Kick off time for the annual Palmetto Bowl between South Carolina and Clemson, this season at Death Valley on November 30th, has been set for Noon. The game will be televised on ESPN. This will mark the second straight Noon kickoff for the game at Clemson. The Gamecocks won two seasons ago 31-30. USTVGO streaming alternatives
Going back over the last ten meetings, four of them had Noon kickoffs with Clemson winning three.
In 2014, the rivalry game kicked off at 12:02 p.m. at Death Valley. Deshaun Watson directed the Tigers to a 35-17 victory. Wayne Gallman rushed for a career-high 191 yards and a score in the win.
The 2015 edition of the rivalry took place at Williams-Brice Stadium and kicked off at 12:01 p.m. Clemson made it two in a row with a 37-35 win over the Gamecocks. Shawn Elliott was at the helm for USC and it was Pharoh Cooper’s final game in Garnet and Black. Watson threw for 279 yards and added 114 yards on the ground, accounting for four scores in the 37-35 victory.
Four years later, Clemson and USC drew another early kickoff (12:02 p.m.) in Columbia. The Tigers rolled to a 38-3 victory behind Trevor Lawrence’s three passing touchdowns and a suffocating defensive effort. Tee Higgins caught two scoring passes from Lawrence and his former teammate, Tavien Feaster, rushed for 47 yards in his final collegiate game after transferring from Clemson to USC.
The Gamecocks halted the Tigers’ winning streak in the most recent “early kick.” In 2022, USC defeated Clemson 31-30 following a 12:07 kickoff. The Tigers got out to a 14-0 lead before Spencer Rattler and Antwane (Juice) Wells, Jr. got cooking. The Gamecocks rushed for just 55 yards but Rattler threw for 360 yards, 131 of which went to Wells, as USC mounted a second-half comeback. After trailing 23-14 at halftime, Rattler hit Wells with a 72-yard scoring pass to trim Clemson’s lead to two heading into the fourth quarter. Mitch Jeter’s 35-yard field goal put USC ahead and the Gamecocks’ defense made it hold up.
Kickoff times & winners for last 10 Palmetto Bowls
| 2013 in Columbia | 7:05 | USC |
| 2014 in Clemson | 12:02 | Clemson |
| 2015 in Columbia | 12:01 | Clemson |
| 2016 in Clemson | 7:05 | Clemson |
| 2017 in Columbia | 7:40 | Clemson |
| 2018 in Clemson | 7:05 | Clemson |
| 2019 in Columbia | 12:02 | Clemson |
| 2021 in Columbia | 7:40 | Clemson |
| 2022 in Clemson | 12:07 | USC |
| 2023 in Columbia | 7:39 | Clemson |
Schedule for November 29th and November 30th SEC/ACC games
Friday, November 29
Mississippi State at Ole Miss 3:30 pm ET / 2:30 pm CT ABC
Georgia Tech at Georgia 7:30 pm ET / 6:30 pm CT ABC
Stanford at San Jose State – 4 p.m. ET on CBS
Saturday, November 30
Tennessee at Vanderbilt Noon ET / 11 am CT ABC
South Carolina at Clemson Noon ET / 11 am CT ESPN
Louisville at Kentucky Noon ET / 11 am CT SEC Network
Duke at Wake Forest – Noon ET on ACC Network
Louisville at Kentucky – Noon ET on SEC Network
Pitt at Boston College – 3 p.m. ET on The CW
Miami at Syracuse – 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN
California at SMU – 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2
NC State at North Carolina – 3:30 p.m. ET on ACC Network
Auburn at Alabama 3:30 pm ET / 2:30 pm CT ABC
Arkansas at Missouri 3:30 pm ET / 2:30 pm CT SEC Network
Oklahoma at LSU 7 pm ET / 6 pm CT ESPN
Florida at Florida State* 7 pm ET / 6 pm CT or 7:30 pm ET / 6:30 pm CT ESPN2
Texas at Texas A&M 7:30 pm ET / 6:30 pm CT ABC
Virginia at Virginia Tech – 8 p.m. ET on ACC Network