Shane Beamer’s seen enough of his South Carolina team’s three-win season to know where the Gamecocks will be this time next year: in the thick of the playoff hunt.

“We’re going to be sitting here (this time next November) watching the playoff rankings to see where we are in the ranking show,” Beamer told reporters this week. “And we’re going to be firmly in the mix for a College Football Playoff berth.”

And Howard Dean yelled , Yeah!

There’s no point in an SEC coach who’ll be entering his sixth season in 2026 asking for patience or trying to water down expectations, so go ahead and call your shot. It’s win or be fired, so Beamer might as well preach from the pulpit that he’s going to win, and maybe a few recruits or transfers will hear him and believe it.

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