The No. 14 Gamecocks (8-3) can finish with their best record under coach Shane Beamer but have a tall task with the No. 12 Tigers (9-2). Clemson's College Football Playoff hopes are a bit more realistic than South Carolina's, given its two losses compared ...

With both teams coming into the matchup as top 20 teams, South Carolina vs Clemson carries a little more juice than it has in recent history. Gamecocks' head coach Shane Beamer spent time addressing the Tigers ahead of Saturday's matchup.

South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer spoke to the media on Tuesday to preview the Gamecocks’ upcoming matchup against Clemson on Saturday. Here’s what he had to say. — Thankful for the opportunity to get to coach in this game.

Let’s preface this with the obvious: Shane Beamer wants to make the College Football Playoff. Four teams. Twelve teams. A hundred teams. He wants his South Carolina squad in the dance with, however slim, a chance to win the national championship.

Shane Beamer has a challenge this week. The South Carolina coach has to somehow tamp down the hype, excitement and meaning of Saturday’s game at Clemson. Well, at least to his team. “I do think sometimes in these rivalry games,” Beamer said, “you can almost over-hype them and drain your players mentally before you even get to Saturday.”

After giving massive praise to Dabo Swinney, Shane Beamer discusses the storied rivalry between the Gamecocks and Tigers that will lead to an incredible game.