The South Carolina Gamecocks are coming off a tough loss to Alabama on Saturday and will now turn their attention toward Kentucky next week. However, the program has made an important decision involving defensive end Dylan Stewart.
Still having some meetings and talking with him, but he won’t play his week versus Kentucky. He’s not the first person to ever throw a punch in the football game and he won’t be the last. “I’ll make the decision on what his future looks like beyond this week here in the next day or so. “It’s beyond the punch. The punch is unacceptable. But it’s some of the other stuff that isn’t how we do things in this program,” the South Carolina coach explained.
There’s a standard of how we do things in our program and that was not it last night,” Beamer said.
The 21-year-old defensive end was involved in an altercation that saw him throw a punch at an Alabama player. The suspension adds to a difficult stretch for Stewart, who enjoyed a breakout true freshman season in 2024. He recorded seven sacks and 51 total quarterback pressures that year, establishing himself as a potential top-10 NFL Draft prospect.
The suspension follows several incidents involving Stewart during the Alabama game. He also appeared to show frustration toward South Carolina’s coaching staff after being removed from the game. Video surfaced online capturing Stewart reluctant to leave the field after Julian Walker was sent in to replace him. The South Carolina coach acknowledged that emotions can run high during heated games, particularly between players and coaching staff. Still, he stressed that the program expects its players to follow its standards and that accountability applies regardless of a player’s status or previous accomplishments.
