VIDEO: Shane Beamer after Arkansas loss
South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer met with the media following the Gamecocks’ 44-30 loss to Arkansas on Saturday afternoon.
Beamer gave his thoughts on the game itself, provided an injury report and looked ahead to the rest of the season.
Check out the video below…
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Gamecocks come up short on the road against Arkansas
By Michael Sauls
South Carolina couldn’t get it done in its first SEC road test of the season, losing 44-30 to Arkansas.
A one-two punch of KJ Jefferson and Raheim “Rocket” Sanders proved to be too much for South Carolina, early and throughout the game.
The Razorback run game was simply too much to handle for the Gamecocks. Arkansas ran for 295 yards and 4.5 yards per carry, while totaling five rushing touchdowns from four different players.
After going into the half down 21-9, South Carolina showed glimpses of a comeback attempt at the start of the second half when they forced Arkansas to punt the ball in its opening drive.
In the ensuing drive, Spencer Rattler found Juice Wells wide open down the field for a 62-yard touchdown and all of the sudden it appeared the Gamecocks were back in it.
Rattler had another inconsistent day under center but Wells was his most frequent target. Wells was targeted 10 times and caught eight passes for 185 yards.
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Clayton White’s defense capitalized on the momentum from the touchdown and created a fourth-down stop on the next drive.
When it appeared that South Carolina had regained all the momentum in a one-score game, the Gamecock offense was forced to punt and then gave up a crucial fumble in back-to-back drives.
Jefferson kept his foot on the gas and led Arkansas to touchdowns on back-to-back drives to increase the Razorback lead to 35-16 with 12 minutes left in the fourth.
In response, Rattler put together a solid drive that appeared to have the Gamecocks threatening to enter the Arkansas red zone. Unfortunately for South Carolina, the pass was picked off in the end zone, seemingly icing the game.
Rattler finished the day 23-for-38 with 371 passing yards, along with one interception and one touchdown pass.
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