What South Carolina football's 36-33 loss to LSU means going forward in the SEC gauntlet of Alabama, Ole Miss and Oklahoma.

South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Shane Beamer called the SEC head of officials after LSU loss. The South Carolina Gamecocks took a tough loss on Saturday versus the LSU Tigers. In the midst of that loss,

Here are three overreactions from South Carolina football's first loss of the season, as the Gamecocks fall 36-33 to LSU.

However, LSU weathered the storm and scored 16 in the second quarter to make it an eight-point game. With South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers going down due to injury, the Gamecocks' offense took a major step back. LSU took the lead in the fourth quarter, but the Gamecocks responded and retook the lead.

LSU ultimately overcame a 17-0 deficit to beat South Carolina on Saturday, tying the second-largest road comeback in program history. A major reason the Tigers ultimately fell in that hole was a blocked punt in the first half in a 10-0 game that set the Gamecocks up

The Gamecocks, methodical out of the gate, jumped to a 17-0 lead and looked like they might hang 50 on the 16th-ranked Tigers. Of course, LSU fought back took the lead in the fourth quarter, retook it with 72 seconds left and watched USC kicker Alex Herrera’s last-second kick sail left.

Shane Beamer exhausted his only option on Saturday night. South Carolina had just lost a heartbreaker to LSU — once up 17, the Gamecocks gave up the game-winning touchdown with just over a minute to play — and much of the game’s story centered on officiating.

Gamecocks coach Shane Beamer and athletic director Ray Tanner were in contact with the SEC office about some of the referees' calls in Saturday's loss to LSU.

After South Carolina's 36-33 loss to LSU Saturday, coach Shane Beamer sought clarification for some of the 13 penalties called on the Gamecocks.