South Carolina fans waited with angst as the ESPN broadcast began slowly revealing the penultimate College Football Playoff rankings. All day, South Carolina coach Shane Beamer was on a media barrage — telling anyone who would listen that his team deserved a spot in the College Football Playoff. That, though the Gamecocks (9-3) lost to both Alabama and Ole Miss, they were one of the hottest teams in the country. They had one of the nation’s toughest schedules. They had wins over three ranked teams. They did not have an ugly loss.
And, then, South Carolina’s name appeared at No. 14. Behind No. 13 Ole Miss (9-3), No. 12 Miami (10-2) and No. 11 Alabama (9-3). The big question Tuesday night was how would the committee sort the trio of three-loss SEC teams.
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