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South Carolina vs Clemson TV channel, kickoff time set for 2021 game

Clemson and South Carolina face off at Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 27.
Clemson and South Carolina face off at Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 27. Dwayne McLemore dmclemore@thestate.com

The rivalry game is back.

The kickoff time for the 2021 Clemson vs South Carolina game is set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 27 on SEC Network, it was announced Monday.

The annual Palmetto Bowl game took a one-year hiatus in 2020 with the SEC only playing conference games in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the first time in 111 years that South Carolina and Clemson did not play each other in football. The USC-Clemson football series dates back to 1896, with both teams playing annually since 1909.

Now back on, the Tigers travel to Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia for the regular-season finale against the Gamecocks. Clemson leads the overall series 71-42-4 and has won the past six meetings.

This will be the first time since 2004 that the game isn’t broadcast on either ESPN or ESPN2. Jefferson Pilot Sports (now Raycom) was the network for that 2004 game played at Clemson’s Memorial Stadium.

In 2019, the Tigers posted a 38-3 victory in a game that was played in Columbia.

Clemson (7-3) first plays Wake Forest at noon this Saturday, while South Carolina (5-5) hosts Auburn at 7 p.m.

South Carolina Gamecocks 2021 football schedule

Home games in bold

  • Sept. 4: South Carolina 46, Eastern Illinois 0
  • Sept. 11: South Carolina 20, East Carolina 17
  • Sept. 18: Georgia 40, South Carolina 13

  • Sept. 25: Kentucky 16, South Carolina 10

  • Oct. 2: South Carolina 23, Troy 14
  • Oct. 9: Tennessee 45, South Carolina 20

  • Oct. 16: South Carolina 21, Vanderbilt 20
  • Oct. 23: Texas A&M 44, South Carolina 14
  • Nov. 6: South Carolina 40, Florida 17
  • Nov. 13 at Missouri 31, South Carolina 28
  • Nov. 20 vs. Auburn, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
  • Nov. 27 vs. Clemson, 7:30 p.m. (SEC Network)

    • Clemson Tigers 2021 football schedule

    Home games in bold

  • Sept. 4: Georgia 10, Clemson 3

  • Sept. 11: Clemson 49, South Carolina State 3
  • Sept. 18: Clemson 14, Georgia Tech 8
  • Sept. 25: NC State 27, Clemson 21 (2OT)
  • Oct. 2: Clemson 19, Boston College 13
  • Oct. 9: OPEN
  • Oct. 15: Clemson 17, Syracuse 14
  • Oct. 23: Pitt 27, Clemson 17
  • Oct. 30: Clemson 30, Florida State 20
  • Nov. 6: Clemson 30, Louisville 24
  • Nov. 13: Clemson 44, UConn 7
  • Nov. 20: vs. Wake Forest, noon (ESPN)
  • Nov. 27: at South Carolina, 7:30 p.m. (SEC Network)

    • This story was originally published November 15, 2021 at 11:30 AM.

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    Alexis Cubit
    The State
    Alexis Cubit serves primarily as the Clemson sports reporter for The (Columbia) State newspaper. Before moving to South Carolina in 2021, she covered high school sports for six years and received a first-place award in the sports feature category from the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors in 2019. The California native earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Baylor University in 2014.
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