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Why Shane Beamer said South Carolina football had ‘elite summer’ as Gamecocks prepare to open practice
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COLUMBIA — South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer knows he isn’t alone when he says he’s excited about this season.
“I know every (football) coach in America is standing before the media right now talking about how great of a summer his team had and we absolutely did, no doubt in my mind, we had an elite summer,” Beamer said Thursday to open his press conference.
Part of what made the offseason so great according to Beamer was strength and conditioning coach Luke Day, who is in his fourth season with the Gamecocks. Beamer praised the work he did in the offseason with the physical transformation of some players and especially this season, injury prevention and physical well-being is a huge priority for South Carolina.
On the eve of Friday’s first preseason practice, Beamer described in detail the adjustments the staff has made since last season in terms of exercises, routines and practice formats that aim to lessen the risk of injury for the Gamecocks.
The most notable change is one Beamer hasn’t even told the players about yet, but is a small difference he hopes will have a large impact. He calls it an activation period, which means instead of sitting down watching film first thing in the morning, then jumping right into a walk through, which he said is more of a “jog through,” the activation period will happen in between.
For roughly eight minutes, the Gamecocks will warm up before the official warmup, get the blood flowing and do more movement exercises after sitting, before they begin “walking” through plays.
This idea came to be when an injury occurred during spring practice when a player stepped onto the field and pulled a muscle. Beamer said that moment was an eye opener, suggesting that non-contact injuries like that can’t happen.
“We’ve (also) made tweaks in the weight room, some things from a physical standpoint with their bodies, nutrition … the schedule, more conducive to taking care of their bodies,” Beamer said.
Whether that’s leaving practice 30 minutes earlier than last season for extra sleep or requiring a recovery stretch before leaving the field, Beamer and South Carolina’s staff has bought in to protecting bodies heading into the 2024 season.
For 45 minutes on Thursday morning, the entire staff watched tape of every single injury from spring practices that resulted in a player missing more than one day of practice, looking for signs of how those injuries may have been prevented. In 2023, Beamer lost six offensive linemen to season-ending injuries, forcing nine different starting lineup combinations in the first nine games.
Rocket Sanders, a transfer from Arkansas, spent the entire spring and most of his 2023 season at Arkansas dealing with injuries. Beamer praised his recovery at SEC Media Days and made specific note of his body weight changing, his physical well-being transforming, in addition to the actual recovery of his specific injuries.
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“When you see our players, they’re going to look different,” Beamer said. “Our guys have grown and gotten better … but there’s still a lot of work to do in the month of August.”
Lulu Kesin covers South Carolina athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email her at lkesin@gannett.com and follow her on X, formerly known as Twitter, @Lulukesin
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Where Will Juan Gaston Commit?
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Where will four-star offensive lineman Juan Gaston announce his commitment to between Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia football?
The Georgia Bulldogs have been running hot on the recruiting trail over the last couple of months and another big name in the 2025 recruiting class is set to come off of the board on Friday. Offensive lineman Juan Gaston will be announcing his commitment between Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia. So where will he be committing to?
Gaston is rated as a four-star prospect, the 164th-best player in the country, the 16th-best offensive tackle and the 20th-best player in the state of Georgia for the 2025 recruiting class, according to 247 sports composite rankings. Gaston took official visits to Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee and Oregon this summer in that order.
As for where Gaston will announce his commitment, Georgia appears to be the leader in this recruitment. When an offensive line prospect with a skillset as elite as Gaston’s, it’s not very often that the Bulldogs’ staff lets them get out of the state, and this recruitment appears to be no exception. However, all four schools in the mix have made a strong push for Gaston, but specifically Tennessee is a team to keep an eye on as this one comes down to the end.
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South Carolina implements new rule banning cell phones in classrooms – ABC Columbia
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Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Students in York, Clover and Chester County schools head back to the classroom on Thursday.
New this year, the state of South Carolina has banned students from using mobile phones at school. If schools don’t follow the rule they could lose state funding.
Many of the students used apps like Canva to complete certain school projects, which originally could be accessed on their phones. Students worry about how they would contact their parents if an emergency was to occur but school officials say that phones have become a distraction that hopefully will help minimize cyberbullying.
Zane Cina spoke to school leaders and students about the ban.
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It’s Personal For South Carolina MBB This Year
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In an interview Wednesday, freshman guard, Cameron Scott told WACH FOX sports reporter Amanda Poole, “you’re playing for a whole state”, when asked about the team being made up of over 50 percent South Carolina natives. The Gamecocks will strive to build on the momentum fostered last season by a team that upsetting SEC blue bloods, Kentucky and Tennessee earning a bid to March Madness.
Jacobi Wright G Sr.
Zachary Davis G Jr.
Jordan Butler F So. (Missouri Transfer)
Weston COggeshall G Fr.
Nick Pringle F Grad Student (Alabama Transfer)
Arden Conyers Redshirt Fr.
Cameron Scott G Fr.
Collin Murrary-Boyles F So.
Though they lost in the first round, last season should be viewed as things to come for Coach Lamont Paris. Heading into his third year he’s going to have expectations on im for the first time in his tenure. Recruiting his state very well and making it an us against the rest mentality is a mantra that bowed well for this team for teams to come. If you notice Coach Paris is not a rah rah coach he’s more of a never get to high never get to low and were going to build on team of hard work and buying into a system.
Loosing last year’s leading scorer Meechie Johnson who has returned back to Ohio State, will be missed but Lexington, SC native Scott will fill his shoes nicely. Cam is an elite guard who understands the maginitude of the moment this prgram is in; by attracting GG Jackson, himself and now Eli Elllis who has been a hard commit for some time now. Continued success so could position the Gamecocks favorably in the evolving landscape of SEC basketball.”
“You’re playing for a whole state.”
Cam Scott (@thecamscott23) is one of eight South Carolina natives on @GamecockMBB.
With over 50 percent of the squad being homegrown, Scott says it adds a whole new level of drive:@wachfox I @lhsmbb pic.twitter.com/37Teh4UZKk
— amanda (@amanda_1815) July 30, 2024
In the same interview with Poole, the right hander also relayed, “its beautiful to follow behind great footsteps”. Scott is now the fourth four-star player to remain home to play for the Gamecocks.
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