{"id":6333,"date":"2023-05-29T10:50:38","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T15:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=6333"},"modified":"2023-05-29T10:50:38","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T15:50:38","slug":"shane-beamer-were-going-to-be-playing-a-lot-of-freshmen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/shane-beamer-were-going-to-be-playing-a-lot-of-freshmen\/","title":{"rendered":"Shane Beamer: \u2018We\u2019re going to be playing a lot of freshmen\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shane Beamer plans on seeing a large portion of his 2023 Gamecocks recruiting class suiting up on the field this season.<\/p>\n<p>The third-year head coach recently joined basketball analyst Debbie Antonelli \u2013 a South Carolina resident \u2013 on her \u201cNothing But Net\u201d podcast, where he discussed the need for some youngsters to step up this season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to be playing a lot of freshmen,\u201d Beamer said during the appearance. \u201cI mean, I think literally at every position, we\u2019re going to be playing at least one true freshman this upcoming season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/south-carolina-gamecocks\/news\/win-mini-football-helmet-autographed-south-carolina-gamecocks-quarterback-spencer-rattler\/\"><strong>[Win a mini helmet autographed by Spencer Rattler]<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>USC did lose some valuable players from a team that won 8 games and upset Tennessee and Clemson to end the 2022 season. <\/p>\n<p>Among the defections: Three starting offensive linemen, an entire tight end room, the top two rushers, two starting corners, two starting linebackers, two starting EDGES, a starting defensive tackle, and two starter\/key reserve receivers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got a really good team, I think, but we\u2019re still, our depth isn\u2019t where it needs to be<br \/>in some spots,\u201d Beamer explained. \u201cWe\u2019ve still got some depth issues that we need to continue to get better at.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beamer has publicly stated that incoming four-star freshman running back DJ Braswell is \u201cgoing to have to play\u201d this season.<\/p>\n<p>There are potentially plenty more in that category, too.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/garnettrust.com\/\"><strong>[Become an NIL supporter of your South Carolina Gamecocks!]<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many other members of the Gamecocks\u2019 2023 recruiting class that ranked 16th nationally according to the On3 Industry Team Rankings are already on campus and went through spring drills with the team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c(I) learned that I\u2019m excited about our newcomers,\u201d Beamer told Antonelli. \u201cWe brought in a bunch of true freshmen that were here for spring practice that graduated high school early.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whether it\u2019s some players that had the opportunity to go through spring or others that are arriving for the summer, Beamer knows that he and his assistants will have a quick turnaround time to get some guys prepared.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019ll be a challenge how quickly those guys can get ready to help us,\u201d said Beamer. \u201cWithout a doubt, we\u2019ve got to do a good job as coaches. Now, let\u2019s see how quickly we can become the very best that we can be going into game one, and then as the season goes as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"kQme\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y130xiXKME8&amp;t=9s\"><\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/boards\/forums\/the-insiders-forum.75\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Discuss South Carolina Gamecocks football on The Insiders Forum!<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/south-carolina-gamecocks\/news\/shane-beamer-playing-a-lot-of-true-freshmen-south-carolina-gamecocks-football-2023-gamecockcentral\/\">Shane Beamer: \u2018We\u2019re going to be playing a lot of freshmen\u2019<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/admin.on3.com\/\">On3<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shane Beamer plans on seeing a large portion of his 2023 Gamecocks recruiting class suiting&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6333\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}