The Palmetto Bowl isn’t generally associated with Black Friday, and for good reason. Clemson and USC boast one of the nation’s best college football rivalries. But this century, as other teams have branched out, the Tigers and Gamecocks have become synonymous with playing each other the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

Clemson football is currently on the outside looking in at the College Football Playoff field, but head coach Dabo Swinney is making a pretty clear case for why the Tigers belong inside. At 9-2, Clemson boasts seven wins against Power 5 opponents,

While the most prominent visual representation of the South Carolina and Clemson's rivalry is its annual football game, its origins go much deeper than that.