New head coach announced On December 6, 2020,
Oklahoma assistant head coach
Shane Beamer was announced as the Gamecocks 36th head coach. A former Gamecock assistant coach and recruiting coordinator under
Steve Spurrier from 2007 to 2010, he is also the son of long time
Virginia Tech Head coach
Frank Beamer. Beamer was born in
Charleston, South Carolina, after graduating from Virginia Tech, he was a graduate assistant at
Georgia Tech, and
Tennessee, before becoming an assistant coach at
Mississippi State. Beamers other stops as an assistant included Virginia Tech and
Georgia. Notable recruits signed during Beamer's time as recruiting coordinator at South Carolina included
Alshon Jeffery,
Stephon Gilmore, and
D. J. Swearinger. Beamer cleaned out the staff from the Muschamp era, hiring
Marcus Satterfield from the
Carolina Panthers as
Offensive coordinator and
quarterbacks coach,
Clayton White from
NC State as
Defensive coordinator and
inside linebackers coach, and a slew of other hires including
Pete Lembo as Associate head coach/
special teams coordinator and
Hammond coach and former Gamecock QB
Erik Kimrey as Tight ends coach.
Defensive backs coach
Torrian Gray was hired away from Florida, and
Wide receivers coach Justin Stepp was hired away from
Arkansas. == Preseason ==