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Notre Dame and South Carolina are both 8-4 and had impressive runs this season after rough starts.
Thanks to South Carolina fans who are exuberant about their first Florida bowl game since 2014 and second in a row under coach Shane Beamer, and Notre Dame’s traditional status as a nationwide TV magnet, the game was a guaranteed hit as soon as it was announced and will be the first sell-out since the 2010 game between Florida State and West Virginia that was theNotre Dame hasn’t played in the Gator Bowl since 2003 when the Irish lost to Phillip Rivers and N.C. State 28-6.
Beamer played for his father Frank Beamer at Virginia Tech and has spent time on the coaching staffs there, and at Georgia Tech, Tennessee, Mississippi State, Georgia and Oklahoma. Beamer has had experience coaching on offense and defense.Notre Dame lost the quarterback who was under center for all eight victories, Drew Pyne, who entered the transfer portal after Freeman told him he was considering signing another quarterback.
Whoever plays won’t have the top receiver for the Irish this season, junior tight end Michael Mayer, who opted out for the NFL Draft. Like Notre Dame, Rattler has lost a key weapon in tight end Jaheim Bell, who was third on the team in receiving and second in rushing but entered the portal and will play at Florida State. Also departing is MarShawn Lloyd, the Gamecocks’ rushing leader .South Carolina and Notre Dame are among the top teams in the nation in overall special teams play. Football Outsider’s college special teams rankings lists the Gamecocks first and the Irish sixth in the country.
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