South Carolina football head coach Shane Beamer gave a bold take on the SEC Conference and College Football Playoff. The Gamecocks’ leader had a very encouraging fourth season in Columbia. South Carolina went 9-3 during the regular season and was as high as No.

After finishing 9-3 with a six-game winning streak to close the regular season as one of the conference's hottest teams, the Gamecocks were one of the odd teams left out of the playoff discussion and instead fell to Illinois and coach Bret Bielema, 21-17, in a hotly-contested Cheez-It Citrus Bowl.

South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer was adamant that the SEC is the Pick of the Litter when it comes to the playoffs and that should come with automatic bids for the conference.