Coach Beamer does an amazing job of contacting me. He’s probably the head coach that’s contacted me the most.”

After a late-night win against the South Carolina State Bulldogs, the Gamecocks have dropped one spot in this week’s AP Top 25 poll.

Clemson, ranked No. 8 last week, is now No. 12 in the AP rankings. South Carolina was ranked No. 10 last week but dropped to No. 11 in the newest AP Top 25. In this week’s USA Today Coaches Poll, South Carolina moved up from No. 11 to No. 10, while Clemson moved down from No. 8 to No. 11.

This is the first time South Carolina is ranked in the top 10 since being ranked No. 9 in the 2014 AP preseason poll. The last time South Carolina was ranked in the top 10 during the season came in the final two weeks of the 2013 season when the Gamecocks were ranked No. 8.

After a 24-11 over Virginia Tech to open the season, South Carolina football moved to No.10 in newest AP Top 25 poll. South Carolina’s top 10 ranking is the highest since 2014 when the Gamecock landed at No.9 in the preseason poll.

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Shane Beamer and the 13th-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks are hoping to parlay momentum from last season's strong finish into a breakthrough 2025 campaign. The Gamecocks won their final six games last year before losing to Illinois ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Both Clemson and South Carolina picked up wins on Saturday. Then both fell in the AP poll on Sunday. The Tigers dropped 4 spots for the 2nd straight week falling down to 12th in the country. While the Gamecocks fell 1 spot down to 11th in the country.