- ABC News
- November 30, 2024
CLEMSON, S.C. -- Shane Beamer sat in front of his locker, rubbed a hand through his hair and admitted it all felt surreal. This time a year ago, his South Carolina football team had just lost to Clemson at home to cap a disappointing 5-7 season. There was a sense of uneasiness, at least outside the walls of the Gamecocks' football complex, about where the program was headed. Beamer was convinced the best days were ahead. Saturday was one of those days, as No. 15 South Carolina rallied behind a sensational performance from redshirt freshman quarterback LaNorris Sellers to beat No. 12 Clemson 17-14 and stake its claim as one of the 12 College Football Playoff teams. Beamer, whose Gamecocks have won six in a row -- four over AP-ranked teams -- said the tape doesn't lie. "If I'm watching tape and see our team and what we have at quarterback, the way we can play defense and the way we can play special teams ... there's no way I'd want any part of us," Beamer...