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Shane Beamer wants to play in the College Football Playoff, but he’s not pushing the issue — yet.
As playoff dreams floated in players’ minds, the South Carolina coach stepped in front of his team for the first time this week on Tuesday morning, just hours before the Gamecocks were ranked No. 15 in the newest set of CFP rankings.
“The word playoff never came out of my mouth,” Beamer told CBS Sports. “It’s all about 1-0 and finding a way to beat Clemson.”
There’s hope, albeit small, that South Carolina (9-3) could reach the field as the SEC’s fourth team. The Gamecocks have won five straight games, including two against ranked SEC teams, and a win this week at No. 12 Clemson could — could — be enough to convince the committee to slide the Gamecocks into the 12-team field.
Crazy? No. Welcome to the new world of the 12-team playoff, where three-loss teams in the Big Ten and SEC can play for a national championship. Over the last 10 years, 22 teams with three losses have been ranked in the top 12 of the committee’s final rankings. The Gamecocks need help, and maybe a little bit of chaos in the final week of the regular season, but the opportunity is still alive.
“We need to go play really well,” Beamer said. “That’s our only focus. But if we were able to win that game, I think there’s a lot of bullet points that would be very strong in our favor, in regards to why we’re one of the 12 best teams.”
Should South Carolina beat Clemson, Beamer said he’s prepared to vouch publicly for the Gamecocks. South Carolina is a 2.5-point underdog at Clemson, which it lost to a season ago, 16-7. Two years ago, the Gamecocks won in Death Valley, eliminating their rival from the CFP race.
South Carolina’s case hinges on its recent…
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Author : Brandon Marcello
Publish date : 2024-11-27 17:31:00
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