When South Carolina takes the field against Virginia Tech in the Aflac Kickoff on Aug. 31, all eyes will be on Shane Beamer — not just as South Carolina’s head coach, but as the son of Frank Beamer, the former Hokies head coach who steered the program through its apex. For Shane Beamer, however, this isn’t much of a sentimental reunion.

South Carolina defensive line coach Travian Robertson was hospitalized Friday following a head-on collision in which the other driver died, according to The State. S.C. Highway Patrol Master Trooper Mitchell Ridgeway told the newspaper the accident occurred at 5:45 a.m. Friday on U.S. 76 in Richland County.

For a long time, Beamer’s frustrations with the idea of the SEC moving from eight to nine conference games was that it really harmed the schools like South Carolina (Clemson), Florida (Florida State), Georgia (Georgia Tech) and Kentucky (Louisville) that already have a formidable Power 4 opponent built into their schedules.