South Carolina won its second straight in Death Valley last year, but it's Clemson who owns the all-time series by a commanding margin. The Tigers have won eight of the past 10 meetings against the Gamecocks and haven't lost in Columbia since 2013. South Carolina is ranked No. 13 in the preseason top 25 polls.

Clemson vs. LSU has been listed as a 7:30 p.m. start for months, but games broadcast on either ESPN or ABC often get underway later than their announced kickoff times due to network overlap and time windows, so the change isn't exactly unusual.