The South Carolina-Clemson opening line is out

The early line is out for the latest edition of the annual South Carolina-Clemson game but the fact that the Gamecocks are underdogs is probably no mind to Gamecock football fans still celebrating what was one of the best wins in school history last night.

For those who do care about such things, Clemson opened Sunday afternoon as a two-touchdown (or more) favorite over the Gamecocks.

Circa Sports, which Gamecock Central usually references, has the line at Clemson -16 while Fan Duel lists the early line as Clemson -14, according to Vegas Insider.

Circa Sports lists the over/under at 47 1/2 points.

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South Carolina smashed Tennessee 63-38 Saturday night at Williams-Brice Stadium, giving Shane Beamer a marquee win and dashing the Vols’ playoffs hopes in the process. The win improved the Gamecocks to 7-4 overall and 4-4 in the SEC this season.

Clemson defeated Miami 40-10 on Saturday night. The Tigers are 10-1 overall and 8-0 in ACC play.

Clemson has won seven straight against the Gamecocks.

The Palmetto State rivalry renews at noon on Nov. 26 with ABC carrying the game.

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‘Unstoppable’: Spencer Rattler leads Gamecocks to victory with stellar performance

By Michael Sauls

Josh Vann turned his head and saw the football spiraling perfectly to where only he could catch it. He stuck his hands out, the oblong leather ball finding paydirt and Vann turning and scoring a South Carolina touchdown.

In the ensuing celebration, Spencer Rattler found himself in the end zone, sprinting back to the Gamecocks’ sideline and hyping up the crowd around him.

It’s a far cry from where he was maybe the last few weeks, that moment a microcosm of a supernova performance Saturday.

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“He was on,” Shane Beamer said. “You talk about players and being in the zone, that guy was in the zone tonight.”

Coming into South Carolina’s matchup with No. 5 Tennessee, it’s safe to say Spencer Rattler hadn’t quite met his lofty expectations.

The former preseason Heisman favorite had thrown more interceptions than touchdowns and hadn’t topped 200 passing yards since South Carolina’s win over S.C. State.

Things finally clicked on Saturday.

Rattler notched several season and career highs in the Gamecocks’ 63-38 dismantling of the Volunteers’ defense.

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