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South Carolina star Dylan Stewart will be sitting out for a while.
On Saturday, Stewart punched an Alabama player in the face during the team’s blowout loss.
And now Dylan Stewart throws a punch pic.twitter.com/vyBM5k0Pp2
— Brandon Walker College Football Show (@BFWshow) September 27, 2026
Stewart was later seen talking back to coaches on the sideline.
Dylan Stewart did absolutely everything he could to TANK his NFL Draft stock tonight.
Throwing punches, refusing to come out of the game, and talking back to coaches.
Just an AWFUL LOOK for the Gamecocks DE and potential Top-10 pick 😳😬 pic.twitter.com/SsqDqSghLf
— Rookie Watch (@RookieWatxh) September 27, 2026
At one point, Beamer yelled at Stewart to get off the field.
Tense moment between #Gamecock HC Shane Beamer & Dylan Stewart pic.twitter.com/MNGf2N8yY7
— Chaz R Frazier (@Chazf_tv) September 27, 2026
On Sunday, South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer announced that Stewart would be suspended indefinitely by the team.
Via Pete Thamel
Shane Beamer has announced that star EDGE Dylan Stewart has been suspended indefinitely. He punched an Alabama player and was seen talking back to coaches on the sideline at Alabama.
Stewart was considered a top-10 NFL draft pick coming into the college football season and may have hurt his draft stock.
If Dylan Stewart entered Saturday’s game with the goal of completely tanking his draft stock I don’t know that he would’ve done anything different than what I watched
One of the most self-destructive nights I can remember seeing an elite talent have – cancerous attitude
— Josh Pate (@JoshPateCFB) September 27, 2026