Five of his completions went to Alshon Jeffery, who racked up 141 yards and a touchdown for the SEC East champion Gamecocks (9-3), who beat Clemson in consecutive years for the first time since 1969-70.
South Carolina, which won nine games for just the third time in school history, will now prepare to face Auburn in the SEC championship game Dec. 4.
The Tigers (6-6) got only 117 yards passing from Kyle Parker, who was 7-of-17.
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