[Music] when they hear sand scor and ser big spur starts getting those claws sharpened Williams Bry Stadium comes alive in support of their South Carolina game c there's nothing quite like a great rivalry matchup in college football the bitterness the intensity the lifetime of memories that will come as a result of what we're about to see in this one and as we'll see the number 17 team in the country the Clemson Tigers taking on a team from the SEC the South Carolina game Cops for EA Sports college football I'm ree Davis joined here in the booth as always by David Pollock and Jesse Palmer guys let's te this one up the Gamecock will put tole weather to crank us up fielded in the end Zone it's Hayes and The Return Man reaches the end of the line and down he goes so Clemsons will have some work to do after that short return this rivalry can fly under the radar from time to time but trust me the Gamecocks and tigers do not like each other no and it doesn't fly under the radar to the people in South Carolina cuz there's always a debate of Clemson versus South Carolina and bragging rights fully on the line what's fun about this game is that someone gets to play spoiler and in recent years we've seen Clemson in the national championship picture late in the year regardless of what South Carolina's record is they are trying to ruin Clemson's season they'll go to the ground and they try the middle of this Stout defense and they arise to the challenge this crowd trying to make life miserable for this offense on Third and long trying to have a big completion here moving keeping the eyes down field he'll try to do it himself and he avoids the hit and slides after the short gain Clemson will send the punt team out yeah and the QB decided to take it himself got a little bit of pressure you could see and decided to take off scramble and couldn't get the first down and now it's Fourth Down decision time no matter where it is on the field or what the distance is you know there's a chance we still might go for it so the South Carolina Gamecocks offense will get the ball for the first time we take a look at our impact players for this one what are you looking for Jesse for a guy to make an impact well these are simply put the leaders of this football team and generally games go how these guys play if they make plays they've got a shot to win this one no doubt they got to show up the these are the team leaders these guys have to play well he throws back across his body and it's kicked off oh he was hoping to make something out of that return but they'll have it first down at the 39 not the start this kid was looking for very first pass of the day gets picked off this is a defense that's got a lot of ball Hawks on the back end and he's got to be real careful with his eyes not Telegraph throws like he did right there he's going to have to settle in they get him down after he makes the catch right on target with that last pass now it's second immediately holds and fires complete to the right excellent job working through the a they're finding a hole in that defense and picking up a first down here's this offense with a fresh set of downs that was a really nice catch and an even better run after the grab yeah and get the ball to your playmaker what's good about having him in the slot is he can go either direction you can get him matched up on somebody that's not as fast and you watch he can run away from those linebackers or safeties now they'll run the draw they bring him down but a solid pick up to put them in position to pick up a first down here comes this home crowd as the defense tries to get off the field third down looking to throw it's cnick pressure coming strong pass rush gets to the quarterback and they get him at the 46 I think if you're the quarterback moving forward you need to start thinking about hot routes to your tight ends and to your running backs because of this outside linebacker he's a guy that has shown The Knack to get after the QB when he comes blitzing you need to have an outlet throw in your back pocket so Clemson is lining up to putt this one away this will be the second time they've had to kick it away no opportunity to run it back as the ball goes out of [Applause] bounds South Carolina ready to go on the attack another offensive Odyssey well the good news about this drive Jesse it can't go worse than last time through a pick on the first play no it certainly can I think one good way David to help your quarterback Turn the Page is just find him an easy completion here and let him get back into a rhythm yeah or find him an easy hand off just hand the football off maybe get snags it at the 30 and still running flying down the left side and he takes it all the way they couldn't stop him touchdown game CS they can use this first score to sort of set the tone guys in this rivalry matchup man doesn't this feel good to come out score early get the crowd involved get the nerves out of the way Palmer when you're playing in a big rivalry game yeah and I feel like momentum is always a big thing in any game but in rivalry games it's that much more important because everybody is going to feed off that first score they fake it pitch it to the tight end they're not going to get there trying to sneak it in for the two and they'll get zero instead about to kick it away after scoring the touchdown fielded In The End Zone it's HS nice job by the kickoff team everybody stayed in their lanes and they'll stop him at the 16 Clemson has their paws on it and they'll send out the offense they hope to be able to cash in on this drive David after having to on it last time yeah and I think this offense needs to start it with the first play you need to be successful and productive on that first play and it gets you in less predictable situations no doubt too don't you just feel like there's a little bit more sense of urgency on this drive it just feels like they've got to be able to put some points up on the board de and you just don't expect your Junior quarterback to get fooled and to throw it into double coverage like that that last incomplete pass has him staring at a third and three on Third and short the power run here and he was fortunate not to lose yardage on that play able to wedge it back to the line of scrimmage Clemson will send the punt team out he's going to try to flip the field with this one he only needs a sliver of daylight the solid return there offsets some of the yardage and really sets up this offense nicely final play of the quarter coming to the air it's sers starting to feel a little pressure and that falls incomplete as they tried to wrap up the first quarter with a bang but the incomplete pass takes us to the second quarter that's the end of the quarter and South Carolina has the lead and after that first quarter let's see if these guys can get back in the game in the second we'll get this quarter going with a second down play on second down looking again to throw oh he loves to fire down field and he ran away from the defense to take it in touchdown South Carolina how about that quarterback taking the shot down field and delivering to the wide open I love this quarterback re cuz he's aggressive he wants to take shots he's looking for every opportunity to show off that Cannon and that arm Talent he showed it to all of us right [Applause] there now a two-point conversion attempt coming up looking to throw ball into the end zone and it's intercepted theion is no score Carolina about to kick it off after punching it in for the touchdown coming out with it it's h rolling the dice to bring it out of the end zone did not work out as he stopped at the 13 Clemson ready to dial up some ball plays they've got it on offense their Drive chart is starting to look a little monotonous punt punt punt David and their defense is starting to get a little frustrated too they just keep putting me back on the field possession after possession Jesse this offense needs to get their heads out of there you know what the punter's on the sideline with the oxygen mask right now he's been playing so much he's not used to this this offense and the pressure gets him back at the 8 yd line they'll tell you that somebody's always going to pop open but it didn't happen in time before they got the sack no it did not and you know what I'm going to remember this I'm going to remember zone defense they didn't really have an answer they weren't ready to get rid of the football quarterback hesitated I got to him and got him on the ground might be a good call later on in the game the Roar of the crowd trying to fuel this defense to keep them pinned in their own end on Third and long no secret what he needs here a little screen to the running back didn't have much room to run and not a whole lot of help short gain there and still plenty of ground to cover for the first down so Clemson is lining up to putt this one away fourth time tonight we've seen this guy come on to punt Fields the punt and tries to find an opening oh how did you make that move very little will make a crowd hold its breath like a punt return and he brought them to their feet on that one and the South Carolina offense is back on the field Jesse a very productive Drive last time wound up with a touchdown yeah mixing and matching play calling really well nice balance on that last day we'll see what they can do here in this next Drive yeah and I don't expect anything different when you put together a drive like that I would do more of the same keep the pace keep it going couldn't make the play last time now it's second and 10 from the 30 looking for a man it's lets it fly deep downfield and good coverage and better hands on that shot to the end zone and the Gamecocks in the hurry [Music] up trying to move the sticks on third down through the air and it's picked off at the goal line that's a way to make a stand and he's brought down after the pick but not before putting his offense in business this is obviously not a great start for this quarterback here two interceptions already in this game he's got to do a much better job with his decision making Clemson has their paws on it and they'll send out the offense running out of time here in the first half and they do have a chance to make this a one possession game and so you got to locate your best and he'll be knocked down at the 2yd line well I think one of the biggest reasons why this team is finding themselves in a hole here in the first half is this has been a sack party they can't keep the defense off of their quarterback they haven't been able to get the ball deep down the field throwing it with the consistency they want because they keep their quarterback standing up straight they've already racked up big sack numbers it's starting to snowball and they are ready to go again and maybe a wise move not to even try the pitch as he's knocked down in the back field hey great job getting in the back field making it very difficult to him to make reads and understand what the heck's going on bottling him up that's the biggest thing when you play a running quarterback you want to bottle him up you want to set those edges really really firm and make him turn back inside where all the big boys are coming you don't let that speed get to the outside and this one will be stopped for No Gain Clemson will send the punt team out great job by the whole defense but how about the little bitty defensive back throwing his face in the fan I ain't scared I don't just cover guys I make tackles he's loose open field time is right out of the half and he can Sprint to the locker room where the orange slices will be a little bit sweeter a putt return for a touchdown to end the half and the Special Teams comes up special he takes advantage the short punt he catches it you can tell does a great job using his blocks getting north south getting to the end zone for the big [Applause] play on to attempt the try it's a fake Shuffle it to the tight end he won't make it in stop just short on the two-point conversion attempt and that's how this first half will come to a close we played two quarters here time to go to Kevin Connor in our halftime update phas what an environment there today all the animosity and Flatout hatred that comes with a good oldfashioned rivalry game on display in that first half and there is no better place to start this halftime than by reviewing how this wide out has been a Onan Wrecking Crew the kids's been everywhere and I love how he's willing to go across the middle but that he also has the Jets to burn these DBS on the Deep ball if this defense wants to actually come back in this one they better hide his cleats with that let's send it back to the guys to see how the battle between South Carolina and Clemson plays out he'll bring it back from inside at his SP he had visions of Glory on that return but he'll step out of Bounds at the 29 South Carolina ready to go on the attack in another offensive Odyssey as they get ready to start this third quarter think how big the lead might be if they' taken care of the ball well the game might be over Reese but if you're on defense right now you've gotten a couple turnovers early and you're saying okay we're going to need to keep this up we got to stay aggressive for us to have a chance to win this game but we believe we can do it yeah you you've already done it so of course you're going to believe it keep playing fast keep playing physical and then tell your offense hey we need a little help over here can you help out and put some points on the board they're bringing heat fires deep on the run and he bat to away it falls incomplete man that's a couple bad throws last possession obviously ends in an interception for this quarterback and now you throw another one you know In Harm's Way you got to make sure you're throw to the open guy make sure you're taking care of that football can't have any more turnovers Ball's at the 29 defense can taste getting off the field it's third and long out of the gun they give to the back got enough for the first and he's brought down after a nice game in halftime in this locker room there's a lot of positive things to talk about you got the lead but you know what else will be positive Palmer get the running game going early in this second half you're absolutely right here and I think coaching staff is going to try to put this game on the offensive line a little bit let these guys take this thing over be physical and push this defense around I know the passing game sells the passing game is exciting but it's not exciting to get five or six yards a pop on the ground but it will be very successful they'll go to the counter play they'll stop him at the 41 but he's got 10 yds and they'll move the chains this is going to be a big key for him David with the lead here in the second half running the football right staying on the field and bleeding leading the clock yeah run the football you're ahead you can be a little bit more conservative but again this opens up the pass this keeps everything in balance for this offense had it in his hands and he dropped it thought he had another big play and interception he'll have to settle for the pbu it's second down he's not afraid to go deep and they won't be able to connect downfield looking for a big time play he's being little reckless with that football threw the interception last time and almost threw another one here go that's that's backto back drives you got to have your quarterback makes a catch on the left touchdown game cop and The Stomping has commenced South Carolina starting to feel a little cocky and why not as they stretch the lead on Clemson they're cocky and they should be the way they're dominating this game on both sides of the ball they are bringing it to Clemson and South Carolina's f base is one of the best in the country they are jacked out of their mind right now to be putting on their instate rivalry ling up to tack one more onto that lead the kick is up and good and put one more on the lead he took it 71 yds down the field and the final 41 yds covered by that touchdown strike he'll bring it out it's Hayes that gamble did not pay off as they bring him down at the 12 yd line Clemson ready to dial up some ball plays they've got it on offense the last time we saw this offense we had to look quick it was a three and out J he just had no rhythm in that last drive so someone's going to have to step and make a play David and get this thing going yeah let's find some juice find your guy find those plays that you know you can run inside out forward backwards get some first downs get some positive momentum scanning the field it's KCK oh so close to paying off the tip really he had it in his hands but it falls incomplete defense were always trying to get some tips you know break on the football get a tip get it up in the air nice job by the player breaking on the football and forc the incompletion looking to the big fires the pass intercepted what a nice play on the pick didn't find much Running Room they'll let it slide theyve got it at the 29 that's the advantage right there of having your dime Personnel on the field you got extra DB got an extra guy out there who's really good at covering so for quarterbacks you got to be so good and precise with these passes cuz they've got speed in the back end they're able to come away with the [Music] [Applause] pick and the South Carolina offense is back on the field really good balance on that last Drive they mixed it up going for it all and they took a shot on that one but couldn't make the connection it's incomplete sometimes as a quarterback when you're feeling a rhythm and you're feeling yourself you just want to keep taking shots right this guy's already thrown three touchdown passes he saw a look he liked decided to Let Her Fly haven't seen a lot of balls fall in complete espe deep down the field that one did but I'd expect this guy to keep letting it go the gamec racing to the line in the hurry [Music] [Applause] up and not quite sure what happened there other than he spiked the ball on first down we after getting nothing it's second and goal from the six right he's looking to throw b a little time lets it Go caught close to the marker it's hunt touchdown game c and the route is on like a thanks be turkey there is being car no shot they have no idea how to get in this quarterback's head he's on fire everything he's doing is working defensively we got to figure something out we got to try to do something a little bit different bring more pressure at this right shoot he's on so much fire you might as well just send everybody Blitz everybody live with the results cuz everything else ain't working anyways my philosophy on going for two is only when you have to wants to throw it's sers quarterback now breaking the field trying to get it away and he cannot the quarterback is sacked and so is the two-point conversion attempt almost ready to kick it away after sco touchdown just one of those mistakes it can't happen it's a kickoff goes out of bounds free kick out of bounds kicking ball is coming out to the 40 after that penalty on the kickoff first down for this offense moving the running back trying to get the D to tip its hand coming after him hit as he throws can't find his man as he took a shot trying to deliver that football and it'll be second down couldn't make the connection last time let's see if they throw it again5 on second down he's looking downfield it's caught downfield good job running that rout to get past the sticks because he got nothing after the catch and I love the awareness by the wide receiver on that play because I'm not sure that route was supposed to be that deep you got to wonder if the receiver decided maybe to adjust the route a little bit to make sure that he got the first down and that defense doesn't allow a cut back and they get him out of bounds after a short game listen that wasn't the greatest run in the world but it was very successful and you're making me honor the run and another thing every time you run the football someone gets tackled there's physicality involved in the game so I like when offenses commit to the in the football no matter what the outcome is because those body blows do add [Applause] up for the off this offense hasn't found the end zone yet starting to move it's first and 10 pH that's the end of the quarter and South Carolina has the lead this has been a complete obliteration so far as the third quarter stats will show you so will the beat down continue or is this a comeback for the ages in store we'll see as we start the fourth back at it to open the court with this first down play looking to throw it's cnick dumps it to the back and the ball is picked off he can be dangerous with the ball in his hands but no room to return that pick and they'll go on offense from the 21 objective for a defense is to make the offense onedimensional well when they're trailing by this much late in the game they're onedimensional they have to pass the football we can bring more speed on the field you see it we know you're throwing the football nice break on the football nice interception this one's almost over South Carolina ready to go on the attack in another offensive Odyssey going up top on first down turns it Loose he's got it on the left they are in no move to show any Mercy as they keep flexing their muscle on offense up big in the fourth quarter and you just keep taking shots down the field that tells you something okay you can take what you want from it but this offense definitely not interested in running clock interested in making a [Applause] point so the decision has been made and the coach will take the penalty and the Gamecocks have pushed it inside the 20 on second down he'll Let it Fly he'll take shot and swatted down by the defense to stop the scoring opportunity you got a big lead in the fourth quarter and you take that shot and you stop the clock it's a long shot but you're letting teams hang around and I I prefer to win like I I want to make sure that you know if I'm up I'm going to run the football but there is definitely a school of thought in nowadays where I'm putting up stats and I'm keeping the pedal to the floor on fourth down trying to find his man and it's incomplete and the defense Stands Tall and gets off the field line gets set first down you know there are a lot of people watching this game that are thinking to themselves where's the sportsmanship you're blowing this team out why are you going for it on why not just punt give it back and just leave here with a W that's because this coach wants his guys to keep executing I played for a coach in college that would have done the same thing if backups are on the field they get an opportunity to run your playbook so let him do it at the end of the day you got to force the opponent to stop you and that's what they're doing that's the mindset I got to be honest I like it good pick up there they'll move the change in their setup at the 41 two minutes now left in this one and time is running short if they want to find a way to pull this one out the offense lines up at the 41 with a first and 10 back to pass it's cnick all kinds of time to survey the field and he'll let it go to the left he was working his way toward that goal line they'll stop him at the two after the big play up top the Tigers will try to put one on the board on first and goal he'll just keep slinging it and the quarterback goes down at the 11 yd line the defense puts the exclamation point on the day they have had a wonderful day man doing everything great just you could tell they were dialed into what was going on and now just throw another sack in the equipment and this defense is bringing the heat another sack and man is that a just indictment of the day your quarterback getting drilled late in the football game this offense is sputtered they haven't found any kind of good Rhythm they haven't done things that that really gives your coach confidence and makes you want to believe believe in them this offense has a lot of work to do before their next football game and this defense goes backto back sack Jack it's pretty obvious this defense came into this one knowing they were going to have to play a complete game until there were zeros on the clock especially against this quarterback you cannot take your foot off the gas and that's exactly what they're doing here late in the fourth quarter they're still bringing it and they get another sack they'll send out the kicker to try to salvage this drive and he'll kick for the three from 36 yds out in the right hatch and this one splits the uprights but wait there is a flag on the play now if this is on the defense won't be enough for the first down they'll decline the penalty here and the result of the play stands after putting three on the board the kickoff unit ready to go here he comes from inside his own five finds just enough space to cross the 25 let's mark it at the 27 yd line and the South Carolina offense is back on the field they're in command of this game now let's see if they try to rub a little salt in the wound or happy with getting the W yeah and listen this this makes the post game hand Shake fun sometimes and do choose to rub a little salt in it keep chugging and keep scoring I'm here for it Jesse like your job is to score points it's my job to stop it keep the foot to the accelerator keep trying to play ball I agree a th% that's like Steve sprayer back in the day when I was playing for the Gator you go and play for him because you want the opportunity to throw the ball so when you get in the game late you're not handing it off we were beating Central Michigan by 80 something points he was still letting us throw the football it's the defense's job to stop you and and they won't make the connection going for the big play and how about this offense they're not worried about the clock they're not worried about the score they're not wored about early and downs still trying to execute their offense still trying to make big plays and they've had a great day so far and the incomplete pass taking a shot on second down and they'll be left third down if they can convert here that type of play can really give you a shot of momentum catch and stride inside the 15 touchdown South Carolina and the punishment has been extended and you knew this one was over already but how about an exclamation point to go with it another score for this offense they've had themselves a great day and the stats just continue to pile up [Applause] up to add another is on for the extra point a little trickery and they flip it ahead he's not going to make it stopped short of the goal line and they are unable to extend this lead any further lining up to cover the kick after that touchdown drive and that is not the optimal solution there the kickoff out of bounds and the offense will have a little bit easier time off kicking looks like a penalty on the kickoff as the ball goes out of bounds and here we go final play of the game right [Applause] here looking to throw it's kick he wants a big play here late a sensational grab down the field there as they try to at least put positive spin on the end of this game a clutch throw and catch from the quarterback and the receiver in the end zone for the touchdown and I tell you what you want to get pressure on the quarterback but these situations you drop so many guys back deep but as a Defender you're not trying to catch the ball you're trying to spike that thing as hard as you can into the ground the defense has to do a better job but the offense makes the big play gets the huge hail marry they'll go through the motion and finish this one off with the Pat and the Pat is good helps the kicker stats and not much else as this one is in the books the rankings the odds makers everything indicated that these guys had a big hill to climb but they climbed it they got to the top and they get a landmark win and we know coaching staffs always do a great job trying to motivate their own guys and get them ready to play A ranked opponent but David to me it looked like this team just wanted it more they came out they were the more physical team and they did what they had to do at the end of the day to get this win yeah and how do you gain respect you want respect you talk about our team's a really good team you want to build on that you beat good teams that's what you do you beat ranked teams that people think a lot of this team pulls off the rank upset and guess what now what happens you start to maybe find your team in the rank spot that's going to do it for us for Jesse Palmer David poock our entire broadcast team ice Davis this has been another another presentation of EA Sports college football [Music]