- ABC News
- October 17, 2023
South Carolina coach Shane Beamer broke a bone in his right foot when he kicked something in frustration after his team squandered a 10-point, fourth-quarter lead Saturday and lost 41-39 at home to Florida. Beamer limped into his weekly news conference Tuesday but doesn't expect to have surgery. "It was after the game, and certainly that was a gut-wrenching and emotional loss," Beamer told reporters. "I was frustrated and kicked something I shouldn't have kicked and thought I was OK, and then the adrenaline of the game wore off." The Gamecocks (2-4, 1-3 in the SEC), who have been beset with injuries, are off to their worst start since Beamer arrived in 2021. "Before anyone starts the narrative like the head football coach is frustrated and lost his poise and all that -- no, I care. I care about these kids, and I was really upset on Saturday night because I didn't do enough to help them get over the hump and win the football game," said Beamer, who guided the...