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Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008

South Carolina vs. Clemson football to kickoff at noon or 3:30 p.m.

COLUMBIA -- The Atlantic Coast Conference says the season-ending matchup between South Carolina and Clemson on Nov. 29 will start no later than 3:30 p.m.

The Gamecocks-Tigers game at Death Valley is listed among five contests involving conference teams as a television hold. The hold is for a six-day selection among ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, Raycom or ESPNU with starting time options of noon or 3:30 p.m.

Final decisions will be made by Sunday.

This is the third straight season the South Carolina-Clemson rivalry will take place the Saturday after Thanksgiving Day.

Clemson travels to Virginia this Saturday. South Carolina takes the weekend off before its traditional regular-season finale with the Tigers.