Shane Beamer provides injury update after Texas A&M loss
After South Carolina’s 30-17 loss to Texas A&M, head coach Shane Beamer provided the latest update on all injuries.
“Trai Jones has a high ankle sprain. I don’t know the prognosis on him,” Beamer said.
Jones, who started at left guard on Saturday, went down with an injury. He made it back to the sideline, only to be carted off the field. It’s another big loss on the offensive line with 11 linemen now hurt this year.
Tree Babalade came in the game and played with Jones going down. Beamer said he was hoping to not have to play him since he wasn’t 100 percent. It was more of an emergency situation if he had to play.
Beamer also provided an update on Trey Knox, who went into the medical tent in the second half.
“Trey Knox has got a little bit of a hamstring. Hopefully, he’ll be okay,” Beamer said.
“You guys may ask why Xavier Legette wasn’t in there on that last drive. He got his ankle rolled up on the second down play on (Texas A&M’s) sideline. So he asked, not asked, needed to come out. He didn’t feel like he could go back in there on that third and fourth down play.”
South Carolina comes up short against Texas A&M, drops fourth straight
By Jack Veltri
For a moment, everything was going right. South Carolina was playing well all around.
But as the saying goes, “Don’t poke the bear.” And the Gamecocks did.
After a sluggish first quarter, Texas A&M came to life and pulled away to a 30-17 win over the Gamecocks.
Saturday marked South Carolina’s fourth straight loss. It’s been a tough year for the Gamecocks, who are now 2-6 (1-5 SEC). One more loss will make them ineligible for a bowl game.
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Both teams traded three-and-outs on their first possessions. Then, the Gamecock defense sacked Max Johnson three times on the Aggies’ second drive of the game.
In response to strong defensive play, the offense put together a 13-play, 65-yard drive to take the game’s first lead. Dakereon Joyner capped it off with a one-yard sneak into the end zone on fourth and goal.
The defense continued to play well, making Johnson uncomfortable in the pocket. But a big point of emphasis was getting off the field on third down, which it did. Texas A&M went 0-for-5 on third down in the first quarter.
But that would only last so long. In the second quarter, the Aggies got their first third down conversion. On that same play, Jordan Strachan was called for a personal foul, which gave them the juice they needed.
Three plays later, set up in another third down spot, Rueben Owens broke out for a 14-yard touchdown run to tie the game.
While things started to go right for Texas A&M, the same couldn’t be said for South Carolina. After scoring on the second drive, the Gamecocks couldn’t move the ball much at all on their next four possessions. Three of those drives were over in under a minute.
