The South Carolina Gamecocks have hired Shane Beamer as their head coach. The Gamecocks recently fired Will Muschamp, who played football for the University of Georgia from 1991-1994.
Shane Beamer is the son of legendary Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer. Shane will look to replicate some of his father’s success with the Gamecocks.
Shane Beamer has a lot of good coaching ties. He coached under Kirby Smart at Georgia as tight ends coach and special teams coordinator from 2016-2018. Beamer then left to become assistant head coach under Lincoln Riley at Oklahoma.
Beamer’s previously had coaching stints under Steve Spurrier at South Carolina, under Phillip Fulmer at Tennessee, and more. Shane Beamer has been around some of the top minds in college football coaching, but he will have a tall task ahead of himself at South Carolina. The Gamecocks are struggling in recruiting and are regularly getting outclassed by Clemson.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to South Carolina’s latest head coaching hire:
South Carolina went 3/3 in the hiring of @CoachSBeamer. https://t.co/xg2ov6GcbA
— Peter Burns (@PeterBurnsESPN) December 6, 2020
Ladies and gentlemen, your new head coach, Shane Beamer. pic.twitter.com/qavI7eqbuo
— Gamecocks Today (@gamecocktoday) December 6, 2020
Welcome home, Coach @CoachSBeamer pic.twitter.com/qdYCGDFItN
— The Real USC (@BarstoolUofSC) December 6, 2020
Breaking: South Carolina is expected to hire Oklahoma assistant head coach Shane Beamer as its new head coach, sources confirmed to ESPN’s @Mark_Schlabach, first reported by The Athletic. pic.twitter.com/XYscycLlsK
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 6, 2020
It's official: Beamer Ball is coming to South Carolina 👀 pic.twitter.com/o7BJWdBciR
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) December 6, 2020
It’s official!
Welcome home, @CoachSBeamer! pic.twitter.com/L0B7caQ2oh
— Gamecock Football (@GamecockFB) December 6, 2020
Shane Beamer was a great hire by @GamecockFB. He learned a lot from two coaches I know well and greatly admire: His father Frank and @LincolnRiley. His team will have one helluva offense and special teams. pic.twitter.com/Dmg7aq8x5C
— Gil Brandt (@Gil_Brandt) December 6, 2020
Uhhhhh….it’s bout to get real!!!!. I have ALL the baggage, but I’m down to coach em up @CoachSBeamer
— Stephen Garcia (@StephenGarcia) December 6, 2020
Head coaches who have hired Shane Beamer as an assistant:
George O’Leary
Phil Fullmer
Sylvester Croom
Steve Spurrier
Frank Beamer
Kirby Smart
Lincoln RileyNot a bad group of guys to work under.
— Mike Gillespie (@MikeABCColumbia) December 2, 2020
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