Top NFL Draft prospect receives indefinite suspension after outburst in loss to Alabama

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Fox News · collected 2026-09-27 · by Ryan Gaydos

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Dylan Stewart, a top NFL draft prospect for the South Carolina Gamecocks, was indefinitely suspended after punching an opponent’s helmet and arguing with coaches during a game against Alabama, which resulted in a 49-14 loss. Head coach Shane Beamer announced the suspension on Sunday, saying Stewart will not play in this week's game against Kentucky while the program evaluates his future role. Stewart has been a standout player since his freshman year, earning second-team All-SEC and honorable mention All-American honors last season.
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Dylan Stewart, a top prospect for the 2027 NFL Draft, has been indefinitely suspended by his college team, the South Carolina Gamecocks, after an incident during their game against Alabama on Saturday. During the fourth quarter of South Carolina’s 49-18 loss in Tuscaloosa, Stewart punched Alabama tight end Josh Ford's helmet and was ejected from the game. Following the match, head coach Shane Beamer announced that Stewart would not play in the upcoming game versus Kentucky.

The suspension is a result of Stewart’s actions on Saturday, which violated the team’s standards beyond just the physical altercation. “Accountability is a core value in this program and we are all accountable to the standard,” said Beamer during a press conference. Additionally, the Southeastern Conference (SEC) commissioner Greg Sankey issued a separate one-game suspension against Stewart for his actions.

The incident has significant implications for Stewart’s career as he was previously projected to be a top-10 pick in next year's NFL Draft. The indefinite nature of his suspension means that his immediate future with the Gamecocks is uncertain, and any further misconduct could result in even more severe disciplinary action.

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“Both articles describe Dylan Stewart's indefinite suspension after he punched Josh Ford's helmet during South Carolina's loss to Alabama on Saturday.”
SEC, South Carolina suspend Gamecocks' edge rush Dylan Stewart 1 game for punch different event · 75%
Toronto Star · 0.85 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 11 📰 publisher trust 63
“Article A states an indefinite suspension, while Article B specifies a one-game suspension.”

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Gaydos, R. (2026, September 27). Top NFL Draft prospect receives indefinite suspension after outburst in loss to Alabama. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/top-nfl-draft-prospect-receives-indefinite-suspension-after-outburst-loss-alabama

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Stewart PERSON · 4× Kentucky GPE · 2× South Carolina GPE · 2× Dylan Stewart PERSON · 1× Josh Ford PERSON · 1× NFL ORG · 1× Shane Beamer PERSON · 1× South Carolina Gamecocks ORG · 1× South Carolina’s ORG · 1× the Alabama Crimson Tide ORG · 1×

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Accountability is a core value in this program and we are all accountable to the standard, so we'll see what that looks like here going forward.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-28
🔮 Read almost every 2027 NFL mock draft and South Carolina Gamecocks edge rusher Dylan Stewart is predicted to be at least a top-10 pick.
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Top NFL Draft prospect receives indefinite suspension after outburst in loss to Alabama · assertive framing

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Read almost every 2027 NFL mock draft and South Carolina Gamecocks edge rusher Dylan Stewart is predicted to be at least a top-10 pick. asserted
Stewart → read → draft
An incident on Saturday is expected to raise more questions than answers. asserted
incident → expect → answers
Stewart was ejected from South Carolina’s 49-14 loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide after he punched tight end Josh Ford’s helmet. asserted
he → eject → helmet
He then argued with coaches on the sideline. asserted
He → argue → sideline
All of that resulted in an indefinite suspension on Sunday. asserted
All → result → Sunday
South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer announced the punishment during a press conference. asserted
Beamer → announce → conference
"I'll make the decision on what his future looks like beyond this week here in the next day or so. asserted
future → make → day
Still having some meetings and talking with him, but he won't play this week versus Kentucky. asserted
he → have → Kentucky
There's a standard of how we do things in our program and that was not it last night," Beamer said, via 247 Sports. asserted
Beamer → be → Sports
"He's not the first person to ever throw a punch in the football game and he won't be the last. asserted
he → throw → game
That isn't how we do things in this program. asserted
we → do → program
Accountability is a core value in this program and we are all accountable to the standard, so we'll see what that looks like here going forward. asserted
that → see → what
Stewart burst onto the scene during his freshman year. asserted
Stewart → burst → year
He had 6.5 sacks and 23 total tackles in 2024. asserted
He → have → 2024
In 2025, Stewart had 4.5 sacks and 33 total tackles. asserted
Stewart → have → sacks
He was a second-team All-SEC selection as voted on by coaches last year. asserted
He → vote → coaches
College football expert Phil Steele also named him an honorable mention All-American. asserted
Steele → name → him
It’s unclear when or if Stewart will return to the field this season. uncertain
Stewart → ’ → field
South Carolina fell to 2-2 with the loss against Alabama. asserted
Carolina → fall → Alabama
The Gamecocks are set to take on Kentucky this coming Saturday. asserted
Gamecocks → set → Kentucky
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