Those include first round selection Stephen Gilmore (Buffalo Bills) and second round selections Alshon Jeffery (Chicago Bears) and D.J. I want to add my appreciation for Chad Chatlos of Turnkey Search, who helped us navigate through this process."ĭuring Beamer's tenure as recruiting coordinator at Carolina, nine of his signees were selected in the NFL draft. "Shane's candidacy set the bar high as we were talking to other coaches. "President (Bob) Caslen, (Senior Deputy Athletics Director) Chance Miller and I talked to some outstanding candidates for this position," said Tanner. He also helped coach a defensive unit that ranked third in the SEC and 15th in the country in total defense, and second in the league and eighth in the country in passing defense.Īs the Gamecocks' recruiting coordinator, his 2009 class was ranked 12th-best by both Rivals and Scout, and the 20 classes were ranked in the Top 25. His special teams' units recorded five blocked kicks that season, tying for the SEC lead and tying for the eighth-highest total in the nation. In 2009 at South Carolina, Beamer was nominated for the Frank Broyles Award, which goes annually to the nation's top assistant coach. native, returns to one of his previous coaching stops, having been with the Gamecocks for four seasons (2007-10), coordinating special teams and coaching outside linebackers, as well as serving as recruiting coordinator during his last two seasons. The Sooners led the nation in total offense, scoring offense and yards per play in 2018. He comes to Carolina from Oklahoma, where he has served as the assistant head coach for offense for the last three seasons. He joined Lincoln Riley's unit at Oklahoma in his second season, Kirby Smart's program at Georgia in his first season and Sylvester Croom's staff at Mississippi State in his first season. He has been a part of three coaching staffs, where the head coach was in his first or second season at the school. My family and I are thrilled to be coming back to Columbia and the state of South Carolina."īeamer has been a part of building programs throughout his career. I am thankful to all the head coaches that I have worked for, the assistant coaches and student-athletes I have worked with. "I am ready and excited to be the head football coach at the University of South Carolina. "I have been preparing for this moment my entire life," said Beamer. During his career, he has coached in 17 bowl games, including a College Football Playoff National Championship Game, has posted 18 non-losing seasons, six of those with double-digit victories and his teams have won 62.5 percent of its games. I believe Shane's energy, enthusiasm, commitment and fondness for our school and program will be met favorably by our student-athletes, staff and fans."īeamer, 43, has been an assistant coach at seven Football Bowl Subdivision schools for 21 seasons. "He has worked under some of the greatest coaches in college football and has taken those lessons to become one of the bright, young minds in the game. "I believe that Shane Beamer is the perfect fit to be the head football coach at the University of South Carolina," said Tanner. I mean, there’s a lot of guys that either played for him at South Carolina State or they’ve coached with him for a long, long time, and you know, it reminds me a lot of my dad being at Virginia Tech for so long and a staff that was with him for so long as well, starts with the kind of people they are.Shane Beamer, considered to be one of the rising stars among coaches in college football, has been named the University of South Carolina's 36th head football coach, Director of Athletics Ray Tanner announced Dec.
“Then I think you look at his coaching staff and the guys that are on his staff. “He’s such a great man to be at one school for so long says a lot about him and the person that he is,” said Beamer. Prior to his tenure at SC State, Pough had multiple stints as a high school coach in the state dating back to 1976 and even was an assistant at South Carolina for six seasons under then-coach Lou Holtz.īeamer marveled at how beloved Pough was among former players and assistants who worked with him over the years. “There was a lot of talk last year about Jackson State and rightfully so, but people forget that South Carolina State beat Jackson State 31-10 in the last game of the season, in their (Celebration Bowl) game,” said Beamer. He has also been named MEAC Coach of the Year three times.
Pough, in his 21st season at SC State, has led the Bulldogs to eight MEAC championships (three outright) and three Black College National Championships, including 2021.
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