Shane Beamer speaks often about opportunities. It’s his spin on all the negativity in the world, the pessimism around his football program.

South Carolina quarterback Lanorris Sellers (16) is sacked by LSU cornerback DJ Pickett (3) and linebacker Whit Weeks (40) in the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025 in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Gerald Herbert

Nothing is bad. It is simply an opportunity.

South Carolina’s five-game midseason gauntlet against what could be five straight Top-15 teams? “You love that opportunity to go compete,” Beamer said in this week.

The problem is, opportunities are nothing if they aren’t snatched. And in its 20-10 loss Saturday to No. 11 LSU at Tiger Stadium, South Carolina once again let a ripe opportunity with

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