South Carolina coach Shane Beamer has been working like a politician on why the Gamecocks should be one of the 12 teams in the College Football Playoff. Hours before ESPN revealed the latest CFP rankings that have South Carolina at No. 14 and more than ...

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See what South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer said in a press conference after the Gamecocks were No. 14 in Tuesday's CFP rankings.

South Carolina is on the outside of the playoff picture. How did arguably the hottest team in America not jump Alabama and Ole Miss?

Miami wants things reconsidered. So does South Carolina. The Big 12 is puzzled. And Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin turned toward social media to ask the College Football Playoff committee a question. “You guys actually meet for days and come up with these rankings?

South Carolina's athletic director was the latest AD to make a Playoff pitch on behalf of his football program.

Joel Klatt explained why the committee got it right ranking the Alabama Crimson Tide over the Miami Hurricanes, Ole Miss Rebels, and the South Carolina Gamecocks. He compared the Tide’s resume with all the other bubble teams.

Here's a closer look at why South Carolina, coach Shane Beamer may make the College Football Playoffs or why they may not.

Shane Beamer spent most of Tuesday like a political candidate doing some last-minute lobbying. The South Carolina coach did podcasts and TV interviews and even an appearance on the “Paul Finebaum Show” — making the case that his 9-3 South Carolina team deserved a spot in the College Football Playoff. Beamer’s argument was convincing.

No. 3 South Carolina has already faced four opponents that have made appearances in the AP Top 25 and has two more this week with No. 8 Duke and No. 9 TCU on the schedule