Before the season even started, Jadeveon Clowney let the world know he was looking forward to the season's last game and his last collegiate chance to terrorize Tajh Boyd.

The South Carolina Gamecocks (10) will host the Clemson Tigers (6) in what will likely be Clowney and Boyd's last Palmetto Bowls: one of college football's most intense rivalries. Clowney promised to never lose to Clemson in his career and so far has made good, but Boyd will certainly carry that chip into Saturday night's game.

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Last year, Clowney had Boyd's number and sacked him four-and-a-half times, only to make the play of the year a week later against Michigan. Both Heisman candidates before the season, Clowney said during his SEC media day that Boyd was afraid of him. The quarterback responded at his ACC media day and said he was afraid of no one.

Leading up to this game, although it's the matchup at the center of it all, Boyd said it is not about he and the antagonistic pass rusher.

"This game is bigger than one player," Boyd said. "It's not me versus him or him versus anybody else."

But for Clowney, it is all part of the game plan. Despite being a junior and having another year of eligibility, Clowney is projected to be a high pick in the NFL Draft.

"I like to pick at quarterbacks. That's what I do," Clowney said. "If they can't handle the heat, get out of the kitchen. I'm just playing."

Clemson has the edge in total yards and points scored per game, as well as in the passing game with Boyd, an NFL-bound QB. Still, South Carolina's passer, Connor Shaw is coming off a solid season, throwing for 20 touchdowns and one interception.

Boyd, on the other had, has thrown 29 touchdowns, seven interceptions and a whopping 3,248 yards.

The Gamecocks also have more than a rivalry and a bowl game to play for. With a win against Clemson and a loss by Missouri to Texas A&M, South Carolina takes the SEC East. Missouri starts playing less than an hour after the Gamecocks do.