James Davis ran for three touchdowns and CJ Spiller added his dash of lighting to lift Clemson to a 31-14 victory over South Carolina in 2008, the Tigers' sixth win in the past seven games against the Gamecocks.

Interim coach Dabo Swinney earned the opportunity to remove the interim from his title by getting Clemson bowl eligible after taking over on October 13th from Tommy Bowden.

In the second quarter, quarterback Cullen Harper was falling to his knees about to be sacked when he threw an on-target pass to Jacoby Ford for a 50-yard touchdown.

Clemson's defense, which rattled passer Chris Smelley into four interceptions, whipped a South Carolina offense that had led the Southeastern Conference much of the year.

When Smelley threw his fourth interception with 4:25 to go, all Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier could do was stare onto the field. Clemson fans celebrated and chanted "Da-Bo!" and "Da-Bo Swin-ney!" as the clock wound down on the 10th victory over their rivals in the past 12 seasons.

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