Shane Beamer gives final injury report, reacts to new SEC rules
With just under 48 hours until South Carolina football’s season opener against Old Dominion, Shane Beamer did not name any additional players on his injury report Thursday night during his weekly call-in show.
“We don’t have much to report on the Prisma Health injury report,” Beamer said. “The two offensive linemen, Jakai Moore and Aaryn Parks, they’re still out, they’ll be out for a little bit, hopefully we’ll be able to get those two guys back before the end of the season and hoping for them, they’re in good spirits, and we’ll see what happens. We’ve got a couple of guys that I would say are questionable right now, nothing major or long-term if they aren’t able to go on Saturday, but other than that, we’re in great shape.”
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Beamer indicated last Thursday that midseason would be an optimistic timeline for Park’s return to action. The redshirt senior transferred in from Oklahoma this offseason and appeared to be competing for the backup role at right tackle before rolling his ankle in a recent scrimmage.
Moore, a sixth-year player who has dealt with injuries throughout his career, was set to be the Gamecocks’ “swing man” due to his ability to play tackle and guard.
As previously reported, EDGE Bryan Thomas Jr., TE Reid Mikeska, TE Nick Elksnis, and EDGE Elijah Davis were held out of the Gamecocks’ final scrimmage two weekends ago.
Beamer did not provide updates on those guys Tuesday or Thursday but of that group, only Thomas is listed on the depth chart for Saturday.
Also in the injury world, the SEC on Thursday approved a player availability injury report system for football, men’s and women’s basketball, and baseball.
SEC school personnel must submit availability reports three days before each football game, with daily updates leading to a final report 90 minutes before game time.
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“The reason’s gambling, let’s just be real,” Beamer said. “It is what it is, which I have no problem with. I think wanting to have all that out on the forefront now, I have no problem with it. When I was an assistant coach at Virginia Tech, one of those years in the ACC, we had to do it, so I’ve been around it. I think the concern amongst coaches in our league when we discussed it at our league meetings in Destin was just making sure that everybody was honest and transparent.”
When schools submit injury reports, players will be designated as available, probable, doubtful and questionable before game day. On game day, designations will be available, game-time decision or out. The model follows injury reports similar to the NFL.
According to the SEC, penalties for inaccurate or late reports will range from $25,000 to $100,000 for football and anywhere from $15,000 to $25,000 for basketball and baseball.
“I haven’t read the whole thing yet but I do believe there are some penalties if you’re not transparent and honest. I don’t have a problem with it. I’ve always been a guy that, for the most part, if we’ve got an injury, go ahead and get it out there, it is what it is, and deal with it. So it will be new, that will start next week.”
On3’s Pete Nakos contributed to this article.
