Duke's Mayo Bowl: South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer gives latest on Gamecocks' COVID status Posted Dec 29, 2021 South Carolina football head coach Shane Beamer confirmed on Wednesday morning that the Gamecocks had some new positive COVID tests during Tuesday's final round of testing but that it's not expected to have any impact on the Gamecocks' ability to play in Thursday morning's Duke's Mayo Bowl in Charlotte against the North Carolina Tar Heels. (Gamecock Central)