Head coach Shane Beamer is the type of coach who typically comes out and gives a long, descriptive opening statement after a game. After a hard-fought loss like South Carolina’s game against Alabama on Saturday,

No. 7 Alabama football edged out the South Carolina Gamecocks 27-25 in a nail-biting showdown on Saturday. In the fourth quarter, trailing 27-19, South Carolina closed the gap with a 31-yard back-shoulder toe-tap touchdown pass to Nyck Harbor.

When the two-minute timeout came around in the first half Saturday, South Carolina trailed Alabama 14-0. By the end of the half, it was a 14-12 Crimson Tide lead – and the Gamecocks had plenty of momentum.