USC Gamecocks Football

‘Worry about how we play, not what we’re wearing’: Beamer sounds off on uniform hype

Shane Beamer announced South Carolina’s first uniform combination of 2021 on Tuesday afternoon, but don’t expect him to make a fuss about it in the coming weeks.

The Gamecocks will suit up in white pants, garnet jerseys and white helmets. Beamer had a jovial attitude about the first reveal, but he’s adamant that his team won’t be making a big deal about uniform combinations like the program has done in previous seasons.

“We’re not going to get into every single week, spending time and wasting a whole lot of time as a team trying to figure out what we’re wearing on Saturdays,” Beamer said. “Let’s worry about how we play, not what we’re wearing. I’ve told the players that, and they’re on board.

“It does not mean we won’t mix it up from time to time, but let’s worry about preparing ourselves to play the very best, and the 10 or 15 minutes that they spent last year and in previous years figuring out what they’re wearing, it could’ve been spent preparing for the opponent, getting themselves ready to play.

“We’ll certainly mix it up. Our players will have a say in what they’re wearing, but we’re not going to come out there wearing a different uniform for the next 12 weeks, I can assure you of that.”

The football team for years put some level of production and hype around what combination of colors would be worn in a given week, often with an end-of-week reveal via social media.

The Gamecocks will host FCS opponent Eastern Illinois to open up the 2021 season. The Panthers have already played a game this season, falling 26-21 to Indiana State in a “Week Zero” contest last Saturday.

South Carolina looks for a fresh start under Beamer and his new staff after a difficult 2-8 season in 2020. There are plenty of changes on the roster, too, including a retooled secondary following the departures of staple cornerbacks Jaycee Horn and Israel Mukuamu to the NFL. The Gamecocks are also likely to break in a new quarterback for their first game while Luke Doty continues to recover from a left foot sprain injured in fall camp.

Kickoff is at 7 p.m. at Williams-Brice Stadium, which will allow full capacity. The game will not be available on traditional TV, but it will be available for streaming on SEC Network Plus and ESPN+.

2020 Uniform Combos

  • Kentucky: garnet pants, white jerseys and black helmets

  • Georgia: garnet pants, garnet jerseys and white helmets

  • Missouri: garnet pants, black jerseys and garnet helmets

  • Ole Miss: white pants, white jerseys and black helmets

  • Texas A&M: white pants, garnet jerseys and white helmets

  • LSU: white pants, black jerseys and white helmets

  • Auburn: garnet pants, garnet jerseys and black helmets

  • Vanderbilt: black pants, white jerseys and white helmets

  • Florida: white pants, white jerseys and white helmets

  • Tennessee: black pants, black jerseys and black helmets

2019 Uniform Combos

  • Clemson: black pants, black jerseys and black helmets

  • Texas A&M: black pants, white jerseys and white helmets

  • Appalachian State: black pants, garnet jerseys and black helmets

  • Vanderbilt: white pants, garnet jerseys and white helmets

  • Tennessee: white pants, white jerseys and garnet helmets

  • Florida: white pants, black jerseys and white helmets

  • Georgia: garnet pants, white jerseys and garnet helmets

  • Kentucky: white pants, black throwback jerseys and garnet helmets

  • Missouri: black pants, white jerseys and black helmets

  • Alabama: garnet pants, garnet jerseys and white helmets

  • Charleston Southern: white pants, black throwback jerseys and garnet helmets

  • North Carolina: white pants, white jerseys and white helmets

2018 Uniform Combos

  • Virginia: black pants, white jerseys and black helmets

  • Akron: garnet pants, black jerseys and garnet helmets

  • Clemson: white pants, white jerseys and white helmets

  • Florida: black pants, white jerseys and garnet helmets

  • Ole Miss: black pants, white jerseys and black helmets

  • Tennessee: black pants, black jerseys and black helmets

  • Texas A&M: black pants, black jerseys and white helmets

  • Missouri: garnet pants, garnet jerseys and garnet helmets

  • Kentucky: garnet pants, white jerseys and white helmets

  • Vanderbilt: white pants, white jerseys and white helmets

  • Georgia: black pants, garnet jerseys and garnet helmets

  • Coastal Carolina: white pants, garnet jerseys and garnet helmets

Augusta Stone
The State
Augusta Stone covers South Carolina Gamecocks women’s basketball, football and other college sports for The State. A winner of the Green Eyeshade Award from the Society of Professional Journalists, Stone’s work has been featured in Sports Illustrated, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and The Charlotte Observer. Stone graduated with a degree in journalism from the University of Georgia.
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