Shane Beamer postgame press conference | South Carolina falls to Missouri
Following South Carolina’s 34-12 loss against Missouri, Shane Beamer met with the media. Here’s a little bit of what he had to say.
[Get breaking news from GamecockCentral]
– A disappointing start. Calls Missouri a good football team and to give them credit but they didn’t play well in the first half with some self-inflicted issues.
– Proud of the way the guys came out in the second half; it starts with the leadership they have with their upperclassmen.
– Shares that he’s told his upperclassmen that when the season is over people are gonna look back to how things ended and that they have a chance to lead this team in a positive direction
– “We weren’t playing like South Carolina in the first half”
– Didn’t make enough plays against a good team on the road in the second half
INJURY UPDATE
– Legette has an upper body; no timetable on his return
– Tree has a knee injury; no timetable on his return
– AB has a hamstring injury
– Moved the pocket, max protect calls but they didn’t do a good enough job protecting their quarterback
– Says it starts with him when you’re evaluating everything
Discuss South Carolina football on The Insiders Forum!
– Shared that they had to scale things back a little on Thursday just because they put some much effort into practice this week. Loved the focus and mentality leading into this game, which is why he was surprised at the way they looked in the first half
– Has to go back and look at things but didn’t make enough plays.
– Wind was swirling, settled for field goals but knew at some point they needed to score touchdowns
[Get the On3 app! Stay connected with GC!]
– Needed a takeaway and weren’t able to. His mindset was keeping it a two score game and looking for a takeaway. Unfortunately, that takeaway never came
– Didn’t get another pressure when they sent four and five guys.
– Tried to simplify the defense a little bit this week with some of their disguises
Discuss South Carolina football on The Insiders Forum!
