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South Carolina Football Field Must Be Replaced After Jay-Z, Beyonce Concert

Bees are good for nature.

Beyhives? Apparently not so much.

The University of South Carolina will replace its football field before the Gamecocks' Sept. 1 opener after the field was damaged during the Beyonce and Jay-Z concert at the field.

"We would not have done this if we believed there was a safety issue," assistant athletic director Clark Cox said, per the Associated Press (h/t ESPN.com). "My job and our entire ground staff's job, our No. 1 priority in everything we do, is safety and welfare of our student-athletes."

Williams–Brice Stadium hosted the On The Run II concert between the first couple of hip-hop Aug.