COLUMBIA, S.C. — One is from Virginia. The other from California.
But Jason Brown and D.J. Uiagaleli are both invested in helping their teams earn bragging rights in the Carolina-Clemson rivalry.
Brown is a native of Virginia who transferred to South Carolina from FCS school St. Francis in Pennsylvania. Uiageleli was on a visit to Clemson for the 2018 contest in Death Valley which the Tigers won 56-35.
Both will lead their respective offenses Saturday night in front of a sellout crowd at Williams-Brice Stadium. The Gamecock defense has made it a habit of forcing turnovers and when South Carolina enjoyed its five-game winning streak over the Tigers, turnovers played a key role in those victories.
Kickoff Saturday night is set for 7:30 p.m. and it will mark the return of the Palmetto Bowl which was canceled in 2020 when the SEC went to a 10-game schedule with conference games only.