Reports | Shane Beamer Will Be Named As South Carolina’s Next Head Coach

What we’ve anticipated over the last week or so looks like it is about to happen. Multiple reputable sources are reporting tonight that Oklahoma assistant coach Shane Beamer will be named as the next head coach at South Carolina.

BREAKING: #OU assistant Shane Beamer, son of VaTech legend Frank Beamer is expected to become the next head coach at South Carolina, per sources. The 43-year-old Beamer was a former Gamecocks assistant and is very popular with the former players.

— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) December 6, 2020

Shane Beamer is no stranger to South Carolina. A native of the Palmetto State, Beamer served as the cornerbacks coach at South Carolina from 2007-08, then served as its linebackers coach/special teams coordinator from 2009-10. In 2009 he was nominated for the Frank Broyles Award, which goes to the assistant coach of the year.

#Sooners HC Lincoln Riley on the report Shane Beamer is going to be South Carolina's next head coach: "If it is true, I'm certainly thrilled for him. Those are the opportunities that you don’t always get…If it is true, it's a great decision by South Carolina." #Gamecocks

— Joey Helmer (@joeyhelmer247) December 6, 2020

Beamer currently coaches special teams and H-Backs for Oklahoma.

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