Garcia, No. 18 South Carolina thump Clemson

Clemson, SC (Sports Network) - Stephen Garcia passed for 227 yards and two touchdowns, leading No. 18 South Carolina to a 29-7 rout of rival Clemson in Death Valley.< alshon="" jeffery="" caught="" five="" passes="" for="" 141="" yards="" and="" a="" touchdown="" for="" the="" gamecocks="" (9-3),="" who="" closed="" their="" regular="" season="" with="" four="" consecutive="" wins="" and="" will="" face="" auburn="" in="" the="" sec="" championship="" game="" next="" saturday.="" it="" has="" been="" a="" standout="" regular="" season="" for="" south="" carolina,="" which="" had="" already="" captured="" the="" sec="" east="" for="" the="" first="" time="" and="" won="" nine="" games="" for="" just="" the="" third="" time="" in="" school="" history.="" saturday's="" non-conference="" battle="" marked="" the="" gamecocks'="" second-consecutive="" victory="" over="" clemson.="" it="" was="" the="" first="" time="" south="" carolina="" did="" that="" since="" winning="" three="" in="" a="" row="" from="" 1968-70.="" kyle="" parker="" completed="" only="" 7-of-17="" passes="" for="" 117="" yards="" and="" a="" touchdown,="" and="" was="" intercepted="" once="" as="" the="" tigers="" (6-6)="" lost="" for="" the="" third="" time="" in="" their="" last="" five="">