Jadeveon Clowney's massive hit against Michigan (GIF)

Jadeveon Clowney's hit highlighted a wild sequence in South Carolina's Outback Bowl win. (Photo: Kim Klement, USA TODAY Sports)

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    Officials at the Outback Bowl badly misread a measurement on a potential Michigan fourth-down conversion, allowing the Wolverines to continue a drive in the fourth quarter.

    A play later, South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney took matters into his own hands.

    OUTBACK BOWL: Gamecocks win in wild finish

    Clowney, one of the nation's premier defenders – and premier players, regardless of position – has been lined up head-to-head with Michigan left tackle Taylor Lewan, one of the nation's best at his position. The two have played to a draw, more or less… just not on this one play, and not at several points in the fourth quarter.

    Given a new set of downs after the erroneous first down, Michigan's first play during the new set of downs went to running back Vincent Smith, who was quickly (and ferociously) met by Clowney behind the line of scrimmage.

    Smith's helmet went one way, the ball another, and Clowney placed one big mitt on the fumble to give South Carolina possession.

    It was only fair that the Gamecocks got the ball back after Michigan's "conversion." How bad was the call on the field? The CBS Sports SEC Twitter account has a picture:

    This was not a good job by the officiating crew. (Photo: CBS Sports SEC, Twitter)