Shane Beamer updates injuries after Florida game
South Carolina is dealing with injuries up front, and the Gamecocks could be down another one after Saturday’s loss to Florida.
Shane Beamer said Vershon Lee is dealing with a knee injury and they’ll know more moving forward. Lee injured it on the final offensive drive of the first half and couldn’t go in the second half.
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The Gamecocks’ lineman tried to give it a go after halftime but he couldn’t. Beamer mentioned they’ll evaluate it on Sunday and move forward from there.
Beamer also mentioned Stone Blanton–who left the game with an injury–has a thigh bruise and should be fine moving forward.
Lee, who started the first five games at center, played tackle for the first time this season.
South Carolina lost a gut-wrenching game 41-39 to Florida, blowing a 10-point fourth-quarter lead to fall to 2-4 on the year.
Late fourth quarter touchdown gives Florida win over South Carolina
by Jack Veltri
The opportunity was there for South Carolina to pull away from Florida. All it needed to do was put together one more good drive and it would be on its way to a win.
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But on a third down play with under three minutes to go in the fourth quarter, Spencer Rattler’s pass was short of the first down marker. Fourth down.
After moving deep into South Carolina territory, Florida quarterback Graham Mertz found his receiver Ricky Pearsall open in the end zone for a 21-yard touchdown.
Just like that, South Carolina’s double-digit lead was gone.
In what was a battle from start to finish, South Carolina couldn’t slam the door and it paid the price. The Gators did more in the end and won 41-39 Saturday afternoon.
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One of the biggest questions coming into Saturday was if South Carolina (2-4, 1-3 SEC) could stop the run. It struggled doing so in Gainesville last year, and it was the same story from the game’s first drive.
The Gators drove down the field in nine plays, capped off by a three-yard touchdown run from Trevor Etienne.
On the next drive, the Gamecocks found themselves in a potential three-and-out spot. Rattler’s pass was way off target to Ahmarean Brown, but the Gators were flagged for pass interference.
South Carolina would take complete advantage of the mistake as it got into Florida territory on a 30-yard run by Mario Anderson. Three plays later, Rattler hit Trey Knox for a six-yard score to tie it up.
