sentences:  Both institutions are public universities supported by the state of South Carolina, and their campuses are separated by only 132 miles.South Carolina and Clemson have been bitter rivals since 1896, and a heated rivalry continues to this day for a variety of reasons, including the historic tensions regarding their respective charters and the passions surrounding their athletic programs.Much like the Alabama–Auburn rivalry, the Georgia–Georgia Tech rivalry, the Kentucky–Louisville rivalry and the North Carolina–NC State rivalry, the Clemson–South Carolina rivalry is an in-state collegiate rivalry.