![]() ![]() In the 1998 Gator Bowl, won 42-3 by North Carolina, the Tar Heels' Dre Bly returned a blocked punt for a score and Greg Ellis recovered a fumble in the end zone to go with four offensive touchdowns. Those TDs followed offensive touchdowns for each team and Fortune O'Donnell added a Gator Bowl-record 100-yard interception return in the fourth quarter. Gamecocks punter Kai Kroeger threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Hunter Rogers from a kick formation in the first quarter and free safety DQ Smith intercepted a Tyler Buchner pass and returned it 53 yards for a score three plays later. When South Carolina and Notre Dame combined to score touchdowns on offense, defense and special teams - all in the first period - it marked the first time since the 1998 game between North Carolina and Virginia Tech to have scores on all three phases of the game. "Sometimes the officials want to make the game about them," he said. But he also said, "I don't believe I deserved to get a flag," Beamer said. I don't know."īeamer admitted "I have to do better" in avoiding the second penalty. "If DK wanted to blow the guy up he would have blown the guy up," Beamer said. In the ensuing contact, the officials said Joyner committed the penalty. Quarterback Spencer Rattler was able to move the team to midfield in the closing seconds but was intercepted by Benjamin Morrison on the final play of the half.īeamer said Joyner was simply playing was he had been coached: fake a catch to draw Notre Dame's runner off that side of the field. And in arguing the call, Beamer was hit with an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty and USC had to start at the 20. Not so fast: Dakereon Joyner of South Carolina was hit with an illegal blindside block penalty and the Gamecocks were marched 15 yards back to their own 35. ![]() Irish Classic: Notre Dame rallies from early deficit to stun South Carolina in TaxSlayer Gator BowlĬarolina Trickery: Kai Kroeger's TD pass latest highlight for South Carolina's Beamer Ballīeamer Ball, second generation: South Carolina coach Shane Beamer isn't afraid to roll the dice Jon Sot got off a good kick of 53 yards but Ahmarean Brown returned it 7 yards to midfield. South Carolina coach Shane Beamer didn't mince words about the Big Ten officiating crew over an incident in the second quarter of Friday's TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, at TIAA Bank Field.Īfter Notre Dame cut the Gamecocks' lead to 24-17, South Carolina forced a punt from the Notre Dame 4 with 1:08 left in the half. View Gallery: Notre Dame-South Carolina: Gator Bowl college football photos in Jacksonville ![]()
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