TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — With an All-American on each side, South Carolina’s sack-happy defense faces Michigan’s formidable offensive front in the Outback Bowl.
The 11th-ranked Gamecocks (10-2) topped the SEC with 40 sacks this year, including a school-record 13 by All-American defensive end Jadeveon Clowney.
The 19th-ranked Wolverines (8-4) allowed a Big Ten-low 15 sacks, due in part to an experienced line anchored by All-American left tackle Taylor Lewan.
Lewan could be playing in his last collegiate game on New Year’s Day. He plans to announce after the Outback Bowl if he will enter the 2013 NFL draft.
