Then early in the fourth quarter, Trae Kenion blocked another punt, and Ahmarean Brown secured the scoop and score to give the Gamecocks a 35-14 lead with 11:30 remaining in the game.Īhmarean Brown with the scoop n’ score! #Gamecocks /d4gzjpSM18īut that was far from the only special teams highlight. That was South Carolina’s first punt block for a touchdown since the Florida game in 2000.ĭQ Smith with the scoop and SCORE! #Gamecocks /jdNFJoVYZa Rashad Amos blocked a punt with 5:12 remaining, and the Gamecocks returned it for a touchdown on a scoop by DQ Smith to take a 14-point lead after a two-point conversion. The pass from Rattler was too high for Ahmarean Brown in the flat, and it glanced off his hands and was caught by Quavian White. South Carolina delivered a solid answer of Georgia State after the Panthers temporarily grabbed momentum coming out of halftime following an interception. But it was consistently being under fire that stood out, as a 1-for-8 performance on third down, as the offensive line, which returned 5 starters from last season, struggled to start the game. Rattler was 15-for-24 passing for 147 yards by halftime, and showed off some dazzling throws to Jalen Brooks and Juice Wells, who combined for 8 catches for 106 yards by halftime.
The Panthers have respect across the SEC after they won a school record 8 games last year and looked to win an opener in an SEC stadium for a second time in 4 seasons after they beat Tennessee 38-30 to start the 2019 season. “We felt like we had a call there that would allow us to run the ball and liked the odds of what we had called with the extra-point, worked out well for us.On offense, Spencer Rattler showed some of the throws South Carolina fans waited all offseason for, but the inability to consistently protect him was a bit alarming for the Gamecocks.Ĭoming into the game, South Carolina looked to get off to a strong start with looming games against Arkansas and Georgia. “I’d say most teams in college football have a ton of two-point plays, because of the new overtime rules, you have to be prepared to have a bunch of two-point plays in overtime, if you got into it, so for us, in that situation, maybe not wanting to show one of our two-point plays,” Beamer said. Plus, there could come a time when two-point conversions are an absolute must. But for us, knew we wanted to go for two.” against Arkansas, we shifted back in and kicked it. Then you can always just shift back in and kick it. “They’ve got go to come down on a certain amount of people, and we have some options off of that, depending on how they line up. “For us, it was line up a certain way, use an unusual formation – (the opponent is) not really sure who’s eligible, who’s not eligible,” Beamer said. if they’re working on that, they’re spending less time on trying to block your extra-point or field goal.”
Doesn’t mean we’re always going to, but for us, when you put something like that on tape, it means the other team has to spend time working on it. every week we want to be able to do things like that. “We lined up that way against Arkansas earlier this season, then we shifted back into it and kicked it.
kind of an unusual formation, muddle-huddle-type thing. Against North Carolina in the bowl game, on the second touchdown, we did it. We did something very similar on the first touchdown and we did the same kind of snap, threw it out there to Nick Muse and (he) ran it in on a very similar play. “You go all the way back to the Eastern Illinois game last year. “Every week, we want to be able to do stuff like that,” Beamer said. Traevon Kenion took the direct snap before going up and over Jakai Moore and a couple of Charlotte defenders. Last week, on the way to a 56-20 blowout win over Charlotte, South Carolina called a two-point play, to put the Gamecocks up two touchdowns with 10:25 left in the third quarter. In other words, they are always looking for opportunities to be aggressive in that phase of the game. South Carolina’s second-year coach, along with his special teams coordinator, has made that a point of emphasis this season. (Shane) Beamer Ball 2.0, version (Pete) Lembo wants to push the envelope.
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