Sunday Night Conference Call: USC coach Shane Beamer announces indefinite suspension of DE Dylan Stewart following incidents during the Alabama game

Key Comments from Shane Beamer

(USC is now prohibiting the media from providing fans with the audio from the call)

• Dylan Stewart has been suspended indefinitely.
• There are standards in the program, and he hasn’t been meeting those.
• Lot of things go on during a game on a sideline; it gets heated, there are intense conversations, going to hold guys accountable and that’s what they’ve done here with Stewart.
• Regardless of whether a player is getting paid as they are today, the standard hasn’t changed in this era; he makes decisions that are based on what’s best for the team, and that was the case here.
• The video he watched on way home was about what he expected, got to be more consistent, thought OL was pretty solid with how they ran the ball, but didn’t finish drives and had turnovers and got none.
• Gave up too many big explosive plays; got to be a whole lot better.
• Collins had a significant injury when poked in the eye; he went to a local hospital in Tuscaloosa as they were checking his face, he came out OK and flew back with team, has a meeting with an optometrist
• It’s on the players to go out and execute and go make plays, and it’s up to the coaches to put them in position to make plays, they’ve had the same defense for six years, and some basic things are breaking down.
• Swain and Collier played all the snaps at corner last night and thought they played their butts off.
• LB Shawn Murphy was out last night, played one play but wasn’t able to play.
• Has talked to Jeremiah Donati and other administrators at USC and they are supportive, he knows they have a “hell of a football team” that’s just not playing well right now.