ATLANTA — How else could a game featuring Shane Beamer’s past and present be decided but with a healthy dose of BeamerBall?

South Carolina’s Vicari Swain broke six tackles and eluded three other defenders on an 80-yard fourth-quarter punt-return jaunt for a touchdown on Aug. 31, leading the No. 13 Gamecocks past Virginia Tech 24-11 and keeping alive the hope for a special season. Their defense sublime but their offense in shackles for most of the day, the Gamecocks (1-0) were treading water, hoping to outlast the clock and stumble home with a victory, counting on the week ahead to improve.

They still need to. Drastically. But Swain — who sat out spring practice due to academics, said on social media during the summer that his car was stolen, was only in the game due to an injury to sta

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