Shane Beamer apologizes for reaction to Title IX ceremony on field at Williams-Brice Stadium
By Keith Farner
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Shane Beamer apologized for his reaction to an on-field ceremony on Saturday during the Georgia game to honor the anniversary of Title IX.
At the beginning of the second quarter, dozens of female athletes at South Carolina slowly made their way off the field. At that moment, the Gamecocks were in formation for a fourth down play, and Beamer was visibly frustrated that the game was delayed because the student-athletes were making their way off the field.
“I apologize to anyone that I offended,” Beamer said Sunday during his media teleconference.
Jyllissa Harris, a women’s soccer player, shared on social media that the ceremony should have been done differently.
“All female student athletes were ~asked~ to come to the game to recognize 50 years of Title IX,” she wrote. “We were on the field for maybe 15 seconds then screamed at to get off. If you want to honor female student athletes, then do that, not this.
Beamer: On the delay of the game on that 4th down play while students were leaving the field after a Title 9 presentation during the time out, he was not aware what was going on and apologizes to anyone offended by his actions as he was trying to get the plan going. #Gamecocks
— SportsTalk Media Network (@sportstalksc) September 18, 2022
Shane Beamer starts off with the Title IX ceremony flap.
Critical 4th down at that point, he wasn’t paying attention to what was going on. All he saw was people on the field. Why he hollered to get off the field.
“I apologize to anyone that I offended.”
— David Cloninger (@DCPandC) September 18, 2022
All female student athletes were ~asked~ to come to the game to recognize 50 years of Title IX. We were on the field for maybe 15 seconds then screamed at to get off. If you want to honor female student athletes, then do that, not this. https://t.co/WIPaZAAxTx
— Jyllissa Harris (@jyllissa_harris) September 18, 2022
This is less about Coach Beamer and his reaction. He’s coaching a game and that’s his focus which is understandable. It’s more about how we were told this was happening to honor female athletes, and then this happened…
— Jyllissa Harris (@jyllissa_harris) September 18, 2022
It was South Carolina’s fault not the women who were on the field celebrating Title IX who were only on the field for about 15 seconds. Shane Beamer should maybe rethink his words https://t.co/OyioWRLVEx
— Juan RC (@elclass_king) September 18, 2022
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
