Meineke Car Care Bowl, South Florida Vs. Clemson: Bulls Hold On, 31-26

The audience, as you can see, is enthralled. What is this, a Panthers game? (Come for the half-empty stadium photos; stay for the jokes!)

Stay tuned to this StoryStream for more in-game updates, and follow along with Clemson and South Florida fans in our live game discussion threads.

The Clemson defense features a terrific pro prospect in Da’Quan Bowers. The defensive end, winner of the Bronko Nagurski Trophy in 2010, is a handful for opponents and has been a disruptive force all year. Whether pressuring the quarterback, bursting into the backfield to stop the run or being an all-around pain to handle, Bowers presents a difficult task for South Florida in the Meineke Car Care Bowl On Dec. 31.

Over at Voodoo Five, SB Nation’s South Florida blog, the focus is on Clemson’s Bowers. Stopping Bowers is keeping the authors, and likely the Bulls’ coaching staff, up at night.

To help prime you for Friday’s college football quadrupleheader, we’ve compiled this handy list of fun factoids concerning the 2011 Car Care Bowl.

Proper name: Meineke Car Care Bowl, the very last of its kind. Department store chain Belk takes over as title sponsor beginning in 2011.

Clemson, on the other hand, used the non-conference schedule as a launching point toward bowl eligibility. The Tigers picked-up wins over powerhouses North Texas and Presbyterian early in the year before dropping three in a row, including an overtime loss to Auburn. The Tigers finished the year with consistency, alternating wins and losses over their last six games.

Stay tuned to this StoryStream right up through game time, as we review key unit matchups, odds, bowl history and more, and connect with Clemson fans at SB Nation’s Shakin’ The Southland and South Florida fans at Voodoo Five. For a complete list of bowl games, browse our 2010 college football postseason schedule.