Clemson had its hopes of receiving an at-large bid into the college football playoffs crushed by rival South Carolina. It was a back-and-forth contest in the Palmetto Bowl where the quarterbacks were the difference makers.

While it is not the highest-ranking meeting between the Clemson Tigers and South Carolina Gamecocks in the long and tumultuous history of the Palmetto Bowl, the

CLEMSON, S.C. - Quarterback Cade Klubnik led No. 12 Clemson (9-3) inside the 20-yard line with less than a minute to play, but a deflected pass was intercepted