Shane Beamer is still enjoying the win over Eastern Illinois, and he recapped the special plays during a segment on the SEC Network Monday morning on “SEC This Morning.”

Beamer recalled the 11 players out of the 2 deep depth chart who had never been in a South Carolina uniform, and how the Gamecocks excelled in every phase. From scoring on defense, to blocking punts, and running a largely efficient offense, there was a lot to like fo the Williams-Brice Stadium faithful.

“Some of those guys I was worried about, but I didn’t think twice about it with Zeb (Noland) just because of his experience and his maturity,” Beamer said. “He was very cool, collected … Zeb didn’t panic, just kind of made it right. Played with great confidence and did a nice job.”

Noland was 13-for-22 passing for 121 yards and 4 touchdowns.

Beamer also said he did enough to stop and enjoy the moment on Saturday while focusing on the task at hand.

Beamer said he received at least 175-200 text messages on Sunday after the win, but joked, “hopefully I hear from the same people if we ever lose a game, that they’re as supportive after a win.”

Beamer said it was former players from South Carolina and Oklahoma, and high school coaches around the Palmetto State, as well as family and friends.

Frank Beamer, his dad, had a simple response: “Good opening win.”