The Clemson Tigers lost to their rival, the South Carolina Gamecocks in their season finale on Saturday, in a 17-14 thriller that also perfectly summed up everything wrong with the Tigers' football program under head coach Dabo Swinney right now.

LaNorris Sellers scored his second touchdown, this one from 20 yards out with 1:08 to play, for South Carolina’s sixth straight victory, four of them in that run coming over ranked opponents.

South Carolina and Clemson face off Saturday is the 121st meeting of a rivalry game that was first played in 1896. There’s a lot on the line. The Tigers are No. 12 in the latest College Football Playoff Top 25, while the Gamecocks are No. 15. And the winning team elevates its chances of being an at-large selection in this year’s 12-team playoff.