Nov. 14, 2011

The annual Palmetto State showdown between the South Carolina Gamecocks and Clemson Tigers has been set for a 7:45 p.m. kick on Saturday, Nov. 26, it was announced today. ESPN will televise the contest nationally from a sold out Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia.

The Gamecocks (8-2, 6-2 SEC) are ranked 14th in both the Associated Press and USA TODAY/Coaches polls and come in at number 12 in this week’s BCS Standings. They are set to play a non-conference game versus The Citadel (4-6) on Saturday. The Tigers (9-1, 6-1 ACC) are ranked seventh in the BCS Standings and in the AP poll and eighth in the Coaches’ poll. They wrap up their conference play on Saturday with a game at NC State (5-5).

Here’s the complete SEC television schedule for the weekend of Nov. 25-26:

Friday, November 25:

CBS 2:30 ET Arkansas at LSU

Saturday, November 26:

ABC or ESPN Noon ET Georgia at Georgia Tech

SEC Network 12:21 ET Tennessee at Kentucky

CBS 3:30 ET Alabama at Auburn

ESPNU 3:30 ET Vanderbilt at Wake Forest

ESPN2 7:00 ET Florida State at Florida

ESPNU 7:00 ET Ole Miss at Miss. State

ESPN 7:45 ET Clemson at South Carolina