemson does a good job of design intentional runs for kumnick and uh you know we've done a little bit of that with um with Rattler during the year but but maybe could certainly use a little bit of that here tonight too because his feet are good enough he saw that early in the game he had to scramble nothing intentional but clet does a good job with that Sanders comes in Boogie Huntley Jordan strong Clemson with some substitutions as well Brian Thomas is a part of it 3 seconds left on the play clock and dbos swiy wants a timeout out Clemson yeah Clemson really casual running people on in off Carolina hustling over there and got that new defense out there but on a third and three leading 16-7 the Tigers decide to take another look at it and Tommy I hear you too the runs tonight only one of them have been designed for Rattler to get going on a quarterback draw the other one's just on his own and believe me most of it's going backwards and you ask about some people why not lenar CIS well he's hurt he's got a little shoulder banged up so from last week so he's um probably not not going to see him tonight at all and saw very little of to carry on Joiner so Mario Anderson's had to go all the way there maybe the play of the game was made by Luke Dodie though he scored on the triple reverse quadruple reverse whatever it was down there but made a great move when he couldn't throw it to Rattler and um so let's credit Luke Dodie rler came in 88 rushing yards and four touchdowns right now kumnick is looking for three yards himself with 1306 to go in the ball game two backs in the back field for him on a third down and three from his own 49 it'll be mafa up the middle Dives I don't think he got that into Clemson territory but I think that's fourth down it's going to be short he got two to three I think they'll go for it though Clemson will man he's a hard Runner he is he's big the Junior from Loganville Georgia Tigers take a long look at this one it's a full yard away well you know with the in efficiency or ineffectiveness of our offense they clearly going to go for it they're at the Carolina 49 they need to get to the 48 Carolina Stacks in the middle kumnick taking a long look at the Sidelines look like they're going to delay and try to draw the Gamecock off and I I'm shocked with that I'm absolutely shocked with that does not go for it I am a little surprised myself if it even if it wasn't it it felt like the nail in the coffin well yeah exactly my point is we've done nothing you guys just quoted those stats and I don't anyway that's why I'm up here well they do bring the punt team out and I don't know what is the official doing he doesn't have his microphone on Clemson's brought the punt team out there a penalty there and we run ours punt return team out in a hurry Marion Brown goes back inside the 10 yd line 5 yard P delay a game I guess so yeah yeah dbo did not call the timeout obviously will be happy to have Swanson punt this one who stands from his own 31 and it should fall about where Marion is set back to receive 1204 to go they're letting the clock this one run down Swanson almost bobbled the snap Maran can run up to the 15 catches it out in front of him fingertip wise but he's got it so if the Tommy Suggs does not have a heart attack on that one Carolina will have the football again but if got to muster someway to move it with 1154 to go in the ball game down 16-7 just a two-score game a 39 yd punt we'll be back this is Carolina football from [Music] learfield Chad Tucker we mentioned on the sidelines Dan Stewart our engineer lisc Millan our associate producer all of our sponsors and of course all you listeners happy holidays to start and right now let's call for a present and maybe a rattler drop down 167 1154 to go in the ball game a blitz on first down by Clemson Rattler's got some time now throws down the middle he's got legeda caught at the 31 Deep Crossing route the safety was there to come over Barnes who made the big play late on him but Legette pulls in a 17 yd gain in the Carolina first down that time Legette lined up in the slot Dodie was lined up outside on where the Legette normally is so that helped a little bit plus a little bit better protection Rattler hit at the last minute but he did hold on to the football for a long time in the pocket all right first and 10 Legette goes in motion over to the right side Nick Harbor is split out over there to the right now Trey Knox goes in the same direction Rattler in the pocket got some Crossing routes dumps it down again and that's legan who breaks the tackle at the 40 m Xavier all the way up to about the 49 yd line knocked out of bounds on the Gamecock sideline a 16 yd gain so 177 gain 16 yd gain and now Marion Brown comes in that's up pton Mangum 13 not 10 and Nick Harbor lines out over to the left side he had going after Big Nick tonight at least on a deep one Luke dod's in the ball game as well Rattler play action inside Rattler deep in route to Dodie over his back and there is no flag on the play incomplete good coverage on the outside by the Tigers he got a hand it to their secondary tonight Tommy as Terell outstanding job even on the completions have been all over Carolina's wide receiver oh you got you're right about that well coach good very good talent back there and they know what they're doing and um you know that was just a good defensive play honestly I thought possibly we could have gotten a call on it we didn't second down and 10 Here Comes Clemson again Carolina tries to drop it out to Mario Anderson who had single one man to the outside they had the right play on the blitz and Rattler had to throw it off over the top of the defender who was blitzing and it was too much for Mario Anderson and here comes third and 10 boy we've hit that play so many times and we had it set up right and called just could not connect yeah you throw it where they came from and Clemson showing fan Rush Rattler going to roll out throws it to Anderson on the edge tries to turn the corner and the Tigers taking down after he gained a couple he's into Clemson territory but a fourth down is up coming after Barnes makes the stop on Anderson and Kai Kroger in the punt Team come out with a 109 to go in the ball game Carolina trailing by two scores 16-7 yeah I think I think it's a right call right now by Beamer because had it been shorter you probably could justify it right now if you don't make it give it to Clemson you're in trouble Kroger puts his foot into it green set back to receive he takes a fair catch at the tiger 9 yd line so so back and forth punts but into Clemson territory Carolina got that time but no points from it and it remains 167 Clemson with 949 to go in the ball game this is Carolina football from L last week it was 94.1 going into the Kentucky K it went down so you know it's not really that much of a surprise necessarily certainly disappointing and I was hoping you know we could do some things more cleverly but we just havn't had that opportunity do it all right here's Shipley in now the Tigers backed up they'll hand to number one straight up the middle and a big hole at the 20 and Shipley almost broken away before bam Martin came over and made the stop it's a tiger first down and we just lose the battle there in field position on the very first play they go out the backside a 14 yd gain young and Clemson just running the football 171 yards now rushing last year they had what 257 or 2 22 26 that was close and so we just have not been able to stop their rushing game but that's been an issue all year long anyway so um you know give them credit kumnick again taking his time with that clock a three-man front Shipley on the hand off left side again he creases the Gamecocks and Alex Boogie Huntley finally takes him down but not before he gets an 8- yd gain maybe this was their philosophy Tommy which was go mafa early Shipley with a fresh legs late cuz that's explosive right there from Shipley yeah Shipley's got a little I guess a little quicker burst a little more wiggle to him than mafa does and mafa is a pounder ship Shipley would be the little more Lucid one I guess and um both of them very good backs and play for a lot of people second down in short second and two with 828 to go in the ball game it is Shipley again straight at the middle he's got a first down and the pile is pushed all the way out to the 40 yd line they lead the ball game 16-7 you know Todd we talk about shipping mafa I could run behind that line right there I mean just good blocking up front all those guys doing a good job for Clemson our guys playing their hearts out but just well they got a 10-minute lead in time of possession yes so long drives tonight Clemson's had 30 minutes almost 31 minutes to Carolina's 1922 and this game is 754 from being over I me just I don't know where the third quarter went 16-7 Tigers trying to milk the clock here on the first and 10 from their own 40 heading towards that North excuse me South End Zone Maus back in the ball game but kumnick wants to take it himself right side and the Gamecocks are there and run with him and then take him down right on the Carolina bench nice job that time by marcelis dial and Nicki man wor it's minus one on the play yeah one of the few negative running play I think Clemson's had all night long maybe one or two more but nothing big like five or six yards Carolina's had a couple of those completed passes a couple of them were completed for for losses too so Clon very good about no negative plays tonight contrary for Carolina bunick made a mistake there I think he should have yeah handed it off to mafa you're right kept it himself all right three wide receivers over to the left side now the tight end comes over in motion to the right 4 seconds left on the play clock after the loss second and 12 Papa into the line and down immediately TJ Sanders with a hit right on the right thigh as MAA got the football minus one and here comes third down I tell you Sanders did a good job of staying low and getting excellent penetration keeping his head up sticking that right arm out and tripping him all up and here we go GX have still got three timeouts and they're down by two scores a touchdown and a field goal could win it third down and 13 on the 37 of the Tigers kumnick going to empty the Back Field Four wide receivers now Shipley comes in gets to his right goes in motion that direction they'll throw out to ship on the edge makes one guy Miss and gets up to the 42 before Carolina catches up with him and pushes in towards that tiger bench Brian Thomas stop and a timeout for Shane that's the first of the second half they have two remaining and they stop it at 603 to go in the fourth quarter down 16-7 T out on the field we'll give you some timeout we'll be back after this this is Carolina football from learfield run off a little bit more than 2 and A2 minutes on that last possession so it's going to take Carolina's got to do it now it's now or never they got to be able to get some points on the board on this possession the punt return team comes out Marion Brown standing back at the 15 and Swanson has done a great job punting all night with his 44 yd average stands at the tiger 27 Carolina looking like they may bring some pressure here Fork down and [Music] eight the snap is good Swanson puts his foot into it and drills another one the fair catch is at the 11 yd line we sent a lot of people that time Todd and still didn't get to him so and what a great job punting by Swanson again Carolina's going to start inside their own 15 after a 47 yd punt I think last year Kroger backed him up all night all day long and tonight it's been SW yeah tonight it's been Swanson doing that to Carolina so got to give them credit long Fields Long fields for the Gamecock got to find some weapons as Trey Knox Mario Anderson come out on the field Legette he'll be split out near side airion Brown in the slot now they're switching some things up Harbor comes to the left Legette goes all the way over to the right side 557 to go in the ball game down 167 Rattler who's been hit tonight and is 10 of 26 for 86 yds got to find another gear they fake inside Rattler got a roll out left got a little bit of R in a try to make one man miss he gets a stiff arm and out to the 20 yd line little before Clemson takes him down but that's a 10 y gate on the play and should be a Carolina first down he ran into that Gamecock bench tell you though nice move when he kind of did that little hesitation which caused the defender to pause a little bit and he picked up two or three more yards for the first down clock is running at 533 down 16 to 7 two timeouts remaining for Carolina Rattler out of the gun slight roll right side now throws back and towards the bench and Amion Brown makes the catch over on the Clemson side line around the 32 it's a nyd gain on the play Carolina back up to the line of scrimmage good job by Rattler dropping that over to Defender Wiggins who was close on the play Rattler second down and very short we'll go for the first down Stutter Step by Anderson back to the left side flag on the play his Carolina runs up with Anderson around the 40 but hold on Hing offense number one it's a 10yd penalty second down every time to get something going not to say that he didn't do it but I'm saying the official didn't have to see it you know it just I mean knocks on Parker knocks on Parker that time we need a break wow and and the clock becomes your enemy with 504 and now the clock starts 503 you're down 167 Rattler all the way back to his 21 yd line Luke DOD in the ball game Clemson up pressuring with these defensive backs stps to the left side Rattler guns underneath it's Legette makes the catch at the 29 pushes across the 30 it's a 10yd gain of the play six receptions from to get tonight 68 yds clock running at 433 car two timeouts remaining Rattler trying to get people set three wide receivers over to the right side that's Anderson up the middle and Mario's got the first down on a third down moved the chain stopped the clock a three- yd gain on the play here Comes de Carion Joiner used very little tonight made some plays Clemson slow to get lined up three wide receivers set Rattler rolling right side just throws it out of bounds Legette brought Wiggins inside they wanted to carry on in the flat Andor Josh Simon he could not get it and now there's 4 minutes and 1 second remaining in the ball game 167 Clemson yeah Thomas putting the pressure on Rattler that time pyton Mangum comes in I think that was Legette that needed a break on the play so second and 10 DK still in there tailback Rattler in the gun wants a quick throw incomplete over Harbor's head on an end route and Nick either wasn't ready for it or didn't bring it he's going to bring himself out of the ball game and we're running out of wide receivers Braswell comes in at tailb 357 and third down and 10 two two downs here to pick it up they need to get to the 44 yd line Tigers Rush five quick throw to the outside brazwell makes the catch on the wheel route at the 40 nice catch seveny gain pretty good throw by Rattler backing up and now it's fourth down and the ball game on the line with 341 to go into clock running Anderson's back in leget back in fourth down and three need to get to the 44 yd line Rattler working off the left hash mark Clemson coming again Rattler under some pressure trying to hold the ball and throws it late and it's caught but well short of the first down Rattler was going to the turf and now it's turnover on downs and the Tigers start to celebrate on the far sideline Crossing routes couldn't get anybody open grattler did everything he could he went to the turf and the Tigers have it on the Gamecock side of the Field Spencer Ry came into this ball game 70.6% of his passes completed 19 touchdowns seven interceptions through for 3,074 yards and tonight's at a tough night do going it feel sorry for him it's 16 of 32 112 yds but boy what a year he's had I don't know what his future is and he's got some options but he is flat out played his tail all for the Gamecocks this year Shipley and mafa in the ball game as Clemson tries to milk it here late Carolina still has the two timeouts remaining Shipley spins for a couple and breaks some tackles a 6-y gain with 309 to go and that 167 lead for the Tigers Carolina broke a seven game winning streak a year ago against Clemson up in Clemson at Memorial Stadium but two teams tonight who were at least for the moment under 300 yards of total offense are battling out for bragging rights the Tigers on top for the moment with 236 remaining mafas in the back field falls for the football he's got it straight up the middle and runs over a linebacker Stone Blandon to get inside the Gamecock 30 yd line it's 167 after that 5yd [Music] gain game CAU to 169 yards in TOT offense tonight Todd not you know you knew this defensive unit for Clemson was top notot you knew that and I was hoping we could do a little better than that obviously had some opportunities just didn't make it work and the Tigers got three wide receivers out to the right side but big number seven takes it again straight at the middle mafa inside the Carolina 20 yd line and the Tigers want this bad probably on the ground to do so as a clock running with 144 to go an 11 yd gain on the play they've kicked three field goals and got a scoop and score they've not scored touchdown tonight South Carolina and the Gamecocks take a timeout with 139 remaining who have thought that as well Tommy no scores from the Tigers tonight three field goals and Jonathan whites where you got to give him credit it would have put a lot more pressure on the Tigers even if he' just gotten one of those Tommy when he was one for six Beyond 40 coming into this ball game he goes in this environment and he knock KN down a 51 y 49 and 42 yards to make it a 16-7 game the scoop and score and three field goals you know the interesting thing about this game TI really only about two things that were expected that occurred one was we couldn't run the football which we have not been able to run it against anybody and number two is that Clemson's defense is very good other than other than that I mean everything was different you know um I mean you know rler didn't have his normal game for a lot of reasons and Clemson's offense they did I guess they did run the football but will Shipley's in there now 144 remaining first down Shipley dives into the right side of the line puts his head down Falls forward for a couple as Carolina let's see what Shane Beamer does does call another timeout and that's his last I believe and another thing you know Clemson comes in as you just said and literally we hold them to really no offensive touchdowns there was no offensive tou just amazing I mean just it's interesting really interesting and they got the Hot Shot offensive coordinator in the off season oh yeah yeah and what also I'm surprised with I mean I knew a lot of these clubs and players but you know they lost their two or three big defensive tackles and ends to the NFL a year ago and they've replaced them there's really good players obviously Davis was back he'd been there forever Tyler Davis uh but TJ Parker he's as good as I've seen the Freshman from Phoenix City Alabama uh and deanii Capen har Peter Woods a freshman as well he made plays tonight number 11 11 so they've got it where we used to win as well in these Series in the series in the interior and on second down and seven after the timeout Shane Beamer's last the Tigers have got it second down and seven mafa in the back field with Shipley cross hand off to mafa and drugg down from behind on the play nice job Tyreek Johnson comes in and swings around from the outside and the clock runs at 126 167 Clemson third down they could pick up a first down if they got it to the Carolina nines about third and seven Tigers don't care much right now they played that way really Tommy since they kicked the field goal in the second half that's true you're right about that and I think a lot of that has to do with the the confidence they have in their defense which surprised me again that's reason I was so so surprised they didn't go for it on fourth down and about one yard to go time out Clemson the Tigers take a timeout with 52 seconds remaining leading 16-7 so Tommy five and seven it looks like the Gamecocks are going to fall to and you know there's some talk a lot of the couple things would have to fall right there's not enough teams to fill the bowl the bows were six wins I would suspect that South Carolina the fan base and otherwise the program an SEC program would be one that would be looked at at a five and seven team I don't know how you feel about that should they go should we be offered what do you what's your thoughts on that well I think whatever is good for the football program is what you do in that case and Shane Beamer is the one to make that decision personally I think we should go regardless because it'll help develop our kids we get more practices all those things help develop your team you stay in front of the fan base and all so that's my feeling on it Shipley's alone back now on Third and seven he's going to bounce one wide open left side we're trying to track him around the 10 and Shipley just outruns some Gamecocks down to about the four yd line runs out of bounds with 45 seconds to go and Tommy they got the edge in easily on that one couple times tonight we seen some holding that was not called but that time it looked like Davis just came from the inside and it it also looks like not cover yeah it also looks like Shipley's got great speed you know we we knew that but it's pretty good display of it right there Club Nick's going to line up in what would be the otherwise Victory formation Shipley runs back in late Club Nick at the 5 yd line and there's another stoppage of play it may be delay of game as Shipley was running on late which would back up so the tigers with 45 seconds offense 5yd penalty still first down clock will start on the snap with 45 seconds remaining Tommy are the Tigers going to sit on the football here with a chance to score again on the Gamecock I think that's good it's also smart you don't want to risk the fumble as quick score and you get an onside kick and kumnick the Young quarterback sophomore from Austin Texas is first delve into this series it's going to get a win on the road as the teams meet at Midfield dbo takes his hat off Shane does as well and gets a hug from him there's orange and black on the field but tonight at Williams price Stadium Clemson gets the victory Carolina can't make it two in a row and Carol and Clemson goes to eight and four on the season Carolina five and six so the 120th [Music] meeting between Carolina and Clemson goes to the Tigers the final score Clemson 16 Carol Carina 7 will'll start to recap tonight's game in a few moments on the Carolina locker room report you're listening to the Gamecock Sports network from um er sorry I'm so emotional [Music] B to D we to D hey we to D hey hey we to D hey hey we toy we to Dy [Music] we let's be legendary let's going to be great