Shane Beamer describes the excitement ESPN College GameDay has created for fans, recruits

South Carolina got everyone’s attention with their 25-point win last weekend in Lexington. Even more eyes will be on them now this weekend with College GameDay coming to Columbia.

Shane Beamer spoke about the interest around their campus and program this week during his press conference on Tuesday. He said everyone, specifically recruits, was already buzzing after they beat Kentucky on the road by a final score of 31-6.

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“I think it’s certainly – the way we played on Saturday? We had a lot of people that were already interested in us. But we were fortunate that, Saturday in Lexington? That was really the only game on. There were a couple of other ones but it was kind of the premier game across all channels,” said Beamer. “There were a lot of eyes that were watching our game on Saturday. A lot of recruits that were watching that game on Saturday and saw us playing freshmen.”

“Monday nights – we work late but we take an hour from 6:30 to 7:30 as a staff and just FaceTime recruits for an hour straight,” Beamer explained. “We probably talked to 30 kids last night. That’s what they were all saying was, ‘Man, y’all were balling against Kentucky!’ and whatever else. That defense, those freshmen, Dylan Stewart, and all that stuff. That’s great. That already had excitement.”

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That then led to the pick by College GameDay to watch the Gamecocks’ matchup against No. 16 LSU. Their show coming to Williams Brice represents just how big of a game it is and where their team is.

“Then GameDay announced that they’re coming. That just created even more excitement with fans, recruits, our players,” said Beamer.

“Having, you know, those players? They watch that show and they know who those guys are. They know that, you know, Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso and Nick Saban, Pat McAfee are going to be here, know who those guys are,” Beamer said. “Even if they don’t, they know that, when GameDay comes to town, that’s a big deal as well.”

Hosting GameDay is always a high honor for any game and the respective teams playing in it. That’s why South Carolina wants to capitalize on it with those in attendance and the nation watching them right after it goes off the air for kickoff at noon.

“I told our players this morning. It’s a testament to them and LSU that they want to come and be a part of this thing,” said Beamer. “Get used to it.”