![]() “I didn’t even worry once about the quarterback. He threw for five TDs last season n seven games at North Dakota State. Noland was 13-for-22 for 121 yards and four touchdowns. “It just hits different in the SEC,” said Noland, who played high school football in Georgia. ![]() Beamer asked Noland to turn in his whistle and grab pads and a helmet a few weeks ago. Noland got that chance Saturday when expected starter Luke Doty sprained his foot in fall practice and couldn’t play in the opener. Man I really wish I could play in that environment,” Noland remembered. When Noland was hired as a graduate assistant, he watched the hype video the team shows recruits. Noland came to Columbia this spring to be a graduate assistant after playing seven games for North Dakota State in a season delayed to spring 2021 because of COVID-19.Ĭhris Katrenick was 13-for-22 for 78 yards and Tyler Hamilton caught five passes for 32 yards for Eastern Illinois. We want to have that mentality,” Shane Beamer said.īeamer, 44, brought joy and enthusiasm to a team that had lost six in a row and 11 of its past 14 games - at least for a night and against a Football Championship Subdivision opponent.īeamer won his opener with an unusual quarterback. You have the ability to score on offense, defense or special teams no matter who is on the field. “People talk about Beamer Ball - that’s what it was. The Gamecocks version of Beamer Ball blocked two punts, picked off two passes with one going back for a 61-yard touchdown, ran a successful two-point trick play with the kicking team on the field after their first touchdown, converted all three fourth downs it tried including a fourth-and-goal from the 3, had two sacks and hit hard. ![]() He promised “Beamer Ball” just like his dad Frank Beamer played at Virginia Tech and his team delivered, holding the Panthers (0-2) to 109 yards and getting its first shutout in 13 years, It was the debut for South Carolina coach Shane Beamer. (AP) - South Carolina coach turned quarterback Zeb Noland threw for four touchdowns on 13 completions as the Gamecocks beat Eastern Illinois 46-0 on Saturday night.
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