PHOTO GALLERY: The day before game day in Columbia, S.C.

A large gamecock statue stands tall Friday in a parking lot in the Congaree Vista district of Columbia, S.C.   |  Jaime Henry-White

A statue of Strom Thurmond, U.S. senator for South Carolina for more than 45 years, marks the plaza outside the South Carolina State House on Friday in Columbia, S.C.   |  Jaime Henry-White

Tonya Haun takes a lunch break Friday outside the South Carolina State House in Columbia, S.C.   |  Jaime Henry-White

Peanuts boil in a pot Friday at The Peanut Man store in the Congaree Vista district of Columbia, S.C. Along with popcorn, peanuts are a University of South Carolina fan favorite for tailgating.   |  Jaime Henry-White

A billboard with the advertisement "Beat Missouri" lights up Friday for those passing through the Congaree Vista district in Columbia, S.C.   |  Jaime Henry-White

Dave Hartenbach and his family find their way on the University of South Carolina campus with the help of Hartenbach's niece, a University of South Carolina student, Friday in Columbia, S.C. Two of Hartenbach's children go to MU, so the family made a reunion out of the Missouri vs. South Carolina game.   |  Jaime Henry-White

MU Development Officer Brent McCauley talks with friends Friday at Drip coffee shop in Columbia, S.C. McCauley, who went to MU for his undergraduate degree and to the University of South Carolina for his master's degree, visited Columbia, S.C., to see Saturday's football game and visit old friends.   |  Jaime Henry-White