Shane Beamer spoke at the podium after the season-opening loss to North Carolina. South Carolina lost to North Carolina 31-17 in Charlotte.

Beamer opened the presser by stating that his team simply needs to play smarter and that the coaches need to coach better. Beamer also noted that there were a lot of injuries and too many of them to name players.

Beamer complimented his secondary, stating that the effort was there. However, there were just too many mistakes. The Gamecocks head coach explained how thin the team is at the position due to injuries.

South Carolina originally planned to run the ball a lot against North Carolina, but the Tar Heels had a very good defensive line, according to Beamer.

One of the more memorable plays of the second half for the Gamecocks was the onside kick that they recovered. Beamer almost had second thoughts about the attempt because the chain crew wasn’t there.

Beamer did compliment Mitch Jeter on the execution.

Lastly, Beamer challenged the offensive line to play better. He noted that the coaches need to do better and the O-line as a whole needs to improve.

Here’s everything that Beamer said after the loss: