There were 53 coaches who voted on the 2024 coaches poll. We took a peek at their ballots to see where they ranked Clemson and South Carolina.

After making it to the College Football Playoff, Clemson finished 10-4 following its 38-24 loss to Texas in the first round of the College Football Playoff. It was the Tigers’ seventh playoff appearance, second most behind Alabama’s eight trips to the CFP.

Clemson is coming off a 10-4 season in which it defeated SMU in the ACC Championship and earned a spot in the College Football Playoff for the seventh time. The Tigers have QB Cade Klubnik back along with defensive lineman Peter Woods, among others.

The No.5 Florida Gators only led for five seconds against South Carolina, but it was the most important five seconds; the final five. Florida’s defense fueled a 14-point comeback to escape Columbia with a 70-69 win. The Gators improved to 17-2 (4-2 SEC) on the 2024/25 season while South Carolina dropped to 10-9 (0-6 SEC).

South Carolina's high school football scene continues to shine, and 2027 quarterback Aiden Manavian is making waves as one of the state’s brightest young talent

The Atlantic Coast Conference is considering making changes to its annual ACC Championship Game format, at least that is the idea Commissioner Jim Phillips pitched to the media Sunday as the

South Carolina picked up cornerback Brandon Cisse from N.C. State in the transfer portal and now looks to bolster its receiving corps in recruiting

The Gamecocks also had some impressive wins over No. 10 Texas A&M, No. 23 Missouri and No. 21 Clemson, but ended the season on a sour note, losing to the Illinois Fighting Illini 21-17 in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl.

Having the ACC’s second- and third-place teams contest the football title game would turn it into what Vince Lombardi once called “a game for losers played by losers.”

In this exercise, Florida would replace Tennessee as the third SEC team into the playoff field in 2025.

An important in-state visit took place on Friday. Dabo Swinney and Mickey Conn traveled to Roebuck, South Carolina, to see four-star safety Kentavion Anderson.