It hasn't been talked about, or written about much yet, but I'm sure some sportswriter poking around for some new angle on the upcoming Clemson and USC bowl games will either read it here and then write about it, or just stumble onto the facts on their own, and get it to print before the New Year dawns.
"It" is the fact that both Clemson and the University of South Carolina will play their bowl games on the same New Year's Day for the first time in eight years, when USC tackles Iowa in the Outback Bowl, and Clemson takes on Nebraska in the Gator Bowl. When the Carolina schools last played on the same New Year's Day in 2000, USC blasted Ohio State, 24-7, while Clemson was beaten by the Michael Vick-led Virginia Tech Hokies, 41-20.
Will history repeat itself for Clemson and South Carolina? The answer is yet to be determined. Clemson should be able to turn back Nebraska, but unless the Gamecocks crank up the offense behind redshirt freshman QB Stephen Garcia (playing before his hometown of Tampa in the Outback Bowl), and re-discover a strong defense that once rested near the top of the NCAA heap this season, they will have an uphill battle against Iowa. We will highlight the matchups in the coming blogs.
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